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Angeliana Montaner, left, and Maria Goitia put turkey and side dishes on their plates during a potluck Thanksgiving dinner at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Chicago on Nov. 21, 2023.

Grateful for a new home: Community members embrace migrants as many find meaning in their first Thanksgiving celebration in Chicago

March 11, 2024 at 12:20 p.m.

Since arriving in Chicago on April 30, Maria Goitia said she's been thankful for all the people who have crossed her path. There were some who fed her and her...

Fire Chief Annette Nance-Holt hugs family members outside during the remembrance service at Navy Pier, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, for Chicago firefighter Andrew Price. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Thousands gather to mourn fallen Chicago firefighter Andrew ‘Drew’ Price: ‘a life worth emulating’

November 20, 2023 at 5:34 p.m.

Every year, the Chicago Fire Department holds a voluntary fitness challenge in October, and each time, Andrew Price completed it in costume. Last month, the firefighter ran, stretched and did...

Damoni Jefferson, 5, left, claps after her great aunt Joy Copeland, right, adopted her and her brother Devante Jefferson, 6, center, during an adoption ceremony at the Daley Center in the Loop on Nov. 17, 2023.

Two sets of siblings and two teenagers among 11 children adopted in public ceremony: ‘It’s just such a joy’

November 17, 2023 at 6:52 p.m.

Four-year-old Penelope "Missy" Stone, wearing a collared light blue dress and a wide smile, jumped up and down every few seconds in a Daley Center courtroom Friday morning, unable to...

Mount Carmel High School, 6410 S. Dante Ave. in Chicago, June 27, 2022.

Illinois religious order to pay $2.9 million to settle sexual abuse claims against former teacher at Mount Carmel

November 17, 2023 at 3:54 p.m.

A Catholic religious order has agreed to pay $2.9 million to settle claims of child sexual assault by a Catholic brother and former teacher that allegedly continued occurring after the...

Former Art Institute employee Michael Maurello leaves his sentencing hearing at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Nov. 16, 2023.

Former Art Institute employee receives 3-year prison sentence for $2 million embezzlement scheme

November 16, 2023 at 5:42 p.m.

A former payroll manager at the Art Institute of Chicago was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday after he pleaded guilty for misappropriating more than $2 million in museum...

Chicago firefighters comfort each other following the procession to the Cook County medical examiner's office for fellow firefighter Andrew Price after he died during an early morning fire in Lincoln Park on Nov. 13, 2023.

Firefighter dies after falling through roof while battling Lincoln Park blaze, CFD says

November 13, 2023 at 7:36 p.m.

A Chicago Fire Department firefighter described as "loved by so many" died Monday morning after succumbing to injuries suffered while battling a blaze in Lincoln Park, department officials said. Andrew...

Karl, age 5, stands with his dad, Patrick Bittorf, on Nov. 10, 2023, as they join faculty members, students, parents and supporters at a news conference at Chicago Hope Academy to try to save the Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program.

Families lament, public school advocates celebrate end of controversial scholarship tax credit

November 13, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Patti Serpa is a single mother of five who relies on a state-sponsored tax credit to send her youngest, 12-year-old Santos, to St. Pius V School, a Catholic grade school...

The Oscar Mike facility is set to be built on 100 acres in Timberlane, just east of Rockford.

A Chicago-led team reimagines accessibility for wounded veterans with new facility near Rockford

November 11, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Marine Noah Currier had recently returned to the United States from military service in Iraq when his life changed forever. He'd been riding in a military vehicle when a fellow...

The basketball practice facility proposed by DePaul University will house two full practice basketball courts. The facility would replace five buildings that community members say give a historic feel to the area.

DePaul presents plan to demolish century-old buildings for new basketball facility amid community protest

November 10, 2023 at 11:16 a.m.

A DePaul University proposal to demolish five century-old buildings in the heart of its Lincoln Park campus to build a modern four-story practice basketball facility was met with skepticism and...

Andrew Holmes, center, walks with his grandchildren up the steps of St. Sabina's Church for his daughter's funeral on Sept. 5, 2015.

Chicago activist seeks answers after grandson wounded by gunfire at Indianapolis Halloween party

November 5, 2023 at 8:29 a.m.

Andrew Holmes is well-known in Chicago for responding to scenes of gun violence. He takes on numerous roles, from supporting family members of victims when talking to reporters to pleading...

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