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Cardinal Blase Cupich marches with others during St. Sabina Catholic Parish's annual end-of-school peace march in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood on Friday, June 16, 2017.

Gabby Giffords, Parkland survivors and Chicago celebrities will join St. Sabina for end-of-school peace march

May 23, 2019 at 12:55 a.m.

A bevy of special guests — including Chance the Rapper, Jennifer Hudson, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and survivors of the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Fla. — are...

Elizabeth Brackett is pictured at WTTW studios on Jan. 3, 2012. Brackett, who retired in 2014, was found unresponsive on June 13, 2018, on a South Side stretch of Chicago's lakefront bike path.

Longtime ‘Chicago Tonight’ reporter Elizabeth Brackett in ‘serious bicycle accident’ on Chicago’s lakefront

May 23, 2019 at 12:56 a.m.

Television reporter Elizabeth Brackett is hospitalized in critical condition after she was involved in a “serious bicycle accident” on Chicago’s lakefront bike path, according to a report from her onetime...

11 taken to hospitals after Far South Side crash

May 23, 2019 at 12:55 a.m.

Eleven people were taken to area hospitals after a vehicle crash on the border between Chicago and south suburban Calumet Park on Tuesday afternoon, city officials said. Preliminary information suggested...

Former Judge George Leighton, the namesake of Cook County's main criminal courthouse, in 2016, when he turned 104.

George Leighton, criminal courthouse namesake, recalled as inspiration for generations: ‘His work is enduring’

December 13, 2018 at 5:58 a.m.

In 1951, George Leighton, a lawyer at one of the city’s premiere African-American law firms, represented a black bus driver who wanted to rent an apartment in Cicero. When the...

Senad Filan relaxes beside his tent under the Lawrence Avenue viaduct at Lake Shore Drive in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2017. Filan has been homeless for five years.

Judge dismisses homeless ‘tent city’ lawsuit against city

May 23, 2019 at 12:54 a.m.

Following a federal district court judge’s dismissal Tuesday of a lawsuit against the city of Chicago for denying permits for an Uptown “tent city,” advocates for the homeless said they...

A pesar de que puede ser gruñón y un necio, Salvador Campos sigue siendo su "gran amor", dijo Martha Campos.

Alzheimer en latinos aumentará más del 800%, investigadores de Chicago intentar evitarlo

December 14, 2018 at 9:06 a.m.

Salvador Campos tuvo su primer derrame cerebral en febrero de 1994, semanas antes de cumplir 49 años. El lamentable hecho dejó al padre de tres hijos no sólo incapaz de...

Soledad Prado and her husband, Ruben Prado, center, join other Latino senior citizens at a dance in Melrose Park on May 17, 2018. The dancing and socializing is being used to help family members navigate Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer’s in Latinos expected to increase by more than 800%. Chicago researchers are trying to change that.

December 14, 2018 at 9:06 a.m.

Salvador Campos had his first stroke in February 1994, weeks ahead of his 49th birthday. The event left the father of three not only unable to move, but unable to...

Dick Biondi no longer employed by WLS, says station

December 17, 2018 at 4:16 p.m.

Disc jockey Dick Biondi’s decades-long relationship with WLS has ended, a representative for the station confirmed Thursday. First reported by media columnist Robert Feder, the 85-year-old radio personality’s employment ended...

Bono, of the band U2, performs at the United Center Tuesday May 22, 2018 in Chicago.

Bono, in town for two U2 shows this week, spotted at Mastro’s Steakhouse

December 17, 2018 at 4:16 p.m.

Singer-songwriter Bono dined on Dearborn Street earlier this week, sources said. Band U2 is playing back-to-back shows at the United Center, part of the group’s eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE tour, and...

The animated movie "Iron Giant" will be playing at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 9. It will be programed by Chicago International Children's Film Festival.

‘Coco’ and ‘Get Out’ part of Millennium Park Summer Film Series lineup

December 13, 2018 at 9:18 a.m.

Missed your chance to catch "Coco" or "Get Out" in theaters? You're in luck: Both movies will screen free at Millennium Park this summer as part of the city's summer...

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