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Officers reported using force far more often during traffic stops last year — even as scrutiny grew following the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity have found.
The arm of the church serving U.S. Armed Forces and veterans hospitals is one of the few Catholic groups that has not created a public list of credibly accused priests. And there are lots of them — roughly 140 from the World War II era until today, according to a Chicago Sun-Times analysis.
Owners have changed their businesses in big ways. And for most, costs for supplies and labor are up, hours have changed and customers pay more and order less.
After 30 years with a CEO in charge, CPS’ next leader will be a superintendent. The board approved a resolution requiring a licensed educator to run the school district.
The three agencies on Friday initiated the latest in a pressure campaign on state lawmakers to appropriate more state money. They painted a dire picture of what 40% service cuts could look like if the state does not intervene.
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With poll ratings in the single digits, Johnson made another stop on his rehabilitation tour with Black voters. The forum this time was an interview on WVON-AM (1690), where host Matt McGill told telling listeners that with Johnson, Black voters were getting a “second bite at the apple” 40 years after Harold Washington, the city’s first black mayor.
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Irving Martinez-Hernandez, 30, was charged with first-degree murder after allegedly stabbing Juan Carlos Tello-Suarez on Tuesday, police said.
That’s happened as a result of the use of force by cops, an investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity found.
Arlington Heights had filed a complaint against Rolling Meadows in Cook County circuit court seeking to get its money back from Rolling Meadows with interest. But Thursday’s decision upheld a lower court ruling that dismissed the case.
It’s never a bad thing when a team can add a two-time All-Star to the morning walkthrough, and for a few minutes on Thursday, the Bulls did just that. Zach LaVine paid a visit to his former teammates; they were all staying in the same hotel in Sacramento.
School Board President Sean Harden on Thursday afternoon said CPS and CTU were “extremely close” to a deal. But the day ended without a deal, with a strike vote possible in the days ahead.
President Trump signed an order Thursday calling for the Education Department to close and he has slashed staff by half. He’s also targeting DEI in higher education and research funding.
“The delivery is the No. 1 thing in our business,” said Harlan, who will call Illinois-Xavier for CBS on Friday night. “If your delivery is wrong, everything will go sideways.”
The Redwings under Heidkamp always had been a formidable team but couldn’t get over the hump — until now
More than 3.36 million people are expected to pass through O’Hare and Midway, according to the Chicago Department of Aviation.
The measure that is dividing the state Capitol would require homeschooling families to notify their school districts when they decide to homeschool and require administrators to have a minimum high school education.
Fanatics announced Thursday that the two-game Tokyo Series generated $40 million of fan gear and trading cards sales. Fanatics said it was the best-selling special event in company history.
Trump has derided the Education Department as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. However, completing its dismantling is most likely impossible without an act of Congress, which created the department in 1979.
From Thursday until Sunday, Chicagoans can get a glimpse of the sun perfectly aligning with Chicago’s east-west streets during sunrise and sunset.
The Fever-Sky game June 7 at the United Center will air on CBS, making it the first WNBA regular-season game to air on broadcast TV in prime time in league history.
The recall is for an exterior panel that can detach while driving and impacts more than 46,000 Cybertrucks.
Judge Mónica Ramírez Almadani granted Carey’s request for summary judgment on Wednesday, giving her and co-writer and co-defendant Walter Afanasieff a victory without going to trial.
Jenkins’ return to the Bears was unlikely even before the team traded for guards Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson earlier this month.
The elbow problems keep creeping up on the White Sox. The latest came Thursday morning at Camelback Ranch, where right-hander Drew Thorpe left a minor-league game with soreness.
Even if the Bears build a new stadium in Arlington Heights, Soldier Field — owned by the Chicago Park District — remains a “great asset for the city” and will be just fine, said Rosa Escareno, who hands the park district reins to Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa in less than two weeks.
“It’s regressive taxation hurting low-income and rural residents who spend the most time in the car,” an Illinois Policy Institute leader says of the proposed per-mile road usage charge. Also: Sun-Times buyouts, the Statue of Liberty, Dick Durbin and Hollywood’s portrayal of Italian Americans.
The head of the Alliance for the Great Lakes explains how Trump administration EPA cuts will hurt clean water programs, such as lead service line replacement and initiatives to reduce “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
Vlasic is shouldering many responsibilities in the wake of the Seth Jones trade, and he believes his leadership skills have grown out of necessity.
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The $6.1 billion valuation would set the U.S. major sports league record, coming in just ahead of the $6.05 billion that a group led by Josh Harris spent to buy the Washington Commanders in 2023.
While WNBA players have historically competed overseas to supplement their income during the offseason, Unrivaled set out to give them a domestic alternative.