Martinez was fired from his role nearly two months ago, though his contract keeps him in Chicago through late June. He has ...

A British father who claimed he accidentally stabbed his daughter, 14, to death during a kitchen 'play fight' has been jailed ...

A father who murdered his daughter in what he had claimed to be a ‘play fight’ at their home has been jailed for life with a minimum of 15 years at Teesside Crown Court today. Simon Vickers, 50, of ...

With the TRO against the Board of Education in place, the fired CPS CEO remains in charge of Chicago Public Schools.

At Thursday’s board meeting, board members approved a slight increase, to almost $4.7 million, that CPS is authorized to spend on outside law firms. They work on a variety of areas, from talent ...

It’s still fighting over such bills in court cases that have also cost millions of dollars to litigate. The storm also added ...

"Vickers had claimed that the pair had been play-fighting and jokingly throwing items at each other while cooking before he mistakenly swiped a kitchen knife which then hit Scarlett," the CPS said ...

Jurors found Simon Vickers guilty after they heard how he had given three different accounts of what happened.

A man has been jailed after he was found guilty of murdering his teenage daughter in what he claimed was a 'play fight'.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Fired Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez was back in court Wednesday fighting to keep a temporary ... Since the last contract CPS has added 7,000 staff members.

Simon Vickers, 50, will face a minimum of 15 years in prison with the judge describing his explanation as "wholly implausible ...