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Rep. Jack Franks at his Marengo law office speaks about management of the Illinois lottery on Oct. 26, 2016.

Former Illinois state representative suspected of sexual misconduct; state police execute search warrant at House speaker’s Capitol office

February 3, 2020 at 9:29 a.m.

Illinois State Police on Wednesday executed a search warrant at the Capitol offices of Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan as part of an ongoing investigation into a former state lawmaker...

Kindergarteners speak to transplant nurse Vanessa Flores during her visit to St. Pius V Elementary School in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood for career day at the school on Jan. 28, 2020.

Catholic schools in lower-income neighborhoods get $90 million in new funding — a massive investment as schools close across Chicagoland

January 29, 2020 at 5:57 p.m.

A new partnership between the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Big Shoulders Fund will funnel tens of millions of dollars into Catholic schools in Chicago's lower-income communities over the next...

Seventh grade teacher Alyse Adolf talks with a student at St. Pius V Elementary School in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood on Jan. 28, 2020.

The 30 schools receiving part of $90 million from the Archdiocese of Chicago, Big Shoulders Fund

January 29, 2020 at 4:14 p.m.

Here are the 30 schools that will be receiving a combined $92 million over the next decade from the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Big Shoulders Fund, with their Chicago...

Retired Des Plaines pastor ordered to leave parish after ‘inappropriate material’ found on computer

January 27, 2020 at 12:24 p.m.

The Archdiocese of Chicago ordered a former pastor to leave a Des Plaines Catholic parish and suspended his ability to perform priestly duties after "inappropriate material" was discovered on his...

Man found beaten to death inside vacant house in West Englewood

January 24, 2020 at 10:40 p.m.

An unidentified man was pronounced dead after his body was discovered inside a vacant house with blunt force trauma to his head in the West Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said....

Bishop Jerome Powell of Beacon Light Ministries displays on Jan. 24 a chunk of brick and wood from the rubble where his Chicago church used to stand.

Pastor will continue feeding community after church burned down: ‘We have to continue doing what we’re doing’

January 24, 2020 at 5:18 p.m.

As Bishop Jerome Powell watched his South Side church burn to the ground Monday afternoon, he couldn't wrap his mind around what was happening. "It was just — I just...

Pedestrians make their way along a snowy State Street on Jan. 17, 2020.

FAA orders ground-stop at O’Hare as winter storm hits Chicago

January 17, 2020 at 10:18 p.m.

As a winter storm barreled into the Chicago region, the Federal Aviation Administration has imposed a ground-stop at O'Hare International Airport on Friday evening, halting all inbound flights scheduled to...

St. Collette School on Jan. 10, 2020, in Rolling Meadows.

Chicago Archdiocese announces five Catholic elementary schools to close

January 14, 2020 at 10:52 a.m.

Five Catholic schools in Chicago and suburbs from Round Lake to La Grange Park will close because of low enrollment and financial difficulties, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Monday. "School...

Lincoln Park High staff member removed amid probe of basketball team trip; coach Pat Gordon absent from Friday’s game

January 10, 2020 at 9:11 p.m.

Two staff members at Chicago high schools have been removed from their respective campuses amid investigations into activities that had "recently come to light," according to emails sent to parents...

A Chicago Animal Care and Control van drives in the Gold Coast on Jan. 9, 2020, in an area where officials were searching for a coyote that may have bitten a child in the Lincoln Park area and a man outside Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Thousands of coyotes live in the Chicago area. But attacks on people, like the one that left a young boy injured, are extremely rare.

January 9, 2020 at 7:35 p.m.

For years, teams of researchers in Chicago and the suburbs have been tracking the movement of coyotes throughout the region, using a network of motion-activated cameras and radio collars to...

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