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Kristina Skare and David Lakoskey are married by Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough at the clerk's office in Chicago on Jan 2, 2019.

After meeting at Wrigley Field, Lincoln Park couple first Cook County marriage of 2019

May 23, 2019 at 1:38 a.m.

For months, David Lakoskey talked to his longtime girlfriend, Kristina Skare, about getting hitched after New Year’s Day so they could become Cook County’s first married couple in 2019. Skare,...

Firefighters spray the roof top of a downtown parking garage at the intersection of New Orleans and Hubbard streets after a fire broke Dec. 29, 2018.

Second-generation roofer was trying to get promoted when fire started in River North: ‘… he was a hardworking, dedicated man’

May 23, 2019 at 1:38 a.m.

Terrell Webster was working toward a promotion as a foreman when he was killed Saturday after a fire broke out on a roofing job in River North, according to his...

Death of Paraguayan scientist found in North Side scrapyard ruled an accident

May 23, 2019 at 1:38 a.m.

After a South American scientist stumbled into a scrapyard after a night out in late October, he grabbed onto a 400-pound piece of metal to catch his balance but was...

A train arrives at the Bryn Mawr CTA Red Line "L" station on Dec. 11, 2018. While more federal, state and county offices in Chicago are closed for Christmas, transit agencies are running on a holiday schedule.

Most government offices closed for Christmas; transit agencies operate on holiday schedule

May 23, 2019 at 1:37 a.m.

Most federal, state and county offices are closed Tuesday for the Christmas holiday, as transit agencies run on a holiday schedule. Christmas is a set holiday for most government agencies,...

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich talks to Dana and Daniel Morgan, of Wheaton, after blessing their two-month-old daughter Maeve during a visit to Lurie Children's Hospital on Dec. 24, 2018.

Cardinal Cupich prays with hospitalized children on Christmas Eve: ‘To let you know that you are not alone …’

May 23, 2019 at 1:37 a.m.

Tyler Lang had gotten into the holiday spirit two weeks ago and put up the family’s Christmas tree in their Highland Park home, delighting his toddler daughter. But then, his...

U.S. Postal Service mail handler Griselda Latorre prepares packages for sorting at the agency's Royal Palm Processing and Distribution Center in Florida on Dec. 17, 2018, a week before the Christmas holiday.

Federal offices closed for Christmas Eve

May 23, 2019 at 1:37 a.m.

Many federal offices and some state agencies were closed Monday for Christmas Eve. Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to close executive departments and agencies of the...

Holiday lights adorn the balconies of Marina City on Dec. 17, 2018. The colored ones are afoul of condominium association dictates.

Marina City tries to clamp down on rogue Christmas lights, but tenants keep them up

May 23, 2019 at 1:36 a.m.

Days before Christmas, green, blue and red lights continue to dot Chicago’s distinct corncobs despite the Marina Towers Condominium Association board’s efforts to make holiday decorations uniform. In October, the...

Mourners wait outside Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn, where people gathered for the visitation for Chicago police Officer Conrad Gary on Dec. 20, 2018.

Funeral held for 1 of 2 Chicago police officers killed by train: ‘You could count on Conrad for anything’

May 23, 2019 at 1:37 a.m.

When Chicago police Officer Conrad Gary’s friend left to serve in the U.S. military, he took it upon himself to make trips to his friend’s home to make sure the...

U.S. Rep. Gutierrez releases videos, asks for help identifying man shown threatening Logan Square staff

May 23, 2019 at 1:36 a.m.

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez temporarily closed his Logan Square office and plans to hire private security after a man Wednesday threatened workers who videotaped a portion of the interaction. The...

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan in January 2015.

More than 500 priests accused of sexual abuse not yet publicly identified by Catholic Church, Illinois attorney general finds

August 22, 2019 at 10:07 a.m.

A scathing report from Attorney General Lisa Madigan finds the number of Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse against children in Illinois is much higher than previously acknowledged. The report...

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