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An alternative high school in Humboldt Park that has served as a “sanctuary” for hundreds of vulnerable Black and brown youth is losing nearly half of…
Two days after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day parade shocked the country and put renewed focus on weaknesses in Illinois’ gun laws,…
What’s usually an upbeat Wednesday Evening Market in Highwood was converted into a candlelight vigil as the city showed its support for those affected in Monday’s…
Katie Goldstein, whose neighbors describe her as “welcoming” and “lovely,” brought them baked goods during the holidays.On the Fourth of July, however, she attended the Highland…
Park Ridge residents packed a city council meeting Tuesday to express anger over an incident in which a man identified as a Chicago police sergeant wrestled…
Jerry Harris, the former star of hit Netflix docuseries “Cheer,” has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for soliciting sex from minors.Per USA Today,…
When Lindsay Meltzer ushered approximately 100 people into the basement of Bright Bowls — the business she has operated on Central Avenue — to escape a…
Nearly a year after Tina Tchen resigned amid controversy from heading a national charity aimed at fighting sexual harassment, the Obama Foundation on Wednesday announced it…
A family member of Mayor Jerome Prince died early Tuesday in a mass shooting at a holiday block party.A release from Prince’s office said one of…
The family of Eduardo Uvaldo, 69, prayed for a miracle after the grandfather was shot while attending the Highland Park Fourth of July parade Monday morning.…