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Morgan Mesi says Breakthru Beverage Illinois denied coverage of a bilateral mastectomy and hormone therapy, according to a complaint filed in federal court Thursday.
Many parents, students and public education advocates have long said the choice system creates “haves” and “have-nots” and leaves children competing with one another for resources.
Starbucks’ shareholders voted in March to conduct the assessment to see whether the coffee chain was adhering to its own human rights standards.
To keep classes going, the college has replaced many of the teachers who walked off the job on Oct. 30 — a walkout prompted by the college cutting hundreds of classes to help fill a $20 million budget gap.
The teen and the man were shot just before 4:30 p.m. in the 3500 block of West 61st Place when a silver Kia pulled up and someone inside opened fire.
The driver of a Hyundai collided with the driver of a Mercedes about 7:45 p.m. at East 88th Street and South Stony Island Avenue, police said.
Vesmo Banks, 25, was seen exiting a car that was reported stolen. He fled and was hit by a car in the 800 block of South Cicero Avenue, police say.
This would be a radical departure for a school system built around allowing parents to choose where their children attend. But it would be a welcome change for public education advocates.
Democrats meet in Chicago in August. Republicans gather in Milwaukee in July, with both events offering thousands of volunteer opportunities.
The National Transportation Safety Board is focusing on CTA rail signals, railcar brakes and track conditions as it tries to determine why the train couldn’t avoid hitting the snowplow near the Howard Street station.
Attorneys for two families say they were not notified that elementary teacher Andrew Castro had been removed from teaching in May 2021 over abuse allegations and that he continued abusing three boys outside school.
From air quality to Taylor Swift to baseball, here’s what was on Chicagoans’ minds this year, according to Google.
The new rules were prompted after a number of intense and chaotic City Council meetings.
The proposed quick fixes include a six-month delay — until July 1 — in the requirement that businesses give Chicago employees five paid sick days and five paid vacation days per year.
Current CEO, board lack vision and desire to help more families, activists say, citing broken promises to build more public housing.
Ferguson replaces Laurence Msall, the public finance expert whose death in February left a giant hole in the watchdog landscape.
The stabbing occurred about 3:20 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of North State Street. The victim, a male of unknown age, was hospitalized in good condition.
Three teenage boys, including a 16-year-old suspect, and a 21-year-old male were shot about 7 p.m. Monday at a home in the 9300 block of South Racine Avenue, police say.
On the fifth night of Hanukkah, a crowd gathered in the Loop for a menorah lighting and to celebrate light and life.
A man, 24, was in the 4900 block of South Hoyne Avenue about 5:30 p.m. Monday when he was shot multiple times, police said. He died at a hospital.
Gold Apple Award winner and veteran principal Josh Long has been chosen to take over a department that serves 52,000 students.
Darryl Porter, 32, was struck multiple times in the chest about 10:40 a.m. Sunday in the 3700 block of West Lexington Street, authorities said. No one is in custody.
Artist Shawn Michael Warren previously completed a giant mural featuring Oprah Winfrey in the West Loop.
A 3-day pass pre-sale starts at noon Dec. 14, while supplies last.
Brushing aside criticism that he has remained silent since the crash, CTA President Dorval Carter said National Transportation Safety Board rules prohibit him from commenting on the investigation. But he tried to allay speculation about a potential design flaw.
Beale tried briefly to suspend the rules Wednesday for immediate consideration of a new version stating: “Should the city of Chicago limit its designation as a sanctuary city by placing spending limits on its public funding?”
The EMWQ Retirees’, Widows’ and Children’s Assistance Fund was founded to provide financial assistance to the children and widows of active service members of the Chicago Fire Department who die.
The rapper’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour arrives in Chicago on April 24.
Robert Crimo III, accused of killing seven and wounding dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in 2022, asked a Lake County judge to allow him to proceed without the aid of his assistant public defenders and invoked his right to a speedy trial.
Nonprofit groups complained they could not afford to jump through regulatory hoops or pay hefty fines for honest mistakes. On Monday, the Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight passed a revised ordinance aimed at easing those concerns.
The settlement goes to the City Council for approval at Wednesday’s meeting. It would go to the children of Michael Craig, 61, who was shot and killed by police in 2021 after Craig called 911, saying his wife had “a knife on me, on the bed, on my throat.”
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