File this under "Why We Can't Have Nice Things." When a Buffalo Grove teen had his Xbox video game system taken away by his parents as punishment for an undisclosed transgression, he called the police to see if it was within their legal rights to do so. Sure enough, it is, the responding officers told him. Well, we're glad that clears that up. At this rate, the kid is probably one step away from becoming this guy: more ›

A few more details are emerging in the Whitney Young High drinking incident. CPS spokeswoman Monique Bond has confirmed at least 19 of those arrested were students at the school. One WYHS student was also charged with possession of a controlled substance. Bond also confirmed the students were not on a district-sanctioned trip. So if the students were on their own accord, how does the CPS have the authority to expel the students, as has been suggested? We're no legal experts, but we took a look at the school's student handbook, and found no real reference to behavior off of school grounds, except for this vague passage: more ›