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State to use facial recognition for driver’s licenses

May 22, 2019 at 9:51 p.m.

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced Tuesday that his office will begin upgrading security features this week to driver's licenses and identification cards, a step toward compliance with the...

The city of Evanston warns dog owners that its dog beach may pose perils for pooches, as seen here on May 12, 2016.

Beaches shrinking as Lake Michigan rises to near-record level

August 21, 2019 at 6:19 p.m.

For the past 11 years, visiting Evanston dog beach was an almost daily routine for Karen Perlia and her American Eskimo dog, Minnie. But this spring, the beach disappeared. Erosion...

A button on the rear fence of a residence in the 3400 block of West Grenshaw Street on April 25, 2016, where 16-year-old Pierre Loury was shot and killed by police April 11.

Boy, 16, shot by police, lived and died in one of city’s toughest neighborhoods

May 22, 2019 at 9:47 p.m.

Pierre Loury talked about going to college and becoming an engineer, yet he skipped classes for nearly a year in high school. He encouraged his little brother to stay in...

A new breakwall protects the Northerly Island park in Chicago on May 6, 2016.

Erosion forces closing of part of Northerly Island Park path

May 22, 2019 at 9:48 p.m.

Just eight months after Northerly Island Park opened, the foundation beneath a path on the east side of the park is crumbling. The Chicago Park District and the U.S. Army...

Tambrasha Hudson, in red, wipes away tears as she cries April 12, 2016, over the shooting death of her 16-year-old son, Pierre Loury, by a Chicago police officer the night before.

Family of teen Pierre Loury killed by police sees surveillance video

June 4, 2020 at 3:47 p.m.

The family of a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer earlier this month, has been shown surveillance video that captured the teen's last moments,...

People react April 12, 2016, during a vigil for 16-year-old Pierre Loury, who was shot and killed by police during a chase April 11, 2016.

City: Mom can see video from cop shooting that killed son, 16

May 22, 2019 at 9:44 p.m.

The mother of a 16-year-old boy shot and killed by Chicago police said Monday that surveillance video shows "the last minutes of my son's life," and she is asking the...

The Chicago Fireworks softball team, right, huddles with the Windy City Thunder during practice on April 14, 2016, in Rosemont. The two rivals will host the Lady Tigers team from New York City's South Bronx area on April 28.

Chicago softball rivals open hearts, field to NYC team

June 11, 2018 at 12:26 a.m.

The Lady Tigers softball team from the South Bronx is used to practicing on concrete. The back lot of their middle school is riddled with glass and ringed by gang...

One-year-old Khlo'e Chatman-Teague plays with a friend in Chicago on April 18, 2016.

Mom of toddler shot in the head: ‘It’s safe nowhere in Chicago’

May 22, 2019 at 9:42 p.m.

Kelly Chatman sat on a bed in Stroger Hospital's emergency room with her daughter Khlo'e, just a few weeks shy of her second birthday, and asked her where it hurt....

An evidence marker sits in the street near where Chicago police fatally shot a suspect, in the 3400 block of West Grenshaw Street on April 11, 2016.

Teen fatally shot by cop as he was scaling fence, say police source, witness

May 22, 2019 at 9:40 p.m.

Karen Winters knows how easily boys are drawn to a life of violence in the Homan Square neighborhood. But she still can't understand how her 16-year-old nephew ended up shot...

Family says boy, 16, fatally shot by cop had scrapes with law but no major trouble

May 22, 2019 at 9:40 p.m.

Karen Winters knows how easily boys are drawn to a life of violence in the Homan Square neighborhood.But she still can't understand how her 16-year-old nephew ended up shot to...

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