Muslim advocates travel to Springfield to call for cease-fire in Gaza
Usually, action days in Springfield focus on legislative issues related to Illinois' Muslim community, but this year, the organizers said, is different.
DePaul University students set up pro-Palestinian tent encampment
A coalition of eight student organizations at DePaul issued a list of demands, including that DePaul "divest from companies that advance Palestinian suffering and profit off the occupation" of Gaza.
Northwestern University announces agreement with pro-Palestinian protesters
The protesters have been camping out in Deering Meadow on the Evanston campus since Thursday morning.
Some not satisfied as Northwestern strikes deal with pro-Palestinian protesters
"I'm very very proud of everything we have been able to achieve."
Foxtrot Market, Dom's Kitchen employees weren't warned stores would close
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen & Market abruptly close 6 months after merger
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca shot, killed while off duty and returning home from shift
CPD Supt. Snelling said the 30-year-old officer was returning home when he was shot multiple times.
Head of COPA wants officers in Dexter Reed shooting stripped of powers
COPA Chief Administrator Andrea Kersten is questioning some of the officers on the scene that night of March 21.
Why did Dexter Reed traffic stop, shootout with Chicago Police escalate so rapidly?
A COPA news release issued Tuesday indicated that a seatbelt violation was the "purported" reason Reed was pulled over. But a letter issued April 1 expressed that COPA had doubts about this.
Video released of shootout that killed Dexter Reed and wounded police officer
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability said video footage "appears to confirm that Mr. