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Former Rep. Aaron Schock makes a statement outside U.S. District Court in Springfield following his arraignment on Dec. 12, 2016.

Ex-Rep. Aaron Schock’s trial on federal corruption charges moved to June

May 23, 2019 at 1:20 a.m.

Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock is now scheduled to stand trial June 10 in a Chicago federal courthouse after a series of shake-ups brought his corruption case to Chicago from...

A dog is walked in an outside area of the Chicago Animal Care and Control shelter on the Southwest Side on Sept. 24, 2018.

3 things to know about the city’s animal shelter

May 23, 2019 at 1:19 a.m.

In recent months, Chicago’s Animal Care and Control has been in the spotlight — first with this summer’s ouster of its top boss over allegations of warehousing “dangerous” dogs and...

Demonstrators protesting Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court rally outside the high court in Washington on Sept. 28, 2018.

Chicagoans tune in to watch Ford, Kavanaugh testify at Supreme Court confirmation hearing

May 23, 2019 at 1:19 a.m.

As the Senate Judiciary Committee began hearing testimony Thursday from Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh about allegations of sexual assault, Chicagoans were tuning in — taking time out of...

Cook County sees surge in voter registration ahead of midterm election

May 23, 2019 at 1:19 a.m.

Suburban Cook County is seeing a surge in voter registration as the mid-term elections approach, something that one Chicago politician — a Democrat — says could signal a rebuke of...

Demonstrators gather on July 3, 2018, to protest the firing of Susan Russell as executive director of the Commission on Animal Care and Control in Chicago.

Chicago Animal Care and Control disputes claims it is euthanizing more dogs under new director

May 23, 2019 at 1:18 a.m.

Chicago Animal Care and Control is pushing back against claims that gathered steam over the weekend that there had been an uptick in dogs euthanized at the city’s animal shelter...

Former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge, shown in 2010, whose name became synonymous with the Chicago Police Department's sordid legacy of misconduct and abuse, died in Florida, officials said, on Sept. 19, 2018. He was 70.

4 things: The cost of Jon Burge’s police torture legacy

May 23, 2019 at 1:18 a.m.

There are many ways to measure the legacy of disgraced Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge. There’s the alleged torture suspects suffered — a means of forcing confessions — at the...

El reverendo Tom Boharic, bendice el 20 de septiembre, un monumento a los 10 niños que murieron en La Villita.

Quieren preservar un altar en memoria de los 10 niños que murieron en un incendio en La Villita

December 12, 2018 at 5:17 p.m.

Las familias de 10 niños que murieron en un incendio en La Villita están tratando de preservar un jardín-altar conmemorativo, tras rumores de que la municipalidad lo quitará. Los rumores...

Relatives, friends and neighbors of the 10 children who died in a Little Village apartment fire are trying to preserve a memorial after they heard rumors it was going to be down by city officials.

Family of children who died in Little Village fire try to preserve memorial: ‘We are trying to mourn and say goodbye the best way that we know how’

May 23, 2019 at 1:18 a.m.

The families of 10 children who died in a Little Village apartment fire are trying to preserve a memorial garden after they heard rumors that city officials were going to...

Yvonne Benitez, the sister of boxer Wilfred Benitez, gets a kiss from her brother as she prepares to feed him at the apartment where the Benitez family are temporarily living in the Humboldt Park neighborhood in Chicago on June 13, 2018.

A year after Hurricane Maria, ripple effects continue for Chicago’s Puerto Rican community

May 23, 2019 at 1:17 a.m.

A year after it made landfall, the most powerful hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in 90 years continues to have ripple effects in Chicago. Although at least 1,736 people came...

Landlord Martin Rosas, center, and his family at their property in the 10000 block of South Avenue L in Chicago on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. Apolonio Castellano, a tenant who was hospitalized after the fired, died of his injuries Sept. 15.

Grandfather dies days after tossing 7-year-old grandson to police as fire tore through South Side home

May 23, 2019 at 1:17 a.m.

A 69-year-old man died nearly a week after saving his grandson from a house fire by tossing the boy into the arms of Chicago police officers, according to officials. Apolonio...

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