Illinois

Indiana city’s ornate ex-library to become luxury apartments

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MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — A northern Indiana city's ornate former library building will be transformed into luxury apartments under plans drafted by a developer...

3 who killed Chicago cops paroled after decades in prison

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CHICAGO — Three men convicted of killing Chicago police officers in separate incidents decades ago were paroled Thursday, drawing the ire of officials who...

Victim of botched Chicago police raid sues city

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CHICAGO — A social worker who endured a botched raid conducted by Chicago police officers in 2019 has sued the city, alleging officials engaged...

Activist charged with felony stemming from Kenosha protests

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KENOSHA, Wis. — An activist who participated in protests following the August police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha was charged Friday with a...

Delayed trial of Women v US Soccer pushed back to June 15

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LOS ANGELES — The long delayed trial in the case of female players against the U.S. Soccer Federation has been pushed back again. ...

Nonprofits step up to protect fertility for cancer patients

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Roshni Kamta remembers that spring day two years ago when she left for work on her usual crowded New York City subway line, carrying...

Experts warn against COVID-19 variants as states reopen

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NEW YORK — As states lift mask rules and ease restrictions on restaurants and other businesses because of falling case numbers, public health officials...

Fate of Honest Abe statues under review in Chicago, honestly

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A city commission is determining the fate of monuments to Abraham Lincoln and George Washington and other historical figures in Chicago as part of...

Report slams Chicago response to unrest after Floyd’s death

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CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department was woefully unprepared for the violence that erupted in the city last year after George Floyd's death in...

Ex-Chicago Teachers Union leader Karen Lewis dies at age 67

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CHICAGO — Karen Lewis, a former Chicago Teachers Union president and onetime mayoral hopeful, has died at age 67, a spokeswoman said Monday. ...