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The "Bright Space" waiting area inside Division 5 is stocked with books, iPads, games and a TV.
Activists will try to help women and men who are incarcerated during two weekend events.
The pizzas, which run from $5 to $7, are made on-site by jail inmates.
The men have been charged with aggravated arson, the sheriff said.
Stephanie Lewis, 42, and her boyfriend threatened a guard as part of the plot, prosecutors said.
Ald. James Cappleman introduced a resolution to get the city and state to work together more.
The dispatcher used a license plate to find the guard's home address, where he was threatened.
A fight broke out among detainees housed in Division 9, the jail's super-maximum security division.
Eight detainees and two correctional officers were sent to the hospital after being stabbed or battered.
Some of those injured were stabbed and some were battered, Chicago Fire officials said.
The former mayoral candidate is raising $100,000 to help people facing modest bonds they cannot afford.
Cordarryl Stevenson and Martin Alvarado allegedly stabbed another inmate in a standoff last month.
Two inmates are expected to face charges after they took over a section of the jail Thursday.
The inmates took over a "housing tier'' at the jail and held the hostage with a "sharp object."
The money will help fund renovation of the jail's kitchen, said Recipe For Change founder Bruno Abate.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.
The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.
We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.
Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.
Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.
The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.
"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.