A 45-year-old Springfield woman who was severely attacked during a domestic dispute died early Thursday morning, May 16, of her wounds after more than two weeks in the hospital, authorities said.
Pedro Martinez talks outside Benito Juarez High School in Chicago. In Springfield on Wednesday, Martinez said, “We’re not trying to get more than our fair share,” Martinez said. “We’re just trying to make sure that CPS gets treated fairly…
A man who is accused of slicing a woman's neck with a box cutter as she was walking down a street in Springfield on Sunday, May 12, has been arrested, police said.
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union at a rally in January. Teachers are getting a day off school next week to lobby in Springfield for more funding from state lawmakers.