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Archbishop focuses on cooperation, police accountability at St. Sabina’s

May 22, 2019 at 9:29 p.m.

Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich made his first visit to St. Sabina's Catholic Church on the South Side Sunday and in his homily spoke about police accountability and the need for...

Woman sues Chicago for indecent exposure fine on ‘Go Topless Day’

June 11, 2018 at 2:11 a.m.

A woman who for several years participated in "Go Topless Day" in Chicago is suing the city for the cost of an indecent exposure fine, according to court documents. Sonoko...

Police stand with demolition crews as they prepare to demolish the Torrence Avenue Bridge on March 3, 2016.

Torrence Avenue bridge demolished, replacement due next year

May 22, 2019 at 9:28 p.m.

Construction crews kicked off the demolition of the Torrence Avenue bridge on Thursday with a bang.Workers blasted the existing framework of the Far South Side bridge into the Grand Calumet...

Chicago police gather March 2, 2016, outside 338 N. Central Ave., where a young man was shot and killed on Chicago's West Side.

3 killed, 10 wounded in Chicago shootings

May 22, 2019 at 9:28 p.m.

Three men have been shot to death on the West Side since mid-afternoon Wednesday, including one who a witness said was shot in a high-rise workout room, police said. In...

Architect Helmut Jahn looks over drawings of his State of Illinois Center in 1980.

Thompson Center tops list of most threatened Chicago buildings

June 11, 2018 at 4:36 a.m.

When the James R. Thompson Center opened in 1985, architect Helmut Jahn had hoped the glass panel building marked by an open-air atrium would serve as "a symbol for the...

Latia Crockett-Holder, right, talks with her sociology professor Joanne Howard during class at MacCormac College on Feb. 2, 2016, in Chicago. Crockett-Holder has been attending MacCormac College since July 2015.

Homeless college student shows true grit in her pursuit of a home, degree

June 11, 2018 at 5:20 a.m.

On a frigid winter morning, Latia Crockett-Holder, 23, emerges from her tent beneath a crumbling Uptown overpass in her stocking feet. In the dim viaduct, where the streetlights are out...

Prosecutors: Suspect in fatal hit-run did not slow down before or after accident

May 8, 2020 at 1:03 a.m.

A driver in a fatal hit-and-run did not slow down before striking a man crossing a street in Avondale last week, throwing him into the air and onto the hood...

Street closures on the way for demolition of Western Avenue overpass

May 22, 2019 at 9:27 p.m.

After a delay of nearly a year, the Chicago Department of Transportation on Monday is gearing up to tear down the crumbling Western Avenue overpass at Belmont and Clybourn avenues....

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Maywood, Ill.

Counsel: Feds didn’t properly investigate whistleblower claims at VA hospital

August 21, 2019 at 6:12 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' inspector general failed to properly investigate a whistleblower's claims that a west suburban Chicago VA hospital had covered up delays in veterans' access to...

Pop star Kesha's Friday show at Loyola University Chicago has been canceled for personal reasons.

Kesha cancels Friday concert scheduled at Loyola University

June 12, 2018 at 2:17 a.m.

Pop star Kesha's concert planned for Friday at Loyola University Chicago has been canceled, according to the university.According to Loyola's Department of Programming, the "Tik Tok" singer has informed the...

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