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Aldermen approve police academy funding during heated City Council meeting

Aldermen voted in spite of a last-ditch effort by #NoCopAcademy activists who filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block the City Council from acting.

By Mitchell Armentrout

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A 4-block radius on the West Side is at the heart of Chicago’s opioid epidemic

The opioid epidemic in Chicago has largely hit its black residents. We delve into the data and talk to victims and families hard-hit by the epidemic.

By Tanveer Ali and Sam Charles

No African-American candidates chosen as Cook County judges add 16 to bench

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Jack Johnson family 'amazed' by pardon, visits grave with Rev. Jesse Jackson

“I know and believe in my heart that you are proud of me,” Linda Haywood said looking at Jack Johnson’s grave marker at Graceland Cemetery.

By Rachel Hinton

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Former Chicago Board of Trade Chairman Patrick Arbor arrives for court in the Daley Center on May 25, 2018. | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

Arbor the fugitive: Ex-CBOT chief shackled — but unmoved — in divorce court date

By Mark Brown

A handcuffed Patrick Arbor was escorted into Divorce Court on Friday, ending the deserting divorcee’s five years on the lam.

With his suit coat draped over his shackled hands, former Chicago Board of Trade chairman Patrick Arbor was led into a Chicago courtroom Friday afternoon in the custody of Cook County sheriff’s deputies.

Arbor the fugitive: Ex-CBOT chief shackled — but unmoved — in divorce court date

Dr. John E. Cavanaugh, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology for the Lake County Coroner in Crown Point on October 22, 2014. | Jim Karczewski/For Sun-Times Media

Unprecedented review after medical examiner fires doctor who missed a murder

By Tim Novak and Robert Herguth

THE WATCHDOGS: The medical examiner’s office is reviewing each of the 218 cases that fired pathologist Dr. John E. Cavanaugh handled.

THE WATCHDOGS: The Cook County medical examiner’s office is reviewing each of the 218 cases that fired pathologist Dr. John E. Cavanaugh handled. They include two dozen deaths he ruled were homicides and 16 he found were suicides.

Unprecedented review after medical examiner fires doctor who missed a murder

Chicago Sports

CINCINNATI, OH - DECEMBER 10: Adam Shaheen #87 of the Chicago Bears catches a touchdown pass in the end zone against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second half at Paul Brown Stadium on December 10, 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 700070789

What does Bears coach Matt Nagy have in store for TE Adam Shaheen?

By Adam L. Jahns

The “Y” in-line tight end spot should be viewed merely as a starting point for Adam Shaheen.

What does Bears coach Matt Nagy have in store for TE Adam Shaheen?

By Adam L. Jahns

The “Y” in-line tight end spot should be viewed merely as a starting point for Adam Shaheen.

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (10) stretches with teammates during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Lake Forest, Ill., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ORG XMIT: ILNH112

'Iron sharpens iron': Bears' D playing key role in Mitch Trubisky's development

By Mark Potash

Trubisky acknowledged the defense’s role in the development of the offense and the competitiveness between the two phases.

'Iron sharpens iron': Bears' D playing key role in Mitch Trubisky's development

By Mark Potash

Jack Johnson family 'amazed' by pardon, visits grave with Rev. Jesse Jackson

By Rachel Hinton

“I know and believe in my heart that you are proud of me,” Linda Haywood said looking at Jack Johnson’s grave marker at Graceland Cemetery.

Jack Johnson family 'amazed' by pardon, visits grave with Rev. Jesse Jackson

By Rachel Hinton

Sports media: ESPN 1000 basks in its continuity while The Score searches

By Jeff Agrest

When 670 The Score announced it was revamping its midday and afternoon shows, ESPN 1000 senior program director Adam Delevitt took it as a victory.

