Dan Hinkel

Chicago police officers monitor a crowd of demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd at a rally outside Chicago police headquarters on June 3, 2020.

Why Chicago Police Department reform moves slowly despite cries for immediate change

June 4, 2020 at 4:22 p.m.

After days of street protests urgently calling for changes in the way police treat African Americans, Mayor Lori Lightfoot lamented in a televised speech this week that "the process of...

A demonstrator burns an American flag during a march in the Loop on May 29, 2020, to bring attention to the May 25 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

Sparked by death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protests in Chicago fueled by decades of Police Department problems

June 2, 2020 at 4:54 p.m.

George Floyd's death at the hands of police 400 miles away catalyzed days of street protests in Chicago, but the demonstrations here are rooted in anger over decades of abuse...

Erick Granada Ocampo a server at Egg Harbor Cafe, left, waits on Robin and Mike Weseen on the patio on May 29, 2020, in Barrington. The Weseens were the first customers served when they opened Friday morning. Robin Weseen said, "We usually come here three times a week. They are like our family and we love them."

Dining, shopping, personal training back on the menu as suburban Chicago reopens during coronavirus pandemic

May 29, 2020 at 7:40 p.m.

After 68 days under a broad government order to stay home, many Illinoisans took their first tentative steps back into restaurants, shopping malls and fitness centers Friday despite a viral...

Veterans groups and Sen. Dick Durbin are criticizing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients at its hospitals.

Should VA hospitals be treating COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine? Some veterans worry about the risks.

May 28, 2020 at 6:37 p.m.

Veterans groups and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin are criticizing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients at its hospitals despite questions about the drug's...

State officials said little about COVID-19 at homes for veterans. Then a wave of tests showed 53 cases and 2 deaths at one facility.

May 15, 2020 at 7:32 p.m.

COVID-19 has emerged at three of the four state-run homes for veterans, including a significant outbreak in a home outside Kankakee where testing has found 53 cases in residents and...

Caroline Hanna with daughter Jillian, 16, and their dog Benny at home in Mokena on Friday, May 8, 2020. Hanna and her daughter tried to adopt an Australian shepherd puppy and sent $250 for a dog that didn't arrive.

A Mokena family just wanted a puppy during the pandemic. Now they’re out $250 as advocates say dog scams are on the rise.

May 12, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

The coronavirus pandemic presented the perfect opportunity to train a puppy at home, so 16-year-old Jillian Hanna of Mokena found an Australian shepherd online last month and her mother made...

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Why Chicago Police Department reform moves slowly despite cries for immediate change

Sparked by death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protests in Chicago fueled by decades of Police Department problems

Dining, shopping, personal training back on the menu as suburban Chicago reopens during coronavirus pandemic

Should VA hospitals be treating COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine? Some veterans worry about the risks.

State officials said little about COVID-19 at homes for veterans. Then a wave of tests showed 53 cases and 2 deaths at one facility.

A Mokena family just wanted a puppy during the pandemic. Now they’re out $250 as advocates say dog scams are on the rise.

A family with a wide reach in Illinois nursing homes has links to severe COVID-19 outbreak in New Jersey

Nursing home workers complain they face COVID-19 outbreaks without information or even training on wearing masks

10 residents at South Shore nursing home die from COVID-19, 100 more test positive for the coronavirus

Chicago’s top doctor says investigation has raised questions about whether infant died of COVID-19