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A 33-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications employee earlier this year.

​The U. of C.'s new full-time, nine-month program is designed for students who already possess a strong technical foundation.

​The program combines advanced AI study with hands-on application.

Students will complete four Artificial Intelligence core courses, and then will complete five electives in the areas of: AI in practice, frontier AI and performance AI.

U. of C. Professor Arnab Bose says from the first day of class, students will be solving real world problems.

The University of Chicago's Master of Science in Applied Artificial Intelligence program will accept its first students in autumn 2027.

While Congress is debating changing eligibility rules for college athletes, there’s a bill in Springfield that aims to make it easier for high school players to transfer schools and keep playing.

State Representative Janet Yang Rohr says young athletes should have more freedom to change their educational environment without hurting their athletic careers.

IHSA has defended its process, which includes a board that hears appeals and says changes would put more pressure on principals.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz updates the battle over the future of two "safety net" hospitals in the Chicago area.

A new survey by JD Power says both of Chicago's airports are below average when it comes to overall customer satisfaction.

The ranking puts O'Hare in a tie for last place along with Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey among the country's 20 mega airports.

O'Hare scored only 585 points out of a thousand point scale.

Midway fared a little better scoring 645 points and coming in at 17 out of 24 of the nations large airports.

24,710 people took part in the survey -- ranking categories including ease of travel through the airport, level of trust in the airport and food, beverage and retail options.

As for the survey's top airports, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport ranked highest among mega airports for the third year in a row, with a score of 684, Tampa International Airport ranked highest among large airports with a score of 715.

​Tyler Plantz was fired on Sunday from his position as head football coach at Providence Catholic High School.

​Plantz---who said he refused to resign---was told by the school president there were complaints about Plantz by a few disgruntled colleagues and players' parents.

Now, more than 2,000 Providence Catholic alumni have signed an online petition to have Coach Plantz reinstated.

Plantz led the Celtics to the Class 5A state championship game last year, and to a record of four wins and no losses this season before being fired.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the preliminary approval of the "Protecting Renters Ordinance" in a Chicago City Council committee.

Residents will be able to get a look at final designs for new stations included in the Red Line Extension project.

Google is sharing new images of what the inside of its headquarters in the Thompson Center will look like.

The 17-story, wide-open atrium meant to evoke open government will remain, but with an updated look.

Google says there will be shops, places to eat, space for seasonal events and access to the CTA inside the 1.2m square-foot-space originally designed by Helmut Jahn.

Officials in Kane County are encouraging folks to embrace nature this fall with the return of an annual scavenger hunt.