Sophie Sherry

A CTA Pink Line train travels through the West Loop on March 8, 2021.

As Chicago moves to next phase of reopening, CTA says it will watch crowds and make announcements to keep riders apart

May 28, 2020 at 3:10 p.m.

As Chicago enters the next phase of reopening during the pandemic, the CTA said it will use cameras to monitor crowds at stations and on trains and make announcements urging...

Driver wounded when shots fired from another car on Bishop Ford Expressway

May 26, 2020 at 12:31 p.m.

A man from Calumet City was shot and wounded while driving on the Bishop Ford Expressway early Tuesday, according to the Illinois state police. The man, 41, was driving south...

A person waves while in a convoy of 15 to 20 police, fire department and military vehicles as the convoy passes through Elmhurst, Illinois for Memorial Day, May 25, 2020.

A different Memorial Day in Chicago: Crowds are out, livestreamed ceremonies are in

May 25, 2020 at 11:28 p.m.

Chicagoans marked Memorial Day in a different way Monday, as local leaders tried to balance paying respect to those who died serving their country while also respecting the coronavirus-driven stay-at-home...

Cluster of strong thunderstorms continue for Chicago holiday weekend, as tornado watches remain in effect after ‘punishing’ weather hits Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin

May 23, 2020 at 7:51 p.m.

Tornado watches and a flash flood alert remain in effect into the evening, after heavy storms moved through the area causing power outages, downed trees and a report of a...

Chicago police announce crackdown on motorcycles, Memorial Day weekend speeders

May 23, 2020 at 2:11 p.m.

Chicago police are cracking down on speeding and large group motorcycle rides over the Memorial Day weekend, officials said in a Saturday morning news conference at the closed North Avenue...

Kelly Zebell, from left, Ray Doeksen and Charles Henderson at the American Legion Tattler Post #973 in Chicago on May 21, 2020.

Memorial Day observances will be different this year but won’t diminish the meaning of the holiday

May 23, 2020 at 1:14 p.m.

Robert Stack usually spends part of Memorial Day clanging a weathered 3-foot-tall bell each time the name of a fallen member of the military is read aloud during a ceremony...

Chicago Teachers Union members march during last October's strike. The union is now suing Chicago Public Schools and the U,S, Department of Education over their handling of special education during the pandemic.

Chicago Teachers Union’s lawsuit against CPS and Betsy DeVos ‘is not about helping students,’ district counters. Education secretary says CTU is ‘posturing.’

July 5, 2022 at 9:23 a.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union's legal action against President Donald Trump's education chief and Chicago Public Schools over special education during the coronavirus pandemic escalated into mutual scolding and finger-pointing Wednesday....

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