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Chicago cop’s use of condoms made outside of Illinois allowed prosecutors to pursue federal sex crime charges

December 13, 2018 at 10:03 a.m.

Plenty of crimes have a technical element that allows prosecutors to pursue charges at the federal level, from using a phone to conduct illegal business across state lines to firing...

Informe ofrece soluciones para los problemas de segregación en la región de Chicago

December 13, 2018 at 9:45 a.m.

Para ir a trabajar, Joseph Moore aborda el autobús No. 82 rumbo a la estación Kedzie del tren de la CTA, Blue Line; lo toma con dirección al centro de...

Joseph Moore, 25, poses for a portrait at his home in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago on May 14, 2018.

Report offers solutions for Chicago region’s segregation woes

December 13, 2018 at 9:43 a.m.

To get to work, Joseph Moore once boarded the No. 82 bus for the ride to the Kedzie Blue Line stop, where he hopped on the "L" and settled in...

2nd woman testifies salon owner assaulted her

May 23, 2019 at 12:46 a.m.

A woman testified Wednesday that the man charged with sexually assaulting one of his former tanning salon employees forcibly dragged her to his bedroom and assaulted her during an episode...

Suburban Express' Illini Shuttle leaves Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2013.

Illinois attorney general sues bus company, alleging discriminatory practices, customer mistreatment

May 23, 2019 at 12:45 a.m.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a federal lawsuit Monday against a bus company that primarily serves the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and other college students, alleging discriminatory practices...

An aerial view on April 19, 2018, shows Big Bend Drive in Des Plaines, where a number of homes have been demolished after repeated flooding of the Des Plaines River, which surrounds the drive.

New tech suggests more homes near Des Plaines River at risk of flooding

December 14, 2018 at 12:49 p.m.

Big Bend Drive, once a serene, secluded cluster of homes hugging the banks of the Des Plaines River, was a hive of hauling, shoveling and excavation on a recent spring...

Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi Jackson, arrive for their sentencing hearing Aug. 14, 2013, at the Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington.

Jesse Jackson Jr., Sandi Jackson reach settlement in contentious divorce case

May 23, 2019 at 12:43 a.m.

Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and former Chicago Ald. Sandi Jackson reached a settlement Friday in their contentious divorce case, their attorneys said. The onetime Democratic power couple came to...

Longtime White Sox chef keeps his streak alive for another opening day

May 8, 2019 at 9:50 p.m.

He's cooked for Bill Veeck and hung out with Tony La Russa, played cards with the 1983 "Winning Ugly" team and celebrated with the 2005 world champions. For 42 straight...

Kwame Raoul tops ex-Gov. Quinn in Democratic attorney general race; Harold wins for GOP

May 15, 2019 at 4:47 p.m.

State Sen. Kwame Raoul on Tuesday edged former Gov. Pat Quinn and outpaced six other candidates in a crowded campaign to secure the Democratic nomination for Illinois attorney general. With...

Gov. Bruce Rauner, from left, Jeanne Ives, J.B. Pritzker, Daniel Biss and Chris Kennedy.

Millions of dollars’ worth of TV ads later, Illinois governor candidates now need people to vote