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Parishioners raise their hands in worship as the Rev. Michael Pfleger leads the Sunday morning service at St. Sabina Church on June 6, 2021. "It's good to be home," an emotional Pfleger said to a packed and jubilant crowd at St. Sabina Church — his first time leading a congregation in five months.

Amid ongoing investigation, the Rev. Michael Pfleger says he will ‘seek other ways and opportunities’ to work in the community

March 24, 2021 at 3:14 p.m.

The Rev. Michael Pfleger intends to find other ways to work in the Auburn Gresham community as the Chicago Archdiocese continues to investigate allegations that he molested two brothers in...

Octavia Saffold en Millennium Park el 13 de marzo de 2021. Su hija, Jasslyn Saffold, de 32 años, murió por causas relacionadas con COVID-19.

Un año de muertes por COVID-19: 10 historias de cómo las familias de Illinois enfrentan la vida después de perder a un ser querido

March 15, 2021 at 11:51 a.m.

Hace un año, el 16 de marzo, COVID-19 reclamó su primera víctima en Illinois, Patricia Frieson, de Chicago, de 61 años. El virus ha sido una fuerza terrible desde entonces,...

Luz Maria Vargas touches a floral heart at a memorial for victims of the pandemic in Albany Park on March 1, 2021. She lost her mother, Paula Vargas, to COVID-19.

A year of COVID-19 deaths: 10 stories of how Illinois families are facing life after losing a loved one

March 13, 2021 at 1:16 p.m.

One year ago, on March 16, COVID-19 claimed its first victim in Illinois, 61-year-old Chicagoan Patricia Frieson. The virus has been a dread force ever since, taking as many as...

Third man alleges inappropriate behavior by beloved South Side priest Pfleger

June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

As the Chicago Archdiocese investigates allegations that the Rev. Michael Pfleger molested two brothers in the 1970s, a third man has come forward to say the priest made an unwanted...

As DCFS closes its investigation, the Rev. Pfleger still not allowed back at St. Sabina

February 26, 2021 at 6:44 p.m.

The conclusion of an investigation by Illinois' child welfare agency into a report of decades-old molestation claims against the Rev. Michael Pfleger does not mean the beloved activist pastor will...

Stateville Correctional Center personnel in April pull carts of hand sanitizer and bars of soap dropped near the main entrance of the prison near Joliet.

Illinois will soon begin vaccinating prisoners against COVID-19. Some politicians question state’s priorities.

June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

After a deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Illinois prisons sickened thousands of workers and inmates, the state will begin vaccinating both groups in the coming week —...

A Lake County sheriff's deputy watches protesters outside the Lake County Courthouse on Sept. 25, 2020, in Waukegan. An extradition hearing was being held inside for Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, who is charged in the fatal shootings of Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum in August during protests in Kenosha.

Kyle and Wendy Rittenhouse focused on social media comments as teen asked for a lawyer and did not answer cops’ questions, new video shows

January 26, 2021 at 6:56 a.m.

Kyle Rittenhouse and his mother fixated on social media comments about them in the hours after he fatally shot two men, and the teen immediately asked for a lawyer when...

Dozens rally at St. Sabina in support of Pfleger, as accusers remain steadfast in allegations of decades-old abuse

January 25, 2021 at 7:26 p.m.

Supporters of the Rev. Michael Pfleger rallied Monday outside St. Sabina Church to back their beloved activist pastor as he faces allegations that he sexually abused two brothers beginning nearly...

2 brothers describe allegations of abuse by the Rev. Michael Pfleger: ‘I’m not carrying this burden, not one more year’

June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

They grew up in an impoverished neighborhood on Chicago's West Side, the two youngest of five children whose single mother insisted they go to church as a way to avoid...

Man accused of living in O’Hare for 3 months described as ‘gentle soul’ who was supposed to be going home to India, friends say

January 18, 2021 at 8:22 p.m.

After coming to the United States five years ago to complete a master's degree program, Aditya Singh said goodbye to his friends in California on Oct. 19 and boarded a...

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