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Judge deals setback to Lucas Museum, denies motion to dismiss lawsuit

May 25, 2019 at 1:01 p.m.

A federal judge on Thursday denied the city of Chicago's motion to dismiss a park preservation group's lawsuit aimed at blocking the proposed Lucas Museum, dealing a blow to the...

Jatin Patel, a pharmacist from Wheaton, has run a pharmacy in Chicago at various locations, including this site in the 1300 block of North Western Avenue.

Businessman tied to site of firefighter death cited by city elsewhere

May 22, 2019 at 9:20 p.m.

A businessman linked to the warehouse where a Chicago firefighter plunged to his death has received a string of municipal violations and a series of fines for "dangerous and unsafe...

Police fatally shoot man inside boyhood home of Derrick Rose

May 22, 2019 at 9:19 p.m.

Chicago police fatally shot a man inside the brick bungalow known as the boyhood home of Bulls star Derrick Rose early Sunday morning. Police said they shot and killed a...

Northern Illinois' Akeem Daniels breaks a tackle during a game against Eastern Michigan.

Former NIU running back sues FanDuel, DraftKings for using name

October 8, 2022 at 12:13 p.m.

A former Northern Illinois football player filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings, claiming the sites profited off his name and put players in...

Suburban strip club to remain open despite nuns’ complaints

May 22, 2019 at 9:18 p.m.

A strip club in west suburban Stone Park will continue to operate after a Cook County judge on Tuesday ordered a group of nuns and residents to rework their lawsuit...

Philadelphia police Commissioner Charles Ramsey during a news conference Dec. 22, 2015, in Philadelphia.

Former Chicago officer returns to advise department on civil rights reform

May 22, 2019 at 9:17 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Sunday that a Chicago native once passed over for top cop will return to help guide civil rights reforms in the Chicago Police Department. Recently retired...

Several dozen people attended a forum to discuss the potential firing of tenured professor Larycia Hawkins at St. Mark Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. Hawkins was removed and may be fired from Wheaton College after making statements on Facebook.

Glen Ellyn church members debate fate of Wheaton College professor

May 22, 2019 at 9:13 p.m.

At their weekly discussion forum, 30 members of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn gathered Sunday to debate a topic close to home: the case of Larycia Hawkins, the...

Owners agree to demolition of building where firefighter died

May 22, 2019 at 9:12 p.m.

The warehouse where firefighter Daniel Capuano suffered a fatal fall Dec. 14 will be demolished, attorneys for the building owner and the city told a judge Wednesday at a court...

Suspect in Indiana killing of ex-wife died of self-inflicted gunshot wound: Autopsy

May 22, 2019 at 9:10 p.m.

A northwest Indiana man who had been named as a suspect in the fatal shooting of his ex-wife over the weekend inside a Schererville store where she worked died Sunday...

Projectionist Reece Thornbery, 38, prepares a reel of Quentin Tarantino's latest movie, "The Hateful Eight," while working in the projection room at the Music Box Theatre on Dec. 26, 2015, in Chicago.

What 6 Chicago-area theaters had to do to show Tarantino’s ‘Hateful Eight’

June 16, 2018 at 9:02 a.m.

To show Quentin Tarantino's latest movie, "The Hateful Eight," six Chicago-area theaters have needed to do more than simply dim the lights and make sure the popcorn doesn't burn. The...

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