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The Cubs' Ernie Banks saved a wild throw from entering the outfield after the Reds' Johnny Temple stole second in 1958.

Ernie Banks’ caretaker given tentative OK to sell some of legend’s assets

November 12, 2019 at 11:47 p.m.

A Cook County judge gave a tentative go-ahead to the longtime caretaker of late Cubs great Ernie Banks to begin selling some of his belongings in an auction. But Judge...

Dominiq Greer, right, indicates where he was shot in July 2014 during a news conference at the law offices of Eugene Hollander, left, on June 8, 2016. Greer is suing the city of Chicago and Chicago police over the police-involved shooting in the Englewood neighborhood on the Fourth of July.

Man sues over police shooting — then is arrested on murder warrant

May 22, 2019 at 9:58 p.m.

In announcing a $15 million lawsuit over his shooting two years ago by Chicago police, Dominiq Greer told reporters Wednesday he'd never been accused of a violent offense in his...

Video releases include police fatal shooting, off-duty Chicago cop’s punches at Portillo’s

May 22, 2019 at 9:56 p.m.

Among videos released Friday by the city was an April 2012 police shooting that left one man dead and two wounded after officers responded to a burglary call at a...

Laura Donaldson, who after 20 years on a Chicago Housing Authority waitlist has finally secured an apartment in public housing, gets a hug from friend Brock Grosso during her housewarming party on May 21, 2016, outside of her home in Chicago.

Housing activist on waiting list for two decades finally gets an apartment

June 10, 2018 at 12:56 p.m.

Laura Donaldson's two-bedroom apartment on the Near West Side isn't glamorous, but it's the home she's always wanted. After two decades of lingering on the Chicago Housing Authority's waiting list,...

Man says video shows Chicago police assaulting him

May 22, 2019 at 9:52 p.m.

The lawyer for a Chicago man who has accused Chicago police of assaulting him released surveillance video Friday of the scuffle. The video, shot from a camera mounted on the...

Chicago State University campus on April 22, 2016.

Chicago State University graduation rate drops to 11 percent

June 11, 2018 at 10:40 p.m.

Already reeling from a financial crisis and mass layoffs, Chicago State University acknowledged Friday that its graduation rate had dropped to 11 percent. The public university, which has long been...

Defense attorney Jennifer Bonjean points at private investigator Paul Ciolino during a news conference to announce a lawsuit against Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez at the Culloton Strategies public relations office April 28, 2016, in Chicago.

Sued for $40 million, private eye countersues Alvarez, freed inmate for $20 million

May 22, 2019 at 9:45 p.m.

The case is one of the most significant in Illinois history — and also among the most perplexing. A stunning confession by Alstory Simon to a double murder led to...

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, seen in a photo released by the Mexican website Plaza de Armas, was recaptured Jan. 8, 2016.

‘El Chapo’ associate pleads guilty to money laundering

May 22, 2019 at 9:45 p.m.

A reputed associate of notorious Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges that he helped move more than $1.5 million in drug money between...

Chicago police Officer Jose Alvarez, center, and his wife Dora at a February hearing before the Chicago Police Board. The nine-member board will decide whether to fire Alvarez, who allegedly struck his wife in 2012.

Cop, wife testify they wouldn’t allow abuse because of family histories

May 22, 2019 at 9:44 p.m.

A veteran Chicago police officer fighting to keep his job wept Monday as he denied disciplinary charges that he beat his wife in an off-duty incident, saying he was raised...

The site where Laquan McDonald, 17, was killed on the 4100 block of South Pulaski Road in Chicago. McDonald was shot 16 times by Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke in October 2014.

Trial judge in McDonald killing will decide on special prosecutor

May 23, 2019 at 7:57 p.m.

The judge overseeing the trial of a Chicago police officer charged with killing Laquan McDonald will decide whether a special prosecutor should be assigned to the case, the presiding judge...

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