Alderman wants explanation for low arrest rates on cyberstalking, electronic harassment complaints
Responding to Tribune investigation of Chicago case, advocates, official call on CPD, Facebook to take electronic harassment more seriously
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A migrant family felt ‘blessed’ to be picked for a state rental program. They were given units that seemed unlivable — with a difficult choice.
Over an 18-month span through June, the state would pay more than $50 million to cover the rent of more than 6,000 families and, in the end, ask dozens of...
‘I want her to worry about who’s waiting on the corner’: How one man uses Facebook to frighten his children’s mother and why police do nothing
An analysis of data from nearly two dozen Illinois police departments found police rarely arrest people for electronic harassment, even as complaints increase.
Migrant arrests are up, but they’re rarely accused of violent felonies
As 40,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in Chicago in less than two years, a Tribune analysis of crime data shows the impact of migrants has been mostly felt in nonviolent offenses,...
Election Day in Illinois: Voter turnout is ‘pretty sleepy’ in primary
As of Monday night, the city had recorded more than 157,000 early votes through in-person or mail-in ballots. Roughly 109,000 mail-in ballots have yet to be returned, Board of Elections...
Behind the wheel without a license: Migrants buying cars to make a life in Chicago
Behind a West Loop migrant shelter, dozens of cars sit without license plates. Several of their owners stand nearby, acknowledging they lack licenses to drive them. But they increasingly have...
More migrants arrive in Chicago after being flown from Texas to Rockford. Mayor Johnson says Gov. Abbott continues ‘to sow seeds of chaos.’
A plane carrying migrants from Texas landed about 1 a.m. Sunday at the Rockford International Airport, and the migrants were "offloaded and immediately boarded buses" headed toward Chicago, according to...
Stalled Justice: Slow Cook County courts see progress in 2023, but some decade-old cases still linger on dockets
Shawn Jones has spent 12 years jailed without a trial — a "pure hell" that he hopes will end soon with a new judge who has been pushing to give...
Clocked in 12 hours a day, 7 days a week: How staffing bills for migrant shelters swelled with overtime
When a security guard clocked out of a Streeterville migrant shelter one Friday in March, he'd just logged his 84th hour at work that week. His bosses told the city...
Stalled Justice update: Notoriously slow Cook County courts will begin tracking why cases are delayed
As the pace of justice in Cook County has grown slower and slower, leaders of the criminal court system have failed for years to implement a first step toward reform:...