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In this frame grab from video provided by WPLG-TV, students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., evacuate the school following a shooting on Feb. 14, 2018.

In wake of Florida school shooting, we should embrace troubled kids, not push them away, experts say

December 14, 2018 at 9:15 p.m.

Amid the heartbreak and horror of yet another mass school shooting is the persistent sentiment that schools must do more to protect students by expanding security, installing more obstacles to...

While the Great Lakes region's leaders have put strict limits on who can access their prized resource, they are not always so disciplined about their own standards.

Proposed state legislation targets water rates, crumbling infrastructure

December 14, 2018 at 9:16 p.m.

A proposal in the Illinois legislature aims to create a new Cook County water infrastructure fund to help pay for system upgrades and bolster state oversight in an attempt to...

Family and friends of slain Northern Illinois University students listen to speakers during a memorial service at the Convocation Center on the NIU campus February 24, 2008 in DeKalb.

A decade later, NIU shooting survivors try to reclaim normalcy

December 14, 2018 at 8:21 p.m.

On Monday morning, Laurel Dubowski brought out the three full-size photo albums and a scrapbook, all the sympathy cards and letters people wrote in those early years. Her husband, Joe,...

Death of DCFS worker attacked while removing 2-year-old from home ruled homicide

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

The death of a DCFS worker who was beaten while taking a child into protective custody was ruled a homicide by the Cook County medical examiner on Friday. Pamela Knight...

Pedestrian fatally struck by Metra train while crossing tracks in North Chicago

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

A man was killed when a Metra commuter train struck him Tuesday evening while he was crossing railroad tracks near the North Chicago station, Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard I....

No charges filed after probe of cop golf outing, but Des Plaines taking further look

May 31, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

An investigation in Hoffman Estates into the conduct of Des Plaines police officers at a golf outing in June has ended without criminal charges, and authorities said allegations that a...

11-year prison sentence for man who struck, killed motorcyclist in I-55 DUI crash

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

A Chicago man who nearly three years ago crashed his car into a motorcycle on Interstate 55, killing its rider, was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Monday. Fawzi...

Final helicopter search planned for today for suburban woman missing in Hawaii

May 31, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

The Hawaii Fire Department was planning a final helicopter search Monday for a northwest suburban woman who was swept into the Wailuku River while hiking Jan. 26. Hawaii Fire Chief...

Brian Urlacher warms up on the field before Super Bowl XLI against the Colts on Feb. 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami.

Suburban mayor ‘ecstatic’ ex-Bear Urlacher voted into Hall of Fame — it’s his brother

May 31, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

The mayor of Mettawa, in suburban Lake County, got a personal phone call from Brian Urlacher to announce that the legendary Chicago Bears linebacker had been voted into the Pro...

Nation’s deeply divided views on Trump mirrored in rural Henry Co.

August 18, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

KEWANEE, Ill. — Encouraged by President Donald Trump’s conservative choices for the judiciary, the overall ascent of stock market values and setbacks for the Islamic State group, Marshall Jones has...

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