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One of the new touch-screen voting machine is set up at an early voting site in Chicago. Early voting continues through March 16, 2020. Voters will receive a card to insert into the machine that will generate a precinct- and party-specific ballot.

Election officials are touting sleek new voting machines for the Illinois primary. With early voting underway, are they more secure than old-fashioned paper ballots?

February 28, 2020 at 5:11 p.m.

When Rudy Altergott dropped by an early voting location in Chicago, he encountered technology he hadn't seen before: a touch-screen device that allowed him to make his selections for the...

Senn High School teacher removed as district investigates whether Latina student told to ‘go back to your country’

February 14, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.

A Senn High School teacher accused of telling a Latina student to "go back to your country" during an assembly last month has been removed from the classroom as Chicago...

Lee Downing embraces her 10-year-old son Liam after being reunited following an active shooter training drill at Maryland Hall on Dec. 11, 2019. The drill was part of an active shooter training program organized by Anne Arundel County's Office of Emergency Management.

Critics warn school shooter drills may be doing more harm than good: ‘They’re becoming more perverse and obscene’

February 12, 2020 at 1:32 p.m.

Since last year, every school in Illinois has been required by law to conduct active shooter drills to prepare students for potential violence. But two national teacher unions are calling...

After girl in foster care handcuffed for 5-hour drive, DCFS suspends employees, terminates contractor following ban on hard restraints

February 11, 2020 at 6:19 p.m.

Despite a recent policy meant to end the use of hard restraints on foster children, a 14-year-old girl in state care was forced to wear ankle shackles Monday during a...

A teacher sued when she was denied fall maternity leave for the baby she had in the spring. The Illinois Supreme Court will decide the case.

January 23, 2020 at 6:57 a.m.

Like many new mothers, Margaret Dynak wanted to stay at home with her baby for as long as possible, to soak up what she calls all "those precious moments," no...

Candidate vying to replace Cook County Clerk of Court Dorothy Brown files ethics complaint against rival for campaign funds

January 17, 2020 at 8:41 p.m.

Michael Cabonargi, the Cook County Democratic Party's pick to become the next clerk of the circuit court, is the subject of a new ethics complaint alleging he accepted more than...

Amid worries about health care access for foster kids, DCFS delays Medicaid managed care changes — again

January 16, 2020 at 7:02 p.m.

The state's child welfare agency is delaying the rollout of a new Medicaid plan for thousands of youth in its care by at least another two months amid ongoing concerns...

Ryan Taylor, left, and Dominic Bruce, of the DePaul track and field team, were running near the lakefront in Lincoln Park on Jan. 8, 2020, when they heard a child screaming and rushed to the aid of a boy who was bitten by a coyote. Both runners are 19 and sophomores at the school.

Bystanders rush to help boy found bleeding from coyote attack in Lincoln Park: ‘We just ran over there instinctively’

January 9, 2020 at 11:56 p.m.

Andersonville resident Maryanne Metz and a friend were finishing up a stroll through Lincoln Park along a deserted but scenic dirt path Wednesday afternoon when they heard children screaming. "It...

A Chicago Animal Care and Control van drives in the Gold Coast on Jan. 9, 2020, in an area where officials were searching for a coyote that may have bitten a child in the Lincoln Park area and a man outside Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Thousands of coyotes live in the Chicago area. But attacks on people, like the one that left a young boy injured, are extremely rare.

January 9, 2020 at 7:35 p.m.

For years, teams of researchers in Chicago and the suburbs have been tracking the movement of coyotes throughout the region, using a network of motion-activated cameras and radio collars to...

Acusan a puertorriqueño de matar a su hijo a golpes

January 9, 2020 at 11:46 a.m.

Un hombre de 28 años, originario de Puerto Rico, acusado de matar a golpes a su hijo de 9 meses dijo a las autoridades que golpeó y presionó la cara...

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