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Hundreds of protesters are marching around Chicago to express outrage with a number of shootings by police across the country.Click to Continue »

An Illinois Student Assistance Commission official says about 3,000 financially needy students this fiscal year will not receive grant money for higher education costs due to cuts made by Gov.Click to Continue »

Prosecutors say a suburban Chicago police officer sexually assaulted a child for more than 10 years.Click to Continue »

The Lake County coroner has determined that the death of a suburban Chicago teenager at the hands of Zion police officer was a homicide.Click to Continue »

Authorities say a southern Illinois man holding a woman hostage has been killed in a gunfight with police.Click to Continue »

The Missouri Senate has hired a retired military officer to serve as a security specialist for the chamber.Click to Continue »

A bill to limit police use of deadly force has advanced in the Missouri Senate, an effort aimed at addressing concerns raised after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown…Click to Continue »

A $5 million federal grant will provide jobs and job skills training to thousands of low-income and minority residents of north St. Louis city and county.Click to Continue »

Families who lost loved ones following interactions with police have often done some of their grieving in public and called for peaceful protests of law enforcement activity in black communities.Click to Continue »

The Chicago Police Department has two new officers — the 12-year-old daughter of a detective and her little sister who has spent the last four years helping her battle cancer.Click to Continue »