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Kanye West appears with his mother, Donda West, in 2007.

After Twitter beef, Chicago nonprofit no longer named for Kanye West’s late mother

May 23, 2019 at 12:54 a.m.

In the wake of a high-profile battle on social media, the Chicago nonprofit named for Kanye West’s late mother has announced its new name: Art of Culture Inc. West was...

Woman falls from Belmont platform after punched: ‘I felt this hit in the back of my head’

May 23, 2019 at 12:54 a.m.

A woman says she fell from the CTA Belmont platform onto the tracks last week after a man punched her from behind. "I felt this hit in the back of...

<p>Around 9 a.m. police were called to the 700 block of N. Trumbull Avenue on the West Side for a report of shots fired.</p>

Residents awake to shooting; 10 more follow Sunday and Monday: ‘On a church day?’

May 23, 2019 at 12:54 a.m.

Residents were woken up by the sound of gunfire in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on Sunday morning. Around 9 a.m. police were called to the 700 block of N....

President Donald Trump pumps his fist to the crowd as he arrives at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston on May 31, 2018.

Trump’s Blagojevich clemency musings bring out the tweet scorn

May 23, 2019 at 12:53 a.m.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was considering commuting the 14-year prison sentence of imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. And although none of Blagojevich’s fellow contestants on “The...

South Side-raised rapper Kanye West, shown in 2016, is no longer a board member of the Chicago nonprofit named for his mother that he co-founded in 2012.

Kanye West has been off the board of Donda’s House, nonprofit named after his mom, for more than a year

May 23, 2019 at 12:53 a.m.

In recent days, Kanye West has been accused on social media of neglecting the Chicago nonprofit named for his late mother. Turns out he hasn’t been on the board of...

A rare 1931 map of Chicago’s ‘Gangland’ could be yours — for 20,000 pounds

May 23, 2019 at 12:53 a.m.

In 1931, the same year Al Capone was finally locked up, a new map of Chicago was made. The map wasn’t geographically accurate and certainly was not approved by the...

Ricky Guest, right, and John Ector, second from right, replace the battery in Ector's 1966 Chrysler Newport during the Memorial Day weekend in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago on May 28, 2018.

Beaches recover after Memorial Day litterbugs strike

May 23, 2019 at 12:53 a.m.

Chicago beaches are recovering after another holiday weekend hit from local litterbugs. Tuesday morning, a machine moved across North Avenue Beach, sweeping up leftover debris and leaving a cloud of...

Kanye West performs at the United Center in Chicago on Oct. 7, 2016.

Donda’s House — named after Kanye’s mom — changes name after Kardashian-Rhymefest beef

May 23, 2019 at 12:52 a.m.

Donda’s House seems to miss the old Kanye. The Chicago nonprofit — named after West’s late mother and former Chicago State University professor — announced Saturday it’s changing its name....

Five things to know about Chicago’s proposed police and fire academy — and the controversy surrounding it

May 23, 2019 at 12:52 a.m.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to build a new $95 million police and fire academy hit a speed bump this week when aldermen delayed approval of using $20 million from...

Celebrar Memorial Day en la playa sin basura

December 14, 2018 at 8:47 a.m.

Cada fin de semana de Memorial Day aparece un mar de vasos rojos, latas de cerveza y colillas de cigarrillo por toda la playa de North Avenue, como si el...

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