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Bodycam footage from a Dolton police officer who is trying to enter Alexis Wilson's car shows Wilson shortly before she was fatally shot by police July 27, 2021. (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown)

Column: Homewood parents sue Dolton police who fatally shot daughter nearly a year ago

July 14, 2022 at 2:43 p.m.

The Homewood family of Alexis Wilson filed a federal civil rights lawsuit this week accusing two Dolton officers of using excessive force when police fatally shot the 19-year-old woman nearly...

In this photo from surveillance video provided by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District via the Austin American-Statesman, authorities stage in a hallway as they respond to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022.

Column: ‘This time was different.’ Why Congress should heed calls to ban assault weapons

July 13, 2022 at 11:54 a.m.

Media coverage of the fallout from recent mass shootings suggests growing numbers of Americans are fed up with gun violence and ready to demand change. The shifting public sentiment could...

With his wife Judy Lipinski by his side, Rep Dan Lipinski concedes the March 2020 Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District to Marie Newman during an event at his Oak Lawn campaign headquarters.

Column: Lipinski as an independent? Time will tell how many voters buy what he’s selling.

July 12, 2022 at 1:41 p.m.

Former U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski faces plenty of headwinds in his pledge to help build momentum for independent candidates who want to give voters an alternative to the binary choice...

The Vaughan Athletic Center in Aurora was one of the many polling locations for Tuesday's 2022 primary election.

Column: Personal freedom was on the ballot Tuesday. Only 20% of voters bothered to show up.

July 1, 2022 at 3:14 p.m.

If voter turnout for Tuesday's election indicates the health of our democracy this Fourth of July holiday, the patient may well be on life support. A dismal 19.2% of suburban...

Convicts leased to harvest timber are shown in a file photo, date and location not known, that was featured in a Florida Department of Corrections historical retrospective.

Column: America ended slavery in 1865 except as punishment for crime. Guess what came next.

June 30, 2022 at 2:41 p.m.

A social media post that circulated during the recent Juneteenth holiday explored the history of how police have interacted with Blacks in America. The post helped explain present day conflict...

Jonathan Jackson speaks during a candidate forum at Freedom Temple Church in Chicago May 10, 2022.

Column: Jackson name, ‘synonymous with service,’ helps win seat in Congress

June 29, 2022 at 3:10 p.m.

Jonathan Jackson said Wednesday he felt great that his father's name recognition helped him win the field of 17 Democrats who ran for Rep. Bobby Rush's seat in Congress. "My...

Mayor Tiffany Henyard, third from left, presides over a Dolton Village Board meeting May 2, 2022.

Column: Court orders county clerk to count votes in Dolton mayoral recall referendum, after all

June 28, 2022 at 12:17 p.m.

Dolton residents will be able to learn results of a referendum to recall Mayor Tiffany Henyard, an appellate court has ruled. But a court will not decide until September whether...

Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Jan. 6, 2021.

Column: Jan. 6 hearings show willful blindness applies to Trump and his GOP supporters

June 22, 2022 at 12:53 p.m.

Monday night, two neighbors and I enjoyed each other's company and conversation around a backyard fire to celebrate the summer solstice. Politics came up. One neighbor said she didn't think...

Election signs populate a parking lot median Friday outside the Cook County Courthouse in Markham.

Column: Rivals sling mud as races heat up ahead of Tuesday’s primary election

June 21, 2022 at 1:50 p.m.

Opponents in the June 28 primaries are slinging mud as congressional, legislative, county and other races come down to the wire. In the crowded Democratic primary to fill the 1st...

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard greets a guest during a break in a Village Board meeting May 16, 2022, at Dolton Village Hall.

Column: Judge orders county clerk to disregard votes cast on Dolton mayoral recall questions

June 17, 2022 at 2:43 p.m.

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard scored a big win in court this week when a judge directed the Cook County clerk to disregard votes cast on two mayoral recall referendums. Attorney...

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