Chicago settles suit with immigrant falsely accused of gang ties
The city of Chicago on Tuesday settled a civil rights case involving an ICE detainee who was arrested during a raid on his home after he was wrongfully identified as...
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Durbin rallying support for Dream Act
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Monday said he is “hopeful but not confident” that Congress will pass the Dream Act and create a path to citizenship for immigrants who were...
Driver is denied bail in fatal gang-related shooting, authorities say
A 19-year-old man was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man the day after Thanksgiving on the Far South Side, officials said Sunday. Alec Aguilar,...
Chicago raised its minimum wage two years ago, but some still earn less. Here’s why.
Maria Leon, a single mother of three and longtime Gage Park resident, says she worked for years in two Chicago restaurants for less than the city’s minimum wage. Last year,...
In Chicago, Tina Brown talks Vanity Fair memoir, Trump and Weinstein
In 1987, then-Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown decided to excerpt Donald Trump’s “Art of the Deal.” At the time, she wrote this about the future president’s tome: “It feels, when...
Crowds flock to Loop for Thanksgiving parade
Jose Aguilar and his wife, Lea, brought their 4-year-old twins to watch Chicago’s Thanksgiving parade on Thursday morning, even though he had some concerns in light of recent terror attacks...
Thanksgiving Day Parade starts in the Loop at 8 a.m.
The 84th annual McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is scheduled to kick off at State Street and Congress Parkway in the Loop at 8 a.m. Parade floats, marching bands and others...
Immigrant who sought sanctuary at Chicago church files civil rights lawsuit
Francisca Lino has until Thanksgiving Day to turn herself into Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials or be considered a fugitive. Lino, 50, a mother of six, resisted a court order...
Stepson, 21, charged with repeatedly stabbing CPD officer, prosecutors say
The stepson of a Chicago police officer, who was stabbed more than 10 times in the head and face while she was off-duty, was charged with attempted first-degree murder in...
2 Chinese investors drop out of bid for Chicago Stock Exchange
Two of the three China-based bidders for the Chicago Stock Exchange have withdrawn from a group trying to acquire the market, officials said Wednesday. American investors would own 71 percent...