It may be a first in Chicago, a campout against violence. Friday night in Nat King Cole Park in the Chatham neighborhood about fifty kids, parents, police and others are sleeping out under the stars

The 2010 March of Dimes Chicago Chef of the Year Award will be presented to White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford. Emcees for the evening are Fox Chicago’s Amy Freeze and Robin Robinson.  

Phinneius Banks was charged for the murder of a Chinatown resident, Xiaohong Song, who was strangled in the early morning on July 3 during a robbery .

Gov. Pat Quinn has named Gladyse Taylor, assistant director from the Department of Corrections, to be its new acting chief.

Chicago Public School students who show up for the first day of classes next Tuesday will find more than new classmates and teachers awaiting them.