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‘They came into this world together and they went out together’: Twin sisters die in car crash

May 22, 2019 at 11:28 p.m.

For most of their lives, fraternal twins Abril and Brisa Delapaz were inseparable, according to relatives. Last year, the 26-year-old sisters had gone on their first trip to Europe. A...

Lake Michigan shoreline erosion could be getting worse, research shows

June 4, 2018 at 5:10 p.m.

Shoreline erosion along Lake Michigan in the northern suburbs has been an issue for decades, but new research indicates the situation could be getting worse. Eight decades' worth of aerial...

Lawsuit claims Jesse Jackson Jr. owes $131,000 in unpaid legal fees

May 22, 2019 at 11:27 p.m.

A Chicago law firm that represented Jesse Jackson Jr. in his divorce proceedings filed against the former congressman Tuesday, claiming he incurred $131,000 in unpaid legal fees. Berger Schatz LLP,...

Tooba Hanif, 10, left, and Brittany Jones, 9, work together in their writing workshop an accelerated class in October 2008. Teachers at Passages Charter School on the North Side voted to authorize a strike in May 2017.

North Side charter school teachers set strike date

May 22, 2019 at 11:26 p.m.

Unionized teachers at Chicago's Passages Charter School on the North Side set a strike date for next Thursday if they can't reach a contract agreement with the charter's operator. Before...

A Chicago police officer investigates the scene where a teen was fatally shot in the 2700 block of South State Street in Chicago on May 18, 2017.

16-year-old among 2 killed, 12 wounded in city shootings

May 22, 2019 at 11:26 p.m.

A 16-year-old boy was among two people killed, and 12 people who were wounded since Thursday morning in city shootings, Chicago police said. The boy was found dead about 8:30...

Cubs fan dies after falling over railing at Wrigley: ‘He was a great guy, everyone loved him’

August 18, 2019 at 2:36 p.m.

A Wheaton man died a day after falling over a railing and hitting his head while leaving Wrigley Field after Tuesday night's game, officials said.Richard E. Garrity, 42, was pronounced...

Students outside Ogden International School in Chicago.

CPS to recommend merger of Ogden and Jenner schools

May 22, 2019 at 11:25 p.m.

After nearly two years of mulling the merger of two economically and racially dissimilar elementary schools on the North Side, Chicago Public Schools announced Monday it will recommend the consolidation...

Aviation cop who dragged Dr. David Dao off flight had just returned from serving suspension

June 4, 2018 at 8:28 p.m.

The Chicago aviation officer who dragged a passenger off a United Airlines flight last month in an incident that sparked widespread outrage had returned to the job less than two...

Image of vehicle released in hit-and-run accident on Southwest Side

May 22, 2019 at 11:25 p.m.

Chicago Police are continuing to search for the driver who last month critically wounded a pedestrian in a hit-and-run accident on the city's Southwest Side.A 28-year-old man was struck by...

Police: 2 dead, 8 hurt in shooting at Brighton Park memorial for earlier rifle slaying

August 18, 2019 at 2:36 p.m.

Two people were killed and eight others were wounded in an attack at the site of a memorial for a man who was slain earlier Sunday in the Brighton Park...

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