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Immigration rights supporters walk in the 16th annual posada through the streets of downtown Chicago on Dec. 17, 2021.

Themes of Mary and Joseph’s journey in Bethlehem still relevant as Chicago Archdiocese hosts 16th annual reenactment for immigration reform

March 11, 2024 at 1:29 p.m.

"When a foreigner resides among you, do not mistreat them" and "Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers" were parts of the many biblical verses inscribed on handheld signs...

Elgin man charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery after September stabbing in Logan Square

December 14, 2021 at 6:07 p.m.

An Elgin man was charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery after he was arrested on suspicion of stabbing a man several times in Logan Square in September. Banner...

Rubble litters the town after a tornado ripped through Friday evening on Dec. 12, 2021, in Mayfield, Ky.

Biden signs disaster declaration for Illinois, allowing federal aid after deadly tornadoes swept through the Midwest

December 14, 2021 at 5:40 p.m.

President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Illinois Monday after devastating tornadoes swept through the state Friday, killing six people in Illinois. The declaration authorizes the release of...

Higher than normal temperatures bring out ice skaters to Maggie Daley Park Ice Skating Ribbon, Dec. 13, 2021.

As week warms up, we could reach 64 on Wednesday. That would tie a 50-year-old record in Chicago.

December 13, 2021 at 5:15 p.m.

A high of 64 degrees is forecast for Wednesday in Chicago, and if that mark is reached, it would tie a record-high temperature for Dec. 15, set in 1971. Temperatures...

McHenry County man arrested as his home burned, charged with attempted murder after allegedly beating and stabbing girlfriend

December 13, 2021 at 3:33 p.m.

A McHenry County man who was arrested as his house burned this weekend was ordered held without bond Monday morning on a charge of attempted murder in connection with allegations...

Potential for tornadoes, other severe weather in Chicago-area forecast, depending on how conditions develop later today

December 10, 2021 at 12:30 p.m.

The weather system moving into the Chicago area late Friday holds the potential for tornadoes and other forms of severe weather, the National Weather Service said. A tornado watch wouldn't...

Police investigating after shooting at Near North Side hotel causes damage to guest room

December 6, 2021 at 5:17 p.m.

Chicago police were investigating a shooting at a Near North Side hotel Sunday night that caused damage to a guest room at the hotel but no injuries. Officers responded to...

A tearful Carmen Bolden Day, mother of Jelani Day, is comforted by her attorney, Ben Crump, the while Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. talks during a news conference calling for further investigation and accountability into the death of Jelani Day, a graduate student at Illinois State University. The news conference was held at the Rainbow Push Coalition headquarters on Dec. 3, 2021, in Chicago.

Mom of ISU grad student Jelani Day enlists civil rights attorney Ben Crump to urge FBI investigation into her son’s death. ‘I need to know what happened.’

December 3, 2021 at 6:10 p.m.

Jelani Day, who was last seen alive in Bloomington, Illinois, on Aug. 24, was reported missing the next day by his mother, Carmen Bolden Day. One-hundred days later, she is...

Commuters, including some on their way to O’Hare, halted for nearly half an hour after man falls on tracks at Logan Square

November 24, 2021 at 6:07 p.m.

A portion of the CTA's Blue Line was down in both directions Wednesday afternoon after a man fell onto the tracks at the Logan Square station on the Northwest Side,...

Airickca Gordon-Taylor, center in purple, and the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., both cousins of Emmett Till, speak outside Roberts Temple Church of God In Christ in Chicago on Aug. 28, 2015. They led a motorcade to Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the death of Emmett Till. Till's funeral took place at Roberts Temple in September 1955.

100th birthday of Mamie Till-Mobley, mother of Emmett Till, marked with creation of new institute at Northwestern

November 24, 2021 at 2:13 p.m.

On the 100th birthday of Mamie Till-Mobley, mother of a teenager slain in Mississippi in 1955, members of the Till family and a professor at Northwestern University marked the milestone...

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