Baby’s shooting death leaves city stricken
Little more than a month after the slaying of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton drew international attention to Chicago's gun violence, city officials grappled Tuesday to address the shooting death of an...
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Father, infant daughter shot in Woodlawn as he changed diaper
A father was changing his infant daughter's diaper in a parked minivan when a gunman walked up and shot both Monday afternoon in the South Side's Woodlawn neighborhood, Chicago police...
Gun trafficking bill carrying Hadiya Pendleton’s name clears Senate panel
A measure that carries the name of slain Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton is the first piece of firearms legislation to make its way to the full Senate since the deadly...
President pardons convicted counterfeiters
Presidential pardons were granted Friday to the owners of a Decatur silkscreen business who were convicted on federal counterfeiting charges in the 1990s. They were among 17 people from 13...
President pardons convicted counterfeiters
Presidential pardons were granted Friday to the owners of a Decatur silkscreen business who were convicted on federal counterfeiting charges in the 1990s. They were among 17 people from 13...
Federal spending cuts coming to Illinois — but where, when?
Barring an unlikely last-minute intervention from Congress, billions in federal spending cuts that were first threatened in 2011 are scheduled to begin Friday. But despite the political drama that has...
Illinois braces for looming federal cuts
Illinois is bracing for federal spending cuts set to begin Friday that could result in millions of dollars less for everything from airport operations to education. But while Washington might...
Rev. Jackson says son is under ‘tight medical supervision’
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is under "tight medical supervision," as his struggle with bipolar disorder has been compounded by recent legal troubles, his father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, said...
Rev. Jackson says son is under ‘tight medical supervision’
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is under "tight medical supervision," as his struggle with bipolar disorder has been compounded by recent legal troubles, his father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, said...
10 years later, E2 victims’ survivors have questions — and little else
A decade after his son DaShand died in a stampede at the E2 nightclub, Howard Ray Sr. still finds himself with more questions than answers. He wants to know how...