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Can Sanders’ civil rights experience at U. of C. translate on campaign trail?

August 18, 2019 at 8:22 p.m.

When Bernie Sanders attended the University of Chicago in the early 1960s, the campus was a bastion of political progressivism — one that nurtured the socialist positions the U.S. senator...

A supervisor at Gat Guns in East Dundee models a holster for a small pistol July 9, 2013. A new study comparing civilian gun ownership and homicides of police officers nationwide found the rate of police killings was more than three times greater in states with large numbers of armed citizens.

Report: States with high gun ownership see more officers killed

May 22, 2019 at 8:32 p.m.

A new study comparing civilian gun ownership and homicides of police officers in the United States has found the rate of police killings was more than three times greater in...

More people over 60 are biking, prompting a call for more protected bike lanes in the Chicago area.

More Chicago seniors embrace health, transportation benefits of biking

August 18, 2019 at 8:16 p.m.

Annie Beal never owned a bicycle as a child and grew up in a rural area in the South where biking wasn't a convenient form of transportation. As she grew...

Naima Harvey, 10, left, and Amori Johnson hold up an image of Margaret Burroughs during an Aug. 11, 2015, announcement to recommend renaming 31st Street Beach in honor of Burroughs, one of the founders of the the DuSable Museum of African American History.

Officials: Rename beach for DuSable Museum co-founder

May 22, 2019 at 8:31 p.m.

Chicago Park District officials and political leaders gathered at 31st Street Beach on Tuesday to recommend the beach be renamed for the late Margaret Burroughs, co-founder of the DuSable Museum...

Cleanup underway in storm-battered Rogers Park

August 18, 2019 at 8:11 p.m.

At the St. Scholastica Monastery in Rogers Park, Sunday's hail, rain and wind battered the more than 100-year-old structure. "It came on very quickly," Sister Mary Melady said. "There was...

Mel Reynolds, a likely primary challenger to U.S. Rep. Gus Savage, answers questions about an alleged sex scandal on Aug. 21, 1989.

Former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds declares innocence on tax charges

May 22, 2019 at 8:27 p.m.

A day before his arraignment on federal tax charges, former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds held a news conference declaring his innocence. "The narrative has been that somehow I didn't pay...

Chicago River congestion raises safety concerns

August 18, 2019 at 8:06 p.m.

From bloated barges to sleek kayaks, more and more watercraft are competing for space on the Chicago River — and raising concerns about safety among some boat operators. A proliferation...

Members of the St. Martin de Porres congregation join in prayer at Laramie Avenue and Adams Street on July 15, 2015.

Religious leaders in Austin ramp up anti-violence activity

August 18, 2019 at 8:03 p.m.

The Rev. Tom Walsh of St. Martin de Porres church in Austin has been a pastor on the West Side for 22 years, and an organizer against violence for nearly...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin looks at the new cleansing tanks at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in Chicago on July 17, 2015.

With new Calumet facility, cleaner water for Chicago’s waterways

August 18, 2019 at 8:03 p.m.

A new disinfection plant is sending cleaner water into Chicago's waterways and bringing the city "into the civilized world" when it comes to sewage treatment, officials said at a Friday...

Incoming Archbishop Blase Cupich knocks on the front doors before the Rite of Reception ceremony at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Nov. 17, 2014.

Archbishop Cupich tours Cook County Jail with sheriff

May 22, 2019 at 8:21 p.m.

Chicago's Archbishop Blase Cupich offered prayers to inmates during a private tour Tuesday of Cook County Jail before reflecting on the importance of compassion for the prison population. "My hope...

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