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MLK’s death 50 years ago sparked riots across the U.S. Some parts of Chicago’s West Side never recovered.

May 28, 2020 at 11:33 p.m.

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. His death set off more than 100 riots across the U.S., including the most devastating civil disturbance in...

King Mini Mart in the 1300 block of S. Kedzie Ave., in Chicago, April 3, 2018. Authorities said a large amount of synthetic pot laced with a toxic substance often used in rat poison was being sold at the West Side convenience store.

Synthetic pot leaves 2 dead, dozens hospitalized in Illinois; 3 arrested in Chicago

December 14, 2018 at 9:48 a.m.

State health officials have now linked two deaths and dozens of illnesses to synthetic marijuana known as K2, while authorities on Monday said they found a large amount of synthetic...

50 years ago, Chicago’s West Side burned after MLK’s death. Some neighborhoods never recovered.

December 14, 2018 at 9:37 a.m.

A half century ago, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. On April 5, 1968, a day after King was gunned down, Chicago erupted in riots that led to...

The Chicago Theatre on North State Street on March 29, 2017.

WGCI’s Take Over Jam at Chicago Theatre canceled over safety concerns

May 23, 2019 at 12:40 a.m.

The Chicago Theatre canceled a Thursday night hip-hop concert after being warned about the possibility of gang activity at the show, according to law enforcement sources. WGCI-FM’s Take Over Jam...

Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

Chicago fire lieutenant charged with misdemeanor after fistfight at fire station, authorities say

May 23, 2019 at 12:40 a.m.

A Chicago Fire Department lieutenant faces a misdemeanor charge after he punched his colleague in the face at a Far South Side fire station, according to authorities. Chicago fire Lt....

Dan K. Webb in 2014. Webb's firm on March 25, 2018, said he has declined an opportunity to represent President Donald Trump.

Former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb, D.C. partner turn down offer to represent Trump

August 22, 2019 at 3:17 a.m.

Two prominent attorneys with the Winston & Strawn law firm, including former U.S. Attorney Dan K. Webb, declined to represent President Donald Trump, citing “business conflicts,” the firm said Monday....

Extra-alarm fire hits Far North Side apartment building

May 23, 2019 at 12:40 a.m.

An extra-alarm fire broke out Monday night in a five-story apartment building in the Edgewater Beach neighborhood but was quickly brought under control with only one minor injury, according to...

Loyola guard Marques Townes (5), center, dances after beating Kansas State 78-62 in the Elite Eight.

City, fans rally behind Loyola as team celebrates return to Final Four after more than 50 years

May 31, 2019 at 9:19 p.m.

Shortly after Loyola basketball coach Porter Moser was hired, he found an old photograph while rummaging through his office closet, picturing Sheridan Road packed with people after the Ramblers won...

Members of the Chicago Police department at the scene of a shooting in an alley in the 500 block of North Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, on March 21, 2018.

2 fatal shootings in 2 hours, 2 miles apart on West Side: ‘It’s like normal … I’m immune to it’

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Jonathan Jackson had just gotten into a silver van with his girlfriend and family and was closing the door when a blue sedan pulled up on the Lawndale block Wednesday...

Chicago Defender fires an editor amid questions about publicity work for candidate

December 14, 2018 at 3:29 p.m.

One of Chicago’s African-American newspapers has fired a top editor after learning she also had done paid political work for a candidate running for state representative, a possible conflict of...

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