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Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke listens to the judge describe how he'll be sentenced with attorney Daniel Herbert at Van Dyke's sentencing hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Jan. 18, 2019, in Chicago.

Protesters raise voices in the Loop after ex-cop Jason Van Dyke, convicted in shooting of Laquan McDonald, leaves prison

February 3, 2022 at 8:24 p.m.

Just after midnight Thursday, as the wind blew whirls of snow around a remote downstate prison, one of Illinois' highest-profile prisoners walked out of custody under the cover of darkness....

Andrew Warren arrives at a police station escorted by Chicago police Aug. 18, 2017, in Chicago. Warren, an Oxford University financial officer, and Wyndham Lathem, a Northwestern University professor, have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Trenton James Cornell-Duranleau, a Michigan native who had been working in Chicago.

Former Northwestern professor sentenced to 53 years for slaying of boyfriend

January 25, 2022 at 7:36 p.m.

A former Northwestern University professor was sentenced to 53 years in prison Tuesday for the violent slaying of his boyfriend. Wyndham Lathem appeared at his sentencing hearing before Judge Charles...

Recycle and garbage carts lay on the sand at North Avenue beach in Chicago on Friday, May 28, 2021.

Chicagoans call for better recycling, more public transportation as city designs 2022 climate action plan

January 22, 2022 at 6:16 p.m.

Chicago's plans for combating climate change in 2022 cast a scope beyond lowering carbon emissions and planting more trees. There's a holistic focus on making that change equitable across the...

University of Chicago police officer who wounded man in shooting Tuesday was also involved in 2018 shooting of student near campus

January 20, 2022 at 3:13 p.m.

A University of Chicago police officer who shot and wounded a man in Hyde Park Tuesday was also involved in a shooting near campus in 2018 in which a student...

Signs in support of the Chicago Teachers Union are handed out before a caravan from Union Park to Chicago's City Hall Jan. 5, 2022. Chicago Public Schools classes were canceled Wednesday after a Tuesday night CTU vote in favor of refusing in-person work until further COVID-19 safety measures are implemented.

Teachers union approves COVID-19 safety deal to end standoff with Chicago Public Schools; dispute-fatigued parents hope new safety measures hold as buildings reopen

January 12, 2022 at 8:17 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union has voted to approve the COVID-19 agreement with Chicago Public Schools, formally putting an end to their latest dispute over school safety, though the omicron surge...

Chicago Teachers Union vote clears way for in-person classes to resume Wednesday in Chicago Public Schools after four days of cancellations over COVID-19 clashes

July 5, 2022 at 9:21 a.m.

A proposal for Chicago Public Schools to resume in-person classes Wednesday has been approved by the Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates following a contentious weeklong standoff. The delegates also...

Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Chicago River on New Year's Day 2020 in Chicago.

‘We need to be careful at social gatherings,’ Mayor Lori Lightfoot says as city officials urge safe New Year’s Eve celebrations

December 29, 2021 at 3:18 p.m.

As Chicago readies for the New Year's holiday with its largest fireworks display in history along the lakefront and Chicago River, city officials gathered Wednesday to remind residents and visitors...

Jim Swinerton and his terrier Rhett head out as the snowfall begins in the Wicker Park neighborhood on Dec. 28, 2021.

Chicago sets record Tuesday with latest first measurable snowfall of the season

December 28, 2021 at 6:37 p.m.

Tuesday finally brought an answer to the question residents in Chicagoland have been wondering about for the past few weeks: Is it ever going to snow? Chicago's National Weather Service...

New Year's Eve fireworks illuminate the sky near Navy Pier on Jan. 1, 2018, in Chicago.

City to hold its largest fireworks display ever along lakefront and Chicago River to ring in the new year

December 27, 2021 at 5:32 p.m.

Those planning to ring in the new year in downtown Chicago can plan to enjoy a 1.5-mile fireworks display along the lakefront and Chicago River at midnight. The fireworks will...

Kelsey Mora, chief clinical program officer, organizes children's wishes onto pickle tree on Dec. 7, 2021.

‘It really is a game-changer’: New nonprofit named after pickles works to support kids who have parents, caregivers with cancer

December 20, 2021 at 8:33 a.m.

In the summer of 2019, three families came together to support one another through a shared journey. The Agnews, Hlavaceks, and Smiths surely have much in common, but what brought...

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