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Judge gives witness a 6-year sentence Mark Hay's cooperation against a Chicago Outfit street crew accused of robberies, racketeering and the bombing of a rival's gambling business was indispensable to federal prosecutors. ...

While more teens are experimenting with drugs and alcohol, state funding for addiction prevention has declined substantially, parents of Stagg High School students were told during a presentation at the school Monday evening.Sara Muscato Howe, chief executive of the Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association, said declining funding comes at a time when teens are faced with a broader ... ...

A new winter storm was moving across parts of the Midwest Monday night, and the Chicago area could get a coating of new snow. ...

The much-discussed and long-awaited third airport still is far from being approved, much less built.But two Southland mayors said Monday that if airplanes ever do land and take off at the proposed site near Peotone, they should be devoted to carrying freight.Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki and Blue Island Mayor Don Peloquin said freight companies could make the best use of existing rail lines and ... ...

In past years Naperville police would be lucky to draw a dozen citizens to a presentation about drugs in the city.Seven drug-related deaths in 2011 and the recent arrest of a 17-year-old Naperville high school student for selling heroin in a parking lot near Route 59 and 75th Street appear to have opened some eyes and ears to the topic. ...

Former Westminster Christian pitcher Kevin Elder's appeal to play baseball this spring at Burlington Central was denied by the IHSA Board of Directors Monday following a hearing in Bloomington. ...

The Stevenson High School board made its first public comment since confiscated cell phones were used to uncover alleged drug selling there. ...

Noble Network raised nearly $200,000 last year from discipline penalties, protesters say A charter network praised by Mayor Rahm Emanuel for its academically competitive schools is charging students $5 for minor disciplinary infractions like having untied shoelaces, bringing chips to school or dozing off in class. Critics say the network is using the fines to push out troubled students so it can ... ...

A recent rash of deadly incidents of TV tip-overs has left safety advocates searching for new ways to get their message out. ...

A recent rash of deadly incidents of TV tip-overs has left safety advocates searching for new ways to get their message out. ...

News that a drug-dealing investigation at his child’s high school had resulted in multiple suspensions and two students criminally charged prompted a complicated response from Jack Peiser. ...

First chance public to learn about drug investigation at high school A school board meeting in Lincolnshire Monday night was the first chance for the public to learn about the well publicized drug bust that, parents and students tell WGN, ensnared hundreds of kids at Stevenson High School. ...