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Chicago residents protest police in schools at a Daley Plaza rally, June 24, 2020.

Pull Chicago police from CPS schools and use that $33 million on mental health services instead, activists and elected leaders say

June 9, 2020 at 6:10 p.m.

As calls grow for an end to in-school police officers, young organizers and some elected officials say the money should be reallocated to mental health resources for Chicago Public School...

Hand sanitizer dispensers are available near Cloud Gate on June 15, 2020, as Millennium Park reopens.

As parks west of Lake Shore Drive, city libraries reopen, Chicago Park District announces summer day camp schedule

June 8, 2020 at 6:47 p.m.

Golfers, parkgoers and book-seekers returned to their haunts Monday, as Chicago libraries opened their doors and the Park District reopened lakefront parks west of Lake Shore Drive. It wasn't the...

Rep. La Shawn Ford speaks to the media June 8, 2020, outside Chicago police headquarters.

West Side lawmaker picks up rallying cry to defund police, asks for meeting with Chicago mayor and top cop

June 8, 2020 at 12:10 p.m.

A West Side lawmaker along with community groups from some of the most violent parts of Chicago say they want to meet with the mayor and the city's top cop...

An officer walks by three vehicles, including a Chicago police squad car, that were damaged while police pursued a homicide suspect near the intersection of North Ashland Avenue and Irving Park Road on June 4, 2020, in Chicago.

Driver charged with first-degree murder after leading police on an hourslong high-speed chase, bail set at $1 million

June 6, 2020 at 6:13 p.m.

The suspect in a high-speed chase earlier this week now faces first-degree murder charges for the death of a woman who was killed when her vehicle was hit by a...

Closed for nearly 3 months due to pandemic, Brookfield Zoo cuts 56 jobs

June 7, 2020 at 9:48 a.m.

Brookfield Zoo is eliminating 56 full-time positions, as all facilities remain closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The zoo placed nearly a third of its staff on furlough in April and...

A volunteer with Social Change is ready to hand out bags of apples to people in arriving vehicles during a pop-up food drive at 54th Street and Wentworth Avenue in Chicago on June 4, 2020.

Community steps in to help South and West side families left without food, baby supplies after stores close because of unrest

June 5, 2020 at 4:39 p.m.

Wednesday morning, Cook County Circuit Judge Erika Orr had to drive 20 minutes from her neighborhood just to find a gallon of milk. "Basically, on the South Side, what wasn't...

Man arrested after pointing gun at federal agents, then stashing it next to diapers and baby bottle as he ran off with toddler

June 3, 2020 at 3:13 p.m.

A man is facing federal charges after prosecutors say he pointed a gun at a federal agent and instructed him and others to "keep walking" while a small child stood...

Federales acusan a ‘Joker’ por incendiar patrulla de la policía de Chicago

June 3, 2020 at 4:57 p.m.

Un residente del sur de Chicago fue acusado el martes a nivel federal de incendio provocado por prender fuego a una patrulla de la policía de Chicago en el centro...

Feds charge man with setting fire to Chicago police vehicle, 3 others face gun charges in connection to weekend looting in Chicago

June 3, 2020 at 1:11 a.m.

A South Side man was hit with federal arson charges Tuesday alleging he set fire to a Chicago police SUV in the Loop while wearing a "Joker" clown mask during...

Marcia Trawinski, a client of Blind Service Association and an advocate for those with visual impairment, is seen on the Southwest Side of Chicago on May 29, 2020.

Association that helps visually impaired is struggling to reopen. ‘I can’t get things read, I don’t have activities. They are really integral to our lives.’

June 2, 2020 at 10:20 a.m.

Several times a week, 72-year-old Marcia Trawinski would visit the downtown office of the Blind Service Association where a volunteer would spend a few hours reading nearly everything she got...

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