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A button is shown on a backpack the Hadiya Pendleton Foundation gave away to schoolchildren filled with supplies on Aug. 21, 2013 at Gwendolyn Brooks Park.

2 reputed gang members go on trial Friday, 5 1/2 years after Hadiya Pendleton’s slaying

May 23, 2019 at 1:09 a.m.

It was a rare spectacular day amid Chicago’s typically bone-chilling winter. With the temperatures tipping into the low 60s, Hadiya Pendleton and about a dozen friends headed to Harsh Park...

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, right, moves toward the judge's bench along with his attorney Daniel Herbert at the start of the hearing in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on June 28, 2018.

Attorneys for Officer Van Dyke want Laquan McDonald’s mother to testify about son’s troubled past

May 23, 2019 at 1:06 a.m.

Attorneys defending Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke against murder charges in the on-duty fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald want McDonald’s mother to testify at trial about the teen’s troubled...

Timeline: Key events in the murder of James Jordan

December 12, 2018 at 7:09 p.m.

Key events from when Michael Jordan's father went missing shortly after midnight July 23, 1993, and when his body was identified Aug. 13. June 20,1993 Bulls win their third consecutive...

College of DuPage President Robert Breuder attends a special meeting of the college's board of trustees Jan. 28, 2015.

College of DuPage sues former president for $25 million

May 23, 2019 at 1:01 a.m.

The College of DuPage is suing former President Robert Breuder for $25 million, extending a yearslong, bitter feud between the board of trustees and the controversial administrator. The move, which...

Madigan aide ousted in sexual harassment texting scandal responds to woman who made the accusations

May 15, 2019 at 4:56 p.m.

A former top aide to Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan broke his silence Wednesday about sexual harassment allegations against him, echoing a legal defense already laid by the speaker’s camp...

Alaina Hampton takes part in a press conference on March 22, 2018, announcing a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Democrats and Speaker Michael Madigan. On Tuesday, Madigan's legal team asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit.

Madigan’s legal team asks judge to toss sexual harassment lawsuit by former campaign worker

May 15, 2019 at 4:55 p.m.

House Speaker Michael Madigan’s legal team on Tuesday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a former campaign worker who alleged she lost a chance to move...

This storefront in Britt, Iowa, shown on April 10, 2018, is the listed address for Hobo K-9 Rescue in public records, but a sign on the door identifies it only as the for-profit J.A.K.'S Puppies. An employee told reporters no dogs are kept in the office.

Revised ordinance aims to stop breeders from selling ‘rescue’ puppies to city shops

May 23, 2019 at 12:51 a.m.

A Chicago alderman unveiled a revamped ordinance Wednesday that aims to prevent local pet shops from selling puppies from animal rescues with strong ties to canine breeders and brokers, a...

Designer and purebred puppies from other states sold as rescue dogs in Chicago, outsmarting city ordinance

May 23, 2019 at 12:47 a.m.

The three Siberian huskies were born Sept. 4, 2017. They were housed together in a large, metal warehouse in this small farming community that is home to one of north-central...

College of DuPage President Robert Breuder leaves his office at 425 22nd St, Glen Ellyn, Ill., with his dog on Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2015.

Appellate court agrees former College of DuPage president’s contract was valid

May 23, 2019 at 12:44 a.m.

A federal appellate court agreed Tuesday that former College of DuPage President Robert Breuder deserved a termination hearing before his contract was nullified, shooting down one of the primary legal...

Former legislative aide LaVern Sanders, shown on March 15, 2018.

Illinois Rep. Litesa Wallace said aide fired for misusing credit cards, didn’t mention police had cleared her

May 15, 2019 at 4:48 p.m.

Days before the Democratic primary, lieutenant governor candidate Litesa Wallace’s campaign denied she had fired a female legislative aide in 2014 for reporting sexual harassment by a community leader. Instead,...

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