English classes help immigrants open door to new lives
Enas Khalafalla, 27, looked intently at an exercise in an English workbook, trying to understand the difference between "who" and "whose." "Look for the verb or the noun," her teacher...
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Ex-cop sentenced for extorting tow truck drivers
A former Chicago police officer was sentenced Thursday to 31/2 years in federal prison for extorting bribes to steer business to tow truck drivers at crash scenes. Juan Prado, a...
Ex-Chicago cop gets 3 1/2 years for accepting bribes
A federal judge today sentenced a former Chicago police officer to three and half years in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for steering business to tow truck drivers. Juan...
Chicago police boss: ‘We’re doing better’
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy on Monday touted the department's crime-fighting strategies in tamping down the city's murder rate since earlier this year when homicides skyrocketed. "This is not a...
Chicago police boss: ‘We’re doing better’
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy on Monday touted the department's crime-fighting strategies in tamping down the city's murder rate since earlier this year when homicides skyrocketed. "This is not a...
After fire, condo residents sift through the ashes
A day after an extra-alarm fire tore through a Morgan Park condominium building, its occupants sifted through the remains of their apartments, grabbing what they could as they pondered the...
Former high school basketball star dies from shooting injuries
Dejuan Thurman, 36, was a well-known basketball player in the Morgan Park neighborhood whose skills as a forward had earned him the nickname "Franchise," friends said. The former high school...
Seminary bookstore gets makeover
For years, Michael Silverstein, was forced to duck to avoid hitting his head on the pipes that hung from the low ceiling of the subterranean Seminary Co-op Bookstore as he...
Orthodox bishop is punished in ‘sexual misconduct’ case
The Chicago-based bishop of the Orthodox Church in America accused in August of "inappropriate" behavior with a woman has been found guilty of "sexual misconduct" by church investigators, but he...
Orthodox bishop is punished in ‘sexual misconduct’ case
The Chicago-based bishop of the Orthodox Church in America accused in August of "inappropriate" behavior with a woman has been found guilty of "sexual misconduct" by church investigators, but he...