The Many Lives of Rome Flynn
The How to Get Away with Murder actor on growing up in and out of Chicago homeless shelters and briefly becoming a basketball star downstate
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‘Self-defense?’ Family wants to know why guard was cleared of fatal shooting in Roscoe Village when no gun was found
Sandra Dingillo wiped away tears as she sat at a rest stop off the Tri-State Tollway. A few feet away, her 4-year-old grandson quietly ate a doughnut and watched the...
Even with a court order, families struggle to find services for developmentally disabled adults: ‘We have great programs, you just can’t get into them.’
Charlene Synoga has spent the past year searching in vain for someone to help her 23-year-old son Jason. Nonverbal and on the severe end of the autism spectrum, Jason needs...
17-year-old Highland Park boy with nonverbal autism blogs to reach others like him: ‘People need to stop underestimating us’
A few years ago, Mitchell Robins wasn't able to tell anyone precisely what he was thinking. He lost the ability to speak when he was 4 and relied primarily on...
Mother faces two first-degree murder charges after two boys died of assault and fall from height from South Shore high-rise, officials say
A 20-year-old woman is facing two first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her two young boys who were found Thursday morning in an apparent murder-attempted suicide. Police say Aleah...
United Methodist churches that oppose gay marriage and clergy will break away, form new religious group: ‘We came to an impasse that can’t be bridged’
The United Methodist Church — one of the largest religious denominations in the United States — announced Friday that it is expected to split up over long-standing disagreements about LGBTQ...
3 in custody, charges pending after woman, 24, robbed on Red Line train downtown
Three men were in custody after a woman was robbed by four men on a Red Line train Thursday night, according to Chicago police. The men approached the 24-year-old woman...
South Side couple who met in elementary school is first wed by Cook County clerk in 2020
Jasmin Blackman and Demarco Johnson vividly remember the moment they first saw each other more than 15 years ago. It was in the auditorium of their elementary school where they...
Dogs meet Santa, volunteers spread holiday cheer on Christmas Eve: ‘They’ve all been very good dogs’
'Twas the day before Christmas and volunteers from around Chicago gathered at the city animal shelter to spread holiday spirit among the homeless pets. Nearly 100 people passed out lavender-scented...
Light snow creates treacherous conditions: School bus hits ice and collides with CTA bus
Slick conditions from light overnight snow caused multiple collisions during Monday's commute, including one involving a school bus and a CTA bus, but the morning dusting is all commuters likely...