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Former student’s lawsuit: Concordia University failed to protect athletes from sex abuse by baseball coach

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

A former student at Concordia University Chicago filed an updated civil lawsuit against the former head baseball coach and the school Thursday, a move that comes two months after the...

Deborah Stevens helps her son Caleb position his injured leg at home in Michigan on Jan. 30, 2018.

A mission ‘you’re willing to die for’: Michigan man shows up in Chicago ER after getting shot in Syria

May 21, 2020 at 3:04 p.m.

The emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital was packed with flu patients when Caleb Stevens hobbled through the doors on crutches one evening in January, his leg pulsing with pain...

Too many controlled burns may hinder growth of oaks, Morton Arboretum study shows

December 14, 2018 at 1:59 p.m.

A new study from the Morton Arboretum suggests frequent controlled burns in forests have a more nuanced effect on the woods than previously understood, changing the soil in unexpected ways...

Man shot by Chicago cops on decision not to fire them: ‘I’m sickened by it’

December 14, 2018 at 10:26 p.m.

A man shot by Chicago police during a 2015 traffic stop said it is “heartbreaking and sad” two officers involved in his shooting were not fired from the department. “Justice....

Wife of slain police commander writes letter thanking Chicago for ‘outpouring of love and support’

May 23, 2019 at 12:32 a.m.

The wife of Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer on Tuesday released a letter thanking Chicagoans for their “outpouring of love and support.” Bauer was shot and killed Feb. 13 outside...

While the Great Lakes region's leaders have put strict limits on who can access their prized resource, they are not always so disciplined about their own standards.

Proposed state legislation targets water rates, crumbling infrastructure

December 14, 2018 at 9:16 p.m.

A proposal in the Illinois legislature aims to create a new Cook County water infrastructure fund to help pay for system upgrades and bolster state oversight in an attempt to...

Lily Rich, left, and Talia Mitchell, both 9, made a snow tunnel in the front of Lily's North Center home on Feb. 11, 2018.

Chicago area digs out from snowstorm — and it’s not over

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

The winter storm that walloped the Chicago area Friday, depositing up to a foot of snow, provided many people a celebrated "snow day" reprieve from work or school. Stay home,...

Una persona fue encontrada muerta en este callejón en el triángulo formado por las avenidas Grand, Milwaukee y Union, en Chicago, el viernes 12 de enero de 2018. La muerte fue clasificada como una muerte causada por exposición al frío

Decenas, los muertos por el frío en Chicago

December 15, 2018 at 2:15 a.m.

El día después de Navidad, mientras un frío ártico cubría Chicago, la Policía y los paramédicos atendieron un llamado de emergencia y encontraron a un hombre inconsciente dentro de un...

Paul Vallas, the former Chicago Public Schools CEO, 2002 Democratic governor candidate and 2014 lieutenant governor candidate may launch a bid to challenge Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the February 2019 city election.

Vallas brings experience, political liabilities to possible Emanuel challenge

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Paul Vallas has spent the better part of the last two weeks fueling speculation that he might launch a bid to challenge Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the February 2019 city...

A person was found dead in this alley near Grand, Milwaukee and Union avenues in Chicago on Jan. 12, 2018. The death has been classified as a death caused by cold exposure.

Extreme weather dangers often overlooked as Cook County reports 26 cold-related deaths in 2017

May 23, 2019 at 12:25 a.m.

The day after Christmas, with an arctic chill gripping Chicago, police and paramedics were called to the city’s West Side, where a man was found unresponsive inside a car parked...

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