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Chicago water declared safe after testing prompted by Ohio toxins

May 21, 2019 at 12:49 p.m.

An overnight test of Lake Michigan water samples showed none of the toxins found in Toledo, Ohio, water that officials over the weekend deemed unsafe to drink. "Chicago tap water...

Pedestrians walk past Harold Washington College at Wabash Avenue and Lake Street on March 23, 2009.

EEOC: Harold Washington College passed over job applicant because of age

May 21, 2019 at 12:45 p.m.

Chicago's Harold Washington College refused to hire a 66-year-old woman full-time because of her age, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Nancy...

A sculpture of feet sits on Oak Street Beach.

Feet sculpture likely to move from beach

June 17, 2018 at 11:33 a.m.

The 7-foot-tall sculpture of two feet at Oak Street Beach this week has legs. That is, it's expected to move to other locations around the city as long as the...

Gutierrez is Texas-bound to see how immigrant minors are being treated

August 18, 2019 at 6:08 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois will be among 12 members of Congress to visit a section of the U.S. border Thursday and Friday where tens of thousands of children...

Lawsuit: Plastic surgeon posted woman’s photos, labeling them ‘cocaine nose’

May 21, 2019 at 12:43 p.m.

A woman who says her Chicago plastic surgeon posted before and after photos of her facial reconstruction surgery on his website without her consent, labeling them "cocaine nose," filed a...

Plaintiff Adrian Arrington, right, and his attorney Joe Siprut discuss a class-action lawsuit on Dec. 18, 2012 against the NCAA.

NCAA reaches $75 million settlement in concussion lawsuit

August 19, 2019 at 6:50 a.m.

The NCAA would embrace a new protocol to handle athlete concussions and would spend millions of dollars to monitor former players as long as those athletes are barred from filing...

Lawsuit filed by father of boy who drowned at McKinley Park pool

May 21, 2019 at 12:42 p.m.

The father of a teen who died at a public pool last year is suing the Chicago Park District, saying officials there failed to properly monitor the swimming pool and...

FOP seeks to halt release of internal police misconduct files

May 21, 2019 at 12:42 p.m.

The union that represents Chicago police wants to halt the release of internal investigation files for alleged police misconduct. In an injunction filed Monday in Cook County circuit court, the...

Doctor could lose license over fake cannabis eligibility form

June 17, 2018 at 11:56 a.m.

A Highland Park doctor could lose his medical license after state regulators alleged that he issued a fake medical cannabis eligibility form to a 79-year-old patient who paid him $250....

Lawsuit claims neighbor’s cat odors hurt property values

June 18, 2018 at 8:53 a.m.

A Chicago couple filed a lawsuit alleging that 20 cats in their downstairs neighbor's one-bedroom unit in Lakeview and the corresponding odors are reducing property values and violating condo association...

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