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Police Superintendent David Brown stands with Chicago police officers and University of Chicago police as they take part in a new community policing initiative July 10.

Chicago passes 500 homicides, on track for one of the most violent years in decades

September 1, 2020 at 7:22 a.m.

Barely a month into his job as Chicago's top cop, David Brown described his "moonshot": a year when there would be fewer than 300 homicides in the city. When Brown...

Sultan Issa leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Jan. 10, 2020. Prosecutors say Issa stole more than $72 million over a seven-year period.

Hinsdale accountant gets 16 1/2 years in federal prison in $80 million fraud scheme; victims included Chicago Blackhawks stars

September 1, 2020 at 6:47 a.m.

A Hinsdale accountant was sentenced Monday to 16 1/2 years in federal prison for swindling tens of millions of dollars from a wealthy Chicago-area family and other investors — including...

Chicago family lawyer charged with sexually attacking a client and two associates at law firm

August 31, 2020 at 7:11 p.m.

A prominent Chicago family attorney has been charged with sexually attacking a client and two associates at his law firm. David Pasulka, 61, is accused of sexually assaulting one of...

Two Chicago police officers were wounded in a shooting during a traffic stop in Chicago's Homan Square neighborhood early Sunday, Aug. 30.

$10 million bail for man charged with shooting 2 Chicago police officers on West Side

August 31, 2020 at 6:59 p.m.

Moments before he shot two Chicago police officers and was himself wounded during a running shootout with another officer, a South Austin man first tried evading a traffic stop by...

Woman, 85, rendered unconscious from head injury during Near North Side purse-snatching, prosecutors say

August 29, 2020 at 4:26 p.m.

A judge denied bail for a man accused of shoving an 85-year-old woman to the ground and stealing her purse on the Near North Side on Tuesday. Tony Davis, 45,...

4 killed, 13 wounded during shootings as weekend gets underway

August 29, 2020 at 2:09 p.m.

Four people were killed and at least 13 were wounded in shootings across the city from 3 p.m. Friday into Saturday morning, according to Chicago police. The latest deadly shooting...

Loyola Academy in Wilmette moved to remote learning for two weeks after six students tested positive for COVID-19, while 63 others were placed in quarantine.

More Catholic schools delay opening because of COVID-19 cases as teachers at other Chicago-area private schools resist in-person classes

August 28, 2020 at 3:49 p.m.

More Chicago-area Catholic schools have delayed the start of in-person classes because of positive cases of COVID-19 in their communities, as teachers at other private schools show resistance to returning...

Shannon Ryan, 20, daughter of Zoraleigh Ryan, stands with her father, Mike Ryan, and talks about their lawsuit in Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. She was injured and her mother was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Chicago on Aug. 10.

Family files lawsuit against SUV driver accused of hitting woman and her daughter, then circling and striking mother again. ‘They want to know why.’

August 26, 2020 at 6:57 p.m.

Shannon Ryan and her mother had been enjoying a perfect weekend in Chicago, something she stresses as she recounts their last moments together. They were staying at a nice hotel...

Elaine Sage was let go as a teacher at St. Francis Xavier Catholic school in Wilmette after declining to rerturn to work amid concerns about COVID-19.

A suburban Catholic school teacher was fired after refusing to return to class due to COVID-19. Others teachers are demanding Catholic schools go remote.

August 20, 2020 at 7:36 p.m.

When teachers reported to St. Francis Xavier School in Wilmette on Monday to start the new school year, Elaine Sage was not among them. At age 63 and married to...

State-sponsored SATs are generally required of all high school juniors in Illinois but were postponed this past spring by COVID-19.

State announces SAT makeup dates for high school students who missed spring exams because of COVID-19

August 24, 2020 at 11:46 a.m.

Illinois education officials have announced new fall SAT dates for high school seniors who missed the state-provided exams last spring when they were postponed after COVID-19 shut down schools. All...

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