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LaTonya Jones, center, a daughter of Bettie Jones, is comforted by her father, Garry Mullen, as she holds a picture of her mother Dec. 27, 2015, outside the West Garfield Park apartment building where Bettie Jones was accidentally shot, fatally, by Chicago police the previous day.

Father of college student fatally shot by Chicago cop sues city

May 25, 2019 at 1:01 p.m.

The father of Quintonio LeGrier, one of two people fatally shot by a Chicago police officer over the weekend, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against the city, claiming police...

Families of 2 fatally shot call for police to improve interaction

May 25, 2019 at 1:42 p.m.

Family members of two people killed by Chicago police during a weekend shooting said Sunday they are outraged and heartbroken by their loved ones' deaths, joining activists to call for...

Lansing man dies when hit by vehicle while crossing busy street

May 22, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

A 64-year-old man was hit by a vehicle and killed as he crossed a street Christmas morning in south suburban Lansing, police said. Peter Puschkar, of the 3700 block of...

Maurice Burr, 47, laughs during a Christmas dinner at Marquard Center Kitchen in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood on Dec. 25, 2015. Burr praised the volunteers who fix meals: "They treat you like a human being, like a normal person. They treat you with respect, and that's all you can ask for."

Needy say volunteers prepare Christmas dinner, ‘treat you with respect’

May 22, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

For Katie Bauser, Christmas giving this year meant more than exchanging neatly wrapped gifts with friends and family. Bauser, a full-time volunteer for Franciscan Outreach, joined about 10 others from...

Cops: Man caught with stolen Christmas presents, charged with burglary

May 22, 2019 at 9:08 p.m.

An Evanston man was ordered held in lieu of bail Friday on charges he stole Christmas gifts from multiple homes in West Rogers Park. Alston Rodriguez, 18, was charged with...

Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to reporters Dec. 2, 2015, outside his office at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. On Dec. 23, 2015, Rauner's office announced that the governor had granted seven petitions for executive clemency.

Gov. Rauner grants 7 clemency petitions, denies 247

May 15, 2019 at 3:13 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner granted seven clemency petitions and denied 247 others as he continues to make his way through a backlog of requests left behind by previous administrations, his office...

Police officers and detectives investigate the scene of the fatal police-involved shooting of Ronald Johnson, 25, at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and 53rd Street early Oct. 12, 2014, in Chicago.

Pursuit of sanctions against mother who allegedly threatened cop dropped

May 22, 2019 at 9:08 p.m.

Attorneys for a Chicago police officer who fatally shot a man last year have withdrawn a request to have the man's mother punished for allegedly threatening harm on the officer...

Protesters plan ‘Black Christmas’ march along Mag Mile

May 22, 2019 at 9:08 p.m.

Nearly a month after disrupting Black Friday shoppers on Michigan Avenue, protesters are planning to gather again for a march up the city's busiest shopping district for a "Black Christmas"...

Bishop Joseph Imesch celebates Mass on March 24, 2002, in the St. Francis High School gym in Wheaton. Imesch died Dec. 22, 2015, at age 84.

Former Joliet Diocese Bishop Joseph Imesch dies at 84

May 22, 2019 at 9:08 p.m.

Retired Bishop Joseph Imesch, whose 27-year tenure over the Joliet Diocese was tarnished by his actions in connection with the Catholic Church's priest sex-abuse scandal, died Tuesday, a spokesman for...

Fentanyl-related deaths spike in Cook County in 2015, reports show

May 25, 2019 at 1:43 p.m.

Kenneth Hester most likely died alone at the bottom of a stairwell on Chicago's West Side. On Sept. 30, two days before his 26th birthday, detectives found Hester's body in...

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