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The 67-year-old organization (formerly Chicago Children’s Choir) that started in Hyde Park, announced this week that it has received a $4 million donation.
Rafah has become the most recent focus of Israel’s military, which describes it as Hamas’ last holdout. Chicago-based Dr. John Kahler has seen conditions deteriorate as Gazan refugees fled south to the city.
En la madrugada del martes, agentes del campus rodearon el patio principal de la universidad y les impidieron la entrada a los estudiantes, según informaron desde el lugar de los hechos.
One protester said they were hit by an officer and taken to Thorek Memorial Hospital for treatment, according to a complaint filed with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
The settlement would resolve a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the sister of Irene Chavez, 33, found hanged in a police holding cell in December 2021 after being arrested on a charge of simple battery.
The Chicago musicmaker was the sound engineer behind albums for thousands of bands and singers, including Nirvana’s “In Utero,” the last studio album recorded by Kurt Cobain and company.
Protesters’ demands have focused on divestment — demanding universities cut ties with Israel and businesses supporting the war in Gaza.
The Logan Square restaurant’s take on the pan-fried noodle dish, a popular street food in Malaysia, stays true to its roots.
No arrests have been made in any of the similar heists, which happened in Pilsen, Bucktown and Back of the Yards, police said.
A new report from the Alliance for Entrepreneurial Equity finds that Black business owners still face barriers that keep them from thriving, such as lack of access to capital.
President Joe Biden hits Chicago Wednesday for a fundraiser after a stop in Racine, where his visit will spotlight one of Donald Trump’s economic flops, the failed Foxconn plant, which never employed the promised 13,000 workers.
The baby boys were found in June 2003 in a trash bin in Stickney Township and their deaths were ruled homicides. Detectives used genetic genealogy technology to track down Antoinette Briley in Michigan.
Multiple rounds of storms accompanied by strong winds and hail moved through the area, the National Weather Service said. Hail was reported in Hyde Park. A ground stop was issued for O’Hare Airport, where 119 flights were canceled.
The nonprofit Landmarks Illinois released a list of 10 most endangered sites Tuesday, including the Portage Theater, the Sears Administration Building, and the Libby, McNeill and Libby canning factory.
Eamonn Walker, an original cast member of the hit series, portrays Chief Wallace Boden. He’s expected to return in a recurring role.
Launched within the last four years, Alexander James, Bull Young Bourbon and Renard Whiskey are carving out space in a historically exclusive industry.
The group that blocked George Lucas from building a museum on Soldier Field’s south parking lot says the stadium project could ultimately end up in court — even if filing another lawsuit is “not the first thing you want to do.”
At the behest of Planned Parenthood and Ald. Bill Conway, the Committee on Public Safety agreed to establish a “quiet zone” around Family Planning Associates, 659 W. Washington Blvd.
The city has offered no substantial plan to either purchase the station or propose an alternate site before Greyhound’s lease ends in October, according to the report by DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development. “There could be a real mess for our city if no action is taken,” said Joe Schwieterman, one of the authors.
El concejal Raymond López (15º) dijo que fue informado por la policía sobre el tiroteo del Cinco de Mayo en la calle 59th y la avenida Western, una calle amplia que, según él, ya ha visto al menos dos tomas de posesión este año.
The group the People’s Art Institute accused law enforcement of yanking people’s hair, strangling them, and hitting people with batons and metal fences at the Saturday protest.
Around daybreak Tuesday, campus officers surrounded the university’s main quadrangle and kept students from entering, according to reports from the scene.