article CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) - Chicago Police announced Sunday that the next seven police districts to be outfitted with body cameras for officers will be the Englewood, Harrison, Chicago Lawn, Grand Crossing, Grand Central, Central and Near North districts.
Infrastructure improvements to accommodate the cameras will begin this fall in the districts, which cover much of the West and South sides where violence in the city typically is concentrated. Read More...
DePaul University, Cook County Jail bridge education divide with innovative program Through education, this story highlights the merging of two different worlds — students from DePaul University and men in custody at the Cook County Jail.
CHICAGO - Through education, this story highlights the merging of two different worlds — students from DePaul University and men in custody at the Cook County Jail.
The Inside Out program, founded in Pennsylvania and implemented locally by DePaul University for the past 12 years, allows inmates to take college courses for credit. Read More...
Chicagos Field Museum to welcome Spinosaurus The Field Museum is getting a new dinosaur. The Spinosaurus was a semi-aquatic predator.
CHICAGO - There will be a new face at the Field Museum next weekend.
The museum will unveil a cast of a Spinosaurus on Saturday, June 3.
Spinosaurus is believed to be the world's largest predatory dinosaur. The cast is 46 feet long and will be suspended from the ceiling posed mid-swim in the main hall. Read More...
