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Police issue warnings about ice safety after boy rescued from fall through ice and into a frozen Naperville retention pond

May 16, 2019 at 6:54 a.m.

Naperville officials are warning children and adults to stay off the ice in any location that is not clearly marked for ice skating after an 11-year-old boy fell through the...

Ald. Edward Burke's 14th Ward office in the 2600 block of West 51st Street is closed and the windows covered for an FBI investigation on Nov. 29, 2018.

Emanuel orders audit of workers’ compensation program formerly overseen by Burke

May 23, 2019 at 1:39 a.m.

In the latest fallout stemming from the criminal charge against powerful Ald. Edward Burke, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Sunday ordered an outside audit of the city’s $100 million-per-year workers’ compensation...

Lawyers Marc Pearlman, left, and Jeff Anderson, shown in 2014, said they intend to publish a report in early February 2019 that includes the names and photos of every clergy member accused by the 300 survivors they have represented in Illinois.

Lawyers say they will release names of Catholic clergy in hundreds of Illinois cases of sexual abuse

May 23, 2019 at 1:39 a.m.

In the weeks since Attorney General Lisa Madigan released a scathing report faulting the Illinois dioceses for failing to investigate hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, a...

Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, right, gives Mayor Rahm Emanuel a city of Chicago flag following the funeral for Chicago police Officer Conrad Gary at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on Dec. 21, 2018.

Playwright and cast serve dinner at police district that lost five officers this year

May 23, 2019 at 1:38 a.m.

At the Far South Side police station, this holiday season is tinged with sadness. It’s apparent in the lobby, where near illuminated Christmas trees and gift-wrapped presents there are two...

Attorney charged with throwing 2 dogs off balcony, killing one of them, after yelling: ‘You love those dogs more than you love me’

May 23, 2019 at 1:37 a.m.

Felony charges have been filed against an attorney accused of throwing two small dogs off a second-floor balcony in West Town during a fight with his wife, killing a 17-year-old...

Investigan homicidio de una mujer encontrada en un basurero

December 26, 2018 at 12:41 p.m.

Un sospechoso está bajo custodia desde el miércoles por la mañana después de que una mujer fuera encontrada muerta en un bote de basura al sur de Chicago, dijeron las...

Police open homicide investigation into death of woman found in Far South Side garbage can

May 23, 2019 at 1:37 a.m.

A suspect was in custody Wednesday morning after a woman was found dead in a garbage can on the Far South Side, authorities said. Police were conducting a homicide investigation...

The jackpot in the Christmas Day Mega Millions drawing is $321 million.

Historic Mega Millions prize could deliver $321 million Christmas gift

May 23, 2019 at 1:37 a.m.

The ultimate Christmas gift could be in store for one lucky player in Tuesday night’s drawing for a $321 million lottery prize, the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever offered on...

Man wanted in West Pullman attempted child abduction

May 23, 2019 at 1:37 a.m.

Police are searching for a man who tried to pull a young girl into his vehicle in the Far South Side’s West Pullman neighborhood last week, officials said. The man...

St. Mary's of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Ill., will be the site of a seven-day spiritual retreat for U.S. bishops in January.

Chicago Archdiocese: State report on clergy sexual abuse won’t be discussed at U.S. bishop retreat in Mundelein

May 23, 2019 at 1:36 a.m.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan made clear Wednesday that her decision to release a report identifying hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic priests was supposed to send a...

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