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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Martin Nesbitt, left, chairman of the Obama Foundation, announce on May 12, 2015, that Chicago will be the home of Obama's presidential library and museum.

Community meetings planned to discuss Obama Presidential Center

May 23, 2019 at 3:11 a.m.

Addressing neighbors' and park advocates' concerns that they would be left out of plans involving the addition of the Obama Presidential Center to Jackson Park, the Chicago Park District and...

Saul Arellano, the 7-year-old son of immigration activist Elvira Arellano, waits in front of the White House on Oct. 3, 2006, for an official to accept his letter to President Bush asking him to get involved in his mother's case.

Son of immigration activist who sought sanctuary in Chicago church to graduate high school

May 11, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.

Saul Arellano gets a boost every time a stranger recognizes him on the street, pinches his cheeks and calls him "Saulito." It reminds him of the Chicago community that raised...

Imam Senad Agic, right, seen here on Sept. 16, 2013, after the American Islamic Center, now known as the Society of American Bosnians and Herzegovinians, filed a lawsuit against the city of Des Plaines over zoning, said on June 6, 2017, that he is grateful for a resolution. At left is attorney Anthony Peraica, and at center is Ahmed Rehab, executive director of Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Mosque, feds reach settlement with Des Plaines over zoning

May 11, 2019 at 1:36 a.m.

Closing its inquiry into the city of Des Plaines' zoning practices, the U.S. Department of Justice has entered into a consent decree with the northwest suburb to ensure it does...

Louise Bernard named museum director for future Obama Presidential Center

June 4, 2018 at 4:28 p.m.

A luminary among the nation's museums devoted to African-American history was named the museum director at the future Obama Presidential Center, the foundation planning the center announced Wednesday. Louise Bernard,...

After sharp dip, refugee arrivals poised to increase

May 11, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.

With President Donald Trump's attempt to lower the cap on refugees still tied up in court, the U.S. State Department has told its overseas partners that it will increase the...

Syrian doctors, others from Chicago area risk own lives to save others in war zone

May 22, 2019 at 11:22 p.m.

For many Americans, horrific images of children bloodied and battered by Syria's civil war have driven outrage and financial support. But for a number of Chicago-based physicians, the conflict in...

The Rev. Daniel McCormack arrives at the Cook County Criminal Courts Building on July 2, 2007. The <runtime:topic id="ORNPR000031">Archdiocese of Chicago</runtime:topic>recently reached an agreement to pay $4.45 million to settle three lawsuits brought by three men who allege they were sexually abused more than a decade ago by McCormack.

Chicago Archdiocese to pay $4.45M to settle priest abuse lawsuits

May 22, 2019 at 11:21 p.m.

The Archdiocese of Chicago will pay $4.45 million to settle three lawsuits brought by three men who allege they were sexually abused more than a decade ago by former Roman...

Daniel Geiter prepares for orientation for newly released inmates at the Susan M. Sanders Teaching and Learning Center that he founded April 12, 2017. On the TV screen is a recording from a TED talk Geiter did and would be showing to his clients.

Sister of Mercy answered his cry for help; now ex-offender repays gift of redemption

June 5, 2018 at 5:07 a.m.

For felon Daniel Geiter, mercy opened the door to his future. If it hadn't been for a Roman Catholic Sister of Mercy who answered his cry for help eight years...

Attorney Chris Bergin speaks with Esperanza Perez, mother of Miguel Perez Jr., a veteran facing deportation to Mexico, following a citizenship interview for his client outside of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices in Chicago on March 15, 2018.

Veteran with green card pleads for forgiveness, pardon from state

May 11, 2019 at 6:29 a.m.

A decorated Army veteran with a green card who has been ordered back to his native Mexico asked the state for forgiveness while his attorney implored the Illinois Prisoner Review...

Daniel McCormack arrives at court in 2007 to plead guilty to the sexual abuse of five boys.

Chicago Archdiocese pays $3.15 million to settle abuse suits

May 22, 2019 at 11:18 p.m.

The Archdiocese of Chicago will pay $3.15 million to settle lawsuits brought by three men who allege they were sexually abused by a notorious former pastor of a West Side...

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