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Jesse Jackson Jr., background right, and his wife, Sandi, make their way past reporters and photojournalists after their sentencing hearing Aug. 14, 2013.

Ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. files for divorce from ex-Ald. Sandi Jackson

May 22, 2019 at 10:50 p.m.

Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. filed for divorce Monday from former Ald. Sandi Jackson, according to Cook County court records. Jackson Jr., 51, cited in the filing irreconcilable differences...

Bicyclists pedal down Dearborn Street in Chicago's Loop on Dec. 4, 2016, as slushy snow falls on the city for the first time this season.

As snow ends, single-digit highs forecast for later in week

May 22, 2019 at 11:06 p.m.

Winter has arrived in Chicago. For the second day in a row, the city was covered in a blanket of powdery snow after a band of storms hit the Chicago...

Police guard a crime scene in the 1300 block of South Komensky Avenue in the Lawndale neighborhood on Dec. 7, 2016, in Chicago. A 54-year-old man was shot while driving.

1 dead, 7 wounded in city shootings

May 22, 2019 at 10:48 p.m.

A man was shot and critically wounded Wednesday evening on the same Lawndale neighborhood block where a man was killed the day before, Chicago police said. He was one of...

Family and friends gather Dec. 6, 2016, near the Garfield Park Golden Dome Fieldhouse during a vigil for 25-year-old Ed Brown, the unbeaten Chicago welterweight boxer who was shot and killed Dec. 3, 2016.

Hundreds gather to honor top boxing prospect gunned down on West Side

May 22, 2019 at 10:48 p.m.

In a makeshift boxing ring decked with balloons, hundreds of people gathered outside the Golden Dome Fieldhouse in Garfield Park to honor a top boxing prospect gunned down earlier this...

Faith leaders the Rev. Jan Edmiston, from left, the Rev. Tony Pizzo, the Rev. Nayoung Ha and Rami Nashashibi link arms to proclaim they stand with the refugee and immigrant communities of Chicago during an interfaith program at First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple on Dec. 1, 2016. Prayers were spoken in English, Hebrew, Spanish and Korean.

Faith leaders gather to support Chicago’s immigrant communities

May 22, 2019 at 10:47 p.m.

Faith leaders from different religions and backgrounds stood arm-in-arm Thursday evening inside a Loop church to pledge their support for Chicagoland's unauthorized immigrant community and to denounce what they say...

Pedestrian hit by Metra UP-Northwest train near Cary

May 22, 2019 at 10:47 p.m.

A pedestrian was struck by an inbound Metra train Tuesday evening near Cary, officials said. Train No. 654 hit the person about 5 p.m. between the Pingree Road and Cary...

Chicago firefighters prepare to leave the Ogilvie Transportation Center, 500 W. Madison St., following a small fire there Nov. 27, 2016.

Small fire doused at Ogilvie Center; Metra trains not affected

May 22, 2019 at 10:46 p.m.

A small fire at the Ogilvie Transportation Center was quickly doused by a sprinkler, according to a Chicago Fire Department spokesman. The fire at the building at 500 W. Madison...

Laura Mendoza, 27 is a volunteer with The Resurrection Project and a DACA recipient. The Resurrection Project in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood is giving workshops for people worried about the the Trump presidency.

Anxiety over Trump’s election galvanizes immigration advocacy in Chicago

June 2, 2019 at 5:02 p.m.

Lily Martinez had never been involved in activism. But after Donald Trump was elected president, the 20-year-old Little Village resident felt an immediate call to action, determined that his stance...

A mobile police command center in the 3800 block of West Roosevelt Road last weekend was part of the multi-agency effort to combat violence in Chicago.

Johnson details ‘targeted enforcement’ efforts on South and West sides

June 9, 2018 at 3:01 a.m.

Five people were killed and at least 32 others wounded in shootings in Chicago from Friday afternoon to early Monday, a weekend when Chicago police and other law enforcement agencies...

A protester leads a chant on North Wabash Avenue during an anti-Trump rally outside Trump International Hotel and Tower on Nov. 13, 2016, in Chicago. This is the fifth protest that has taken place in Chicago since Donald Trump was elected president.

Anti-Trump protesters march for 5th day downtown

August 21, 2019 at 8:55 p.m.

About 100 people marched Sunday night from Millennium Park to Trump Tower to protest the president-elect and denounce his "hateful" speech and policy proposals. "The threat of deporting 3 million...

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