Cook County Jail inmate dies in custody, officials say
A 51-year-old woman died Saturday morning while in custody at Cook County Jail, according to officials. Lavera Scott, who was being held in connection with a warrant since Feb. 14,...
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Travelers at Midway Airport one night last week may have been exposed to measles, health officials say
Travelers passing through Midway International Airport one night late last week and people who visited a west suburban hospital for a few hours on Sunday may have been exposed to...
The winners, the losers and what’s next: Chicago’s mayoral and aldermanic election by the numbers
Round one of Chicago’s historic election came to a close Tuesday with voters guaranteeing the city will see its first black woman mayor. But the second bout is only beginning....
GoFundMe campaigns to raise money for R. Kelly’s bond removed from site
R &B singer R. Kelly posted a $1 million bond Monday evening. But the dozens of campaigns popping up on GoFundMe to free him from Cook County Jail had nothing...
R. Kelly sex abuse charges signal to victims ‘that their voices can be heard,’ advocates say
Only one word came to mind when Mallory Littlejohn learned that prosecutors filed sexual abuse charges against singer R. Kelly: Finally. Littlejohn, who represents survivors of sexual assault through the...
‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett not meeting with Chicago cops on Monday, representative for actor says
“Empire” star Jussie Smollett doesn’t plan to meet with Chicago police Monday, a representative for the actor said, even after police announced they hope to talk to the actor again...
Announcement of sweeping changes at Harvest Bible Chapel met with walkout, concerns about new direction
As snow coated the Rolling Meadows campus of Harvest Bible Chapel, congregants watched a video recorded sermon Sunday from Pastor Rick Donald titled “How to Respond in a Storm.” “If...
Uptown model railroad club chugs along, but faces uncertain future because of Park District renovation plans
On the North Side of Chicago, a little boy looked out on a neighborhood scene. A car had crashed into a fire hydrant, water spurting out, the lights on a...
Chicago Park District calls Friends of the Parks report on inequality ‘inaccurate,’ ‘incendiary,’ ‘divisive’
The Chicago Park District used its monthly board meeting to defend itself against claims of inequity, using capital letters and a bright red font. Chief Diversity Officer Jessica Maxey-Faulkner presented...
Harvest Bible Chapel pastor James MacDonald fired: ‘A hard but necessary day for our church’
James MacDonald, the senior pastor and founding member of Harvest Bible Chapel, has been fired, the church announced early Wednesday morning. The announcement comes nearly one month after church elders...