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Sandy Lopez, from left, coordinator for undocumented student support at Northern Illinois University, works with NIU students Alejandra Hernandez and Ariana Nava, peer academic coaches who are providing workshops on time management and how to find scholarships, at the Office of Undocumented Student Support at NIU in DeKalb on June 24, 2021.

State bill and new scholarship provide more support for immigrant students in Illinois

March 11, 2024 at 1:36 p.m.

Immigrant college students in Illinois will likely have additional resources to help them navigate school next year thanks to a new state bill and a new scholarship fund. A bill...

Man who pleaded not guilty to murder, carjacking charges of Uber driver in federal court faces maximum penalty of death

June 26, 2021 at 1:57 p.m.

An 18-year-old man was arrested Friday in connection with fatally shooting his Uber driver in March during a West Side carjacking. Edmond Harris, 18, is accused of killing Javier Ramos,...

Firefighters recover four birds in a cage from a home that was heavily damaged after a tornado passed through overnight June 21, 2021, in Woodridge.

Volunteers help clean storm damage in Gage Park

June 22, 2021 at 4:14 p.m.

Magda Vasquez and her daughter Shirley Woodruff sat on their front porch in Gage Park on Monday afternoon watching as volunteers and city officials broke down branches and packed them...

A "Don't lie for the other guy" banner stands at a news conference June 16, 2021, in Des Plaines about a campaign aimed to reduce firearm straw purchases.

ATF campaign to reduce straw purchasing of guns that wind up in Chicago relies on targeted ads

June 16, 2021 at 3:01 p.m.

Federal authorities joined a firearms trade association at a suburban gun store Wednesday to call attention to a media campaign intended to head off straw purchases of firearms that wind...

Hunger strike at women’s prison brings attention to conditions at Logan Correctional Center

June 16, 2021 at 6:13 p.m.

A state lawmaker is asking the Illinois Department of Corrections to let her meet with women in the Logan Correctional Center after a hunger strike by inmates raised concerns over...

People enjoy summerlike weather June 3, 2021, on the large patio at Recess in Chicago's West Loop.

Reopening day: At the brewery, the ballpark and elsewhere, it’s a mostly cautious move back to normal

June 11, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.

Not a whole lot will immediately change at her Forest Park brewpub now that the state has removed its COVID-19 constrictions, Katherine Valleau said midday Friday. For the first time,...

A lifeguard watches over swimmers cooling off in the water at 31st Street Beach in Chicago on June 5, 2021.

Officials warn Chicagoans to watch for swim hazards on Lake Michigan after record number of drownings in 2020

June 10, 2021 at 4:07 p.m.

Local officials are reminding Chicagoans to stay safe in the water this summer after 2020 saw one of the deadliest summers on record for drownings in Lake Michigan. Last year,...

Body found in Lake Michigan miles off shore of East Side neighborhood, police say

June 8, 2021 at 4:25 p.m.

People out fishing early Tuesday found a body in Lake Michigan east of the East Side neighborhood, officials said. The Chicago police marine unit recovered the body, believed to be...

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