Sports media: ESPN 1000 basks in its continuity while The Score searches

By Jeff Agrest

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2016, file photo, from left, San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Eli Harold, quarterback Colin Kaepernick, center, and safety Eric Reid kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, Calif. What started as a protest against police brutality has mushroomed a year later into a divisive debate over the future of Kaepernick who refused to stand for the national anthem and now faces what his fans see as blackballing for speaking out in a country roiled by racial strife. The once-rising star and Super Bowl quarterback has been unemployed since March, when he opted out of his contract and became a free agent who could sign with any team. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) ORG XMIT: FX401

NFL announces new national anthem policy requiring players to stand

By Madeline Kenney

However, the policy, which was released Wednesday, also allows players and team personnel to choose to stay in the locker room until after the anthem

NFL announces new national anthem policy requiring players to stand

By Madeline Kenney

Crime

'My boy's dead': Father mourns son shot to death in Cabrini Green

By David Struett and Tyler LaRiviere

Officers in the area heard gunshots about 1:30 a.m. and found the man unresponsive in the 800 block of North Cambridge Avenue.

'My boy's dead': Father mourns son shot to death in Cabrini Green

By David Struett and Tyler LaRiviere

Officers in the area heard gunshots about 1:30 a.m. and found the man unresponsive in the 800 block of North Cambridge Avenue.

10 wounded Thursday in gun violence on South and West Sides

By Sun-Times Wire

The most recent shooting wounded a 17-year-old boy in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

10 wounded Thursday in gun violence on South and West Sides

By Sun-Times Wire

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke attends a hearing for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Friday, May 4, 2018. The media was later ordered to leave the courtroom. | Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune/Pool

State Supreme Court rules against Cook County judge's secrecy in Van Dyke case

By Andy Grimm

The Illinois Supreme Court ordered that legal filings in the Van Dyke case should be filed in the clerk’s office, as is common with other cases.

State Supreme Court rules against Cook County judge's secrecy in Van Dyke case

By Andy Grimm

Mother charged in abduction of 3-month-old girl

By Luke Wilusz and Matthew Hendrickson and Taylor Hartz

A 3-month-old girl who was reported missing last week from the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side was found Wednesday afternoon.

Mother charged in abduction of 3-month-old girl

By Luke Wilusz and Matthew Hendrickson and Taylor Hartz

4 Cook County Jail detainees charged with robbing another detainee: video

By Matthew Hendrickson

The robbery happened about 9 p.m. April 28 as a group of detainees were being taken to Cook County from downstate Jefferson County.

4 Cook County Jail detainees charged with robbing another detainee: video

By Matthew Hendrickson

Politics

CHICAGO, IL - FEBRUARY 24: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel greets supporters at an election day rally February 24, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Emanuel was hoping to win re-election tonight but he fell short of the votes needed to avoid a runoff election. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 539814413

Emanuel still could find path to victory through crowded mayoral field

By Fran Spielman

Some wonder why Emanuel is running and whether he’ll even make the run-off. But one friend says Emanuel can’t think of anything else he’d rather do.

Emanuel still could find path to victory through crowded mayoral field

By Fran Spielman

Some wonder why Emanuel is running and whether he’ll even make the run-off. But one friend says Emanuel can’t think of anything else he’d rather do.

3-10-10 Ald Roberto Maldonado speaks at a press confrence on immigration rights before the City Council meeting. Brian Jackson/Chicago Sun-Times

Maldonado gets more campaign cash from landlord of 'troubled' Humboldt Park biz

By Robert Herguth

THE WATCHDOGS: Weeks after a report he took campaign cash from landlord of “troubled” Humboldt Park store, Ald. Roberto Maldonado got another $1,000.

THE WATCHDOGS: Weeks after a report he took campaign cash from landlord of “troubled” Humboldt Park store, Ald. Roberto Maldonado got another $1,000. Neighbors say Maldonado has gone easy on the store, which they say has been a magnet for trouble.

Maldonado gets more campaign cash from landlord of 'troubled' Humboldt Park biz

By Robert Herguth

Unprecedented review after medical examiner fires doctor who missed a murder

By Tim Novak and Robert Herguth

THE WATCHDOGS: The medical examiner’s office is reviewing each of the 218 cases that fired pathologist Dr. John E. Cavanaugh handled.

Unprecedented review after medical examiner fires doctor who missed a murder

By Tim Novak and Robert Herguth

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Arbor Day? Deserting divorcee’s life on the lam to end in Chicago courtroom

By Mark Brown

Patrick Arbor was arrested for the second time this week on a warrant stemming from his divorce case.

