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Shelly Quiles and her daughter, Anabella Quiles, 3, refill the free food box at 51st Street and Calumet Avenue in Chicago on Nov. 13, 2017.

Activists repurpose newspaper box into food depository in Bronzeville

May 23, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

The red-and-white newspaper box once held editions of the Frederick News-Post, a local newspaper for a northern Maryland county of the same name. Now 650 miles away, the box resides...

Massive funeral procession honors Rockford police officer

May 23, 2019 at 12:09 a.m.

When it came time to line up their law enforcement vehicles for Officer Jaimie Cox's funeral procession, it took more than half an hour for all the cars to empty...

A look at the stage of the Avalon Regal Theatre on May 4, 2015.

South Side theater pulled from Open House caught in drama between owner, city

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 a.m.

Nearly a century ago, the Avalon Regal Theater on the South Side was a jewel among the city's movie palaces. Some residents maintain a fervent hope that the ornate Middle...

Erin and Bill Hans pose with their 7-week old son, Liam Joseph, at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge on Sept. 27, 2017.

Where do World Series babies come from? ‘Rain delay was a perfect opportunity’

May 16, 2019 at 1:12 a.m.

Erin and Bill Hans know how it feels to wait. For months, they waited. They tried, and they tried again. They analyzed and consulted professionals. Erin Hans, 32, couldn't help...

David Garcia, center, watches the Chicago Cubs play the Washington Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS outside Wrigley Field Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 in Chicago.

Fans at Wrigley watch party endure gut-wrenching twists, turns as Cubs advance

May 16, 2019 at 1:19 a.m.

Cubs fans went through a range of emotions as they endured a dramatic, winner-take-all game marked by a seemingly insurmountable deficit, a nearly squandered lead and nerve-racking video reviews. Through...

Cubs manager Joe Maddon and Nationals manager Dusty Baker greet each other during introductions.

Carefree Cubs fans savor 1st playoff series as defending champs

May 16, 2019 at 1:17 a.m.

Cubs fans young and old descended on Wrigley Field for playoff baseball Monday, a gathering that is starting to become an October habit. The atmosphere at Clark and Addison was...

The Wrigley Field marquee is seen in Chicago on Oct. 21, 2016.

Cubs playoff ticket prices dip on resale market — but are still high

June 1, 2019 at 7:15 a.m.

As the Cubs face the Washington Nationals in the National League Division Series, those eager to watch October baseball at Wrigley will have to shell out big bucks — just...

Social science teacher Bryan Tyrpin leads a group of Whitney Young High School students in a meeting to plan the upcoming student-run Illinois gubernatorial debate at the Chicago school.

High school students to host gubernatorial primary debate Wednesday

May 15, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

An upcoming debate for the 2018 gubernatorial primary is being put on by an unlikely group — high school students. Seven Democratic candidates were invited to Wednesday's event, which will...

Luis Frankie, age 66, waits to board an evacuation cruise ship in San Juan.

Chicago politicians seek community aid for Puerto Rico in aftermath of Hurricane Maria

May 22, 2019 at 11:57 p.m.

As Chicago politicians issued a call to action for Hurricane Maria relief Thursday morning in Humboldt Park, one official was visibly shaken. Like most present at the meeting, Ald. Milly...

Cubs fans celebrate Chicago's victory against the Milwaukee Brewers on July 30, 2017, at Miller Park in Milwaukee.

Rivalry fermenting between Cubs, Brewers ahead of pivotal series

June 2, 2018 at 8:24 a.m.

It has the hallmarks of what should be a heated sports rivalry. Two franchises battling for first place in their division. Two lakefront cities down the coast from each other...

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