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Rapper G Herbo charged with lying to federal investigators

The rapper G Herbo is in more legal trouble in connection with an alleged scheme to use stolen credit card information to pay ...

Chicago suburb to pay reparations through housing

The Chicago suburb of Evanston is preparing to pay reparations in the form of housing grants to Black residents who ...

Top Chicago prosecutor apologizes for false Toledo gun claim

Chicago's top prosecutor apologized Wednesday because an attorney who works under her implied in court that 13-year-old Adam ...

Kershaw goes 1 inning in DH opener, Dodgers swept by Cubs

The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Clayton Kershaw and Trevor Bauer to the mound, hoping two of baseball's best pitchers would put ...

Chicago Auto Show to return in July after coronavirus hiatus

Standing in the massive convention center that was turned into a COVID-19 field hospital almost a year ago, Chicago's mayor ...

NFL draft drew 160,000 with protocols for limited attendance

Given that the nation remains in a pandemic, the NFL is more than satisfied with being able to attract 160,000 fans to the ...

Dodger downer: Pitcher Dustin May to have Tommy John surgery

Dustin May got an MRI on Monday morning, and that was it. His season was over. May will have Tommy John surgery next week, ...

White Sox's Robert could miss rest of year with hip injury

Luis Robert couldn’t put any weight on his right leg as he was helped off the field Sunday. A day later, the news was no less ...

Chicago schools chief plans to leave post later this year

The leader of Chicago Public Schools announced Monday that she is leaving the post later this year because it's time to “pass ...

Passengers arrive in US amid disaster in India

Travelers landed at O'Hare International Airport Monday morning on the last scheduled Air India flight from New Delhi to ...

Antetokounmpo back in action for Bucks' game vs. Nets

Two-time reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has returned from a sprained right ankle to play for the Milwaukee Bucks on ...

Chicago police say gun violence is on the rise this year

Chicago has seen a significant increase in shootings and homicides so far this year, compared with the first four months of ...

Bieber strikes out 11, sets K record as Indians beat Chisox

Shane Bieber is focusing on the Ws, not the Ks. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner struck out 11, setting a major league ...

Questions and anger over Chicago's lack of foot chase policy

The Chicago Police Department was well aware of how dangerous foot chases could be long before officers shot and killed two ...

Black cemeteries are reflection of deep segregation history

As a child, Linda Davis and her mother broke clay pots over the gravesites of their ancestors, allowing the flowers in them ...

Black cemeteries reflect history of segregation

Black cemeteries are scattered throughout the U.S., reflecting a deep past of cemetery segregation. Many Black Americans ...

Video: Chicago man had gun, back turned when police shot him

A 22-year-old Chicago man who was fleeing from police had his back turned and appeared to be holding a gun when an officer ...

Chicago man had back turned when police shot him

Newly released video shows that a 22-year-old Chicago man who was fleeing from police had his back turned and appeared to ...

Chicago stages drive-through Wagner in underground garage

Amid signs pointing “To Elevator” and advising drivers to “Take Parking Ticket With You,” the Rhinemaidens lament the theft ...

Those out and about welcome new CDC mask guidance

People enjoying warm weather in Chicago and Ann Arbor, Michigan, say they welcome new outdoor mask-wearing guidance issued ...