Former Chicago Board of Trade Chairman Patrick Arbor is expected to be returned Friday to a Chicago courtroom in the custody of Cook County sheriff’s deputies after five years as a fugitive — from a divorce judgment.

Arbor Day? Deserting divorcee’s life on the lam to end in Chicago courtroom

By Mark Brown

President Donald Trump approaches the microphones to speak to the media as he walks to the Marine One helicopter Friday, May 25, 2018, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is traveling to Annapolis to address the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremonies. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump: US now 'talking to' North Korea about summit

By Catherine Lucey and Zeke Miller | AP

Asked about the summit, Trump said Friday: “We’ll see what happens, it could even be the 12th,” referring to the June 12 date originally set.

President Donald Trump on Friday warmly welcomed North Korea’s promising response to his abrupt withdrawal from the potentially historic Singapore summit and said “we’re talking to them now” about putting it back on track.

Trump: US now 'talking to' North Korea about summit

By Catherine Lucey and Zeke Miller | AP

Obituaries

Anita Doty, whose delicious gumbo begat 2 Chicago-area restaurants, dead at 78

By Maureen O'Donnell

When Anita Doty ladled out gumbo, “You would have people come in, and they would have $20 in their hands, waving it, ‘Can I get a bowl?’ ’’

Anita Doty, whose delicious gumbo begat 2 Chicago-area restaurants, dead at 78

By Maureen O'Donnell

When Anita Doty ladled out gumbo, “You would have people come in, and they would have $20 in their hands, waving it, ‘Can I get a bowl?’ ’’

Family will remember one of last WWII 'Tin Can sailors' on Memorial Day

By Maureen O'Donnell

“We got hit with a suicide plane. It bounced off the bridge, blew me off to the deck below,” World War II sailor Vic Kubelsky recalled years later.

The family of WWII Navy vet Vic Kubelsky, who was one of the last surviving sailors from the heavily battle-tested USS Foreman, will hoist a few toasts at a Memorial Day party in honor of Mr. Kubelsky, a favorite raconteur at the Downers Grove VFW hall who died at 97 in January in Lombard.

Family will remember one of last WWII 'Tin Can sailors' on Memorial Day

By Maureen O'Donnell

Former Chicago City Council member Marion Volini has died at 83

By Fran Spielman and Maureen O'Donnell

Former Ald. Marion Volini represented the 48th Ward on the Chicago City Council and also served on the McCormick Place board.

Former Chicago City Council member Marion Volini has died at 83

By Fran Spielman and Maureen O'Donnell

Remembering Barbara Kensey, publicist, black heritage, art and culture guru

By Maudlyne Ihejirika

“My mother was a strong, caring, independent, hard-working and artistic professional, who exposed me to culture from a very young age,” her son said.

“Barbara was an accomplished communicator and public relations maven, who rode the crest of the wave of cultural activism among black professionals in the late ’70s and early ’80s, borne out of the civil rights struggles of the ’60s,” Chicago publicist Don Rashid said.

Remembering Barbara Kensey, publicist, black heritage, art and culture guru

By Maudlyne Ihejirika

Raffe Simonian, dead at 85, sold vintage vinyl, rarities at Raffe’s Record Riot

By Maureen O'Donnell

Used-records dealer Raffe Simonian knew so much about jazz that Billy Strayhorn once asked, “What do you play, Raffe.” His reply: “I play records.”

Mr. Simonian, a standout athlete at Schurz High School who went to have a 35-year career as an English teacher and coach at Taft High School, died last week at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

Raffe Simonian, dead at 85, sold vintage vinyl, rarities at Raffe’s Record Riot

By Maureen O'Donnell

Entertainment

Lakesha & Jim Rose with Linda Yu in the Chicago Sun-Times kitchen for Food We Love.| Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Food We Love: ABC7's Jim Rose shares his favorite pot roast recipe

By Linda Yu

ABC7’s Jim Rose has a favorite food tradition that has an important link to the Chicago Bears.

ABC7’s Jim Rose and his wife, Lakesha, each grew up with a delicious tradition. Sunday pot roast! In fact, they didn’t realize it until quite a few months after they started dating. Because the tradition was important to both of them, they’ve stepped it up a notch.