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Family of man who died while being detained by Jewel Osco security in Lakeview East files wrongful death lawsuit

December 13, 2019 at 5:47 p.m.

The family of the man who died last month inside a bustling Lakeview East Jewel-Osco while being detained by security on suspicion of shoplifting has filed a wrongful death lawsuit...

Elvira Alcazar holds pictures of her son, Frank Aguilar, during a vigil for the 32-year-old nurse on Nov. 15, 2019.

19-year-old charged with murder in fatal shooting of nurse in Little Village

December 12, 2019 at 5:06 p.m.

The November slaying of a nurse in the Little Village neighborhood was likely due to "some sort of mistaken identity" linked to a long-standing gang conflict in the area, Cook...

Motorcyclist killed on Bishop Ford Freeway ‘fell in love with the sound and the look and just started riding’

December 6, 2019 at 8:56 p.m.

Eric Smith rode his beloved Harley across the country, from Chicago to Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan, Wisconsin and beyond, once even making it to Canada. "He loved riding his motorcycle,"...

A person walks pass El Hefe bar in River North on Dec. 4, 2019.

Second woman sues El Hefe in a week alleging sexual assault

December 4, 2019 at 8:31 p.m.

When Elizabeth Capra saw video of a woman being escorted out of a River North bar in October and sexually assaulted in an alley as security guards stood by, she...

Susie Redfern and her son, Nick, who has autism, at their Aurora home on Nov. 13, 2019. The Redferns have been on the Prioritization for Urgency of Need for Services list, a waitlist for disabilities services in Illinois for years.

Why adults with developmental disabilities are waiting seven years, or longer, for programs they need to live on their own

December 6, 2019 at 10:37 a.m.

Nick Redfern, diagnosed with autism, filled his school days with lessons and field trips that taught him skills he needs for a life on his own. But that all changed...

Chicago musicians reach out to 15-year-old Rylan Wilder, guitarist whose arm was badly damaged by gunfire. ‘There’s a whole network to lift him up’

November 29, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.

Chicago musicians are reaching out to Rylan Wilder, the 15-year-old guitarist whose arm was badly damaged by gunfire, offering support, encouragement and an open invitation to jam when he's ready....

UpBeat Music and Arts on West Irving Park Road in Chicago on Nov. 20, 2019. A police-involved shooting that led to the death of the suspect and severe injuries to a teen at the music shop occurred the previous evening.

Judge orders Chicago and Des Plaines police to turn over video of shooting that killed suspect, wounded teen in music school

November 26, 2019 at 6:02 p.m.

A Cook County judge on Tuesday ordered the Chicago and Des Plaines police departments to turn over video from a bank robbery, police chase and shooting last week that left...

Rylan Wilder's parents, Tom Wilder and Lucia Morale, speak to reporters at Cavanagh Law Group's offices in downtown Chicago on Nov. 25 after a lawsuit was filed for the shooting of their son during a police chase.

‘Will I ever be able to play guitar again?’ 15-year-old boy asks as parents demand details about shooting at music school that wounded teen, killed bank robbery suspect

November 26, 2019 at 12:17 p.m.

The first thing Rylan Wilder asked his mom from his hospital bed was if everyone else was OK. Then he asked about his sister because he didn't want her to...

Chicago woman accused of asking undercover cop to kidnap woman before Thanksgiving in murder-for-hire plot, prosecutors say

November 24, 2019 at 6:25 p.m.

A Chicago woman, accused in a plot to kill her ex-partner's new romantic interest, wanted the job done before Thanksgiving so the victim couldn't celebrate the holiday in the home...

Jahmal Cole greets people at Nat King Cole Park after a holiday lights event organized by My Block My Hood My City to light up King Drive.

Volunteers hope to light up more than 250 homes, 500 poles on King Drive for the holidays: ‘There’s more magnificent to Chicago than just the Loop’

December 2, 2019 at 9:54 a.m.

Until last year, Tonya Hooks' block on the South Side was dark for the holiday season. Hooks herself hadn't decorated her house for Christmas since 2011, the year her mother...

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