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At St. Peter's Catholic Church in Chicago on March 3, the Rev. George Musial, right, places Communion in the hands of parishioners rather than in their mouths.

Coronavirus leads Chicago-area Catholic churches to change Mass practices

March 3, 2020 at 9:04 p.m.

As hospitals, schools and businesses prepare to deal with the spread of the coronavirus, the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago released guidelines for parishioners concerned about the potential spread of the...

Paramedics transport a man believed to be Hong Kong's first coronavirus patient to a hospital on Jan. 22, 2020.

Spread of coronavirus prompts U. of I. to join Loyola in calling for students studying in Italy to return home

March 2, 2020 at 11:21 a.m.

Amid the growing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students studying abroad in Italy have been asked to leave as soon as possible, said Grace Palmeri,...

People in costumes run into Lake Michigan during the Polar Plunge.

37-degree lake doesn’t deter those in polar plunge: ‘It’s like a roller coaster, you automatically go numb’

March 1, 2020 at 4:04 p.m.

Thousands of participants dove face-first into Lake Michigan on Sunday morning as part of the 20th annual Chicago Polar Plunge fundraiser for Special Olympics Chicago. According to organizers, the event...

Got $100? Get a personalized greeting from Rod Blagojevich.

February 27, 2020 at 4:19 p.m.

For a mere $100 on Thursday, patrons of the online video service Cameo could get a personalized workday, anniversary or motivational shoutout from disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich's...

Bartender Mick Kenna serves coffee at the bar before 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, while patrons watch soccer at Fado Irish Pub.

Early morning soccer fans elated about change to Sunday liquor law: ‘Coffee is just not the same’

February 24, 2020 at 7:03 a.m.

Fifteen minutes before the clock struck 10 a.m. on Sunday, bartender Mick Kenna put down the coffee pot and started to take orders from his regulars. For the previous two...

Un grupo de asistentes a una clase de baile de tubo en Fempress Fit el martes 4 de febrero de 2020 en Chicago.

El arte del tubo es ‘un poco de todo’

February 21, 2020 at 12:24 p.m.

En un pequeño gimnasio a principios de esta semana, Patty Yaconis impartió una clase de pole dance a un puñado de mujeres vestidas con pantalones cortos metálicos y blusas. Usando...

Danny Crnokrak, 13, left, and Ayden Parker, 10, place flags near a veteran's grave on Thursday, May 24, 2018, as Boy Scout Troop 45 of Crown Point volunteers at the Historic Maplewood Cemetery.

Boy Scouts’ bankruptcy filing seen as bid to limit ‘exposure to abuse claims.’ Local groups say they won’t be impacted, but lawyers could be eyeing assets.

February 18, 2020 at 7:01 p.m.

The clock is ticking for men seeking damages from the Boy Scouts of America over claims of sexual abuse, Chicago attorneys say, now that the national organization has filed for...

3 Chicago men charged after robbery at Joliet cellphone store where customers were tied up

February 16, 2020 at 3:18 p.m.

Three men from Chicago were charged in connection with a robbery at a Verizon Wireless store in Joliet on Saturday afternoon. Two of the suspects took several iPhones and iPads...

Meydi Guzman Rivas, center, hugs her classmates and teachers from Crystal Lake Central High School, at her sponsor Sara Huser's home in Crystal Lake, hours after being released by ICE in Chicago on Feb. 13, 2020.

‘I’m forever grateful’: Teen who fled Honduras amid alleged gang threats is released from federal custody to suburban family amid fight for asylum

March 11, 2024 at 2:05 p.m.

After about five months in federal immigration detention, a teenager who had settled in Crystal Lake after escaping alleged gang death threats in her native Honduras was released from custody...

John Huser talks to reporters after a court hearing on Feb. 12, 2020. He and his family will house Meydi Guzman Rivas upon her release from immigration detention.

‘We’re just so happy to have her out’: Crystal Lake high school student who is in ICE custody to be released

March 11, 2024 at 2:06 p.m.

A Crystal Lake High School student whose community rallied around her will be released from immigration detention to live with her school counselor while her case is pending, a judge...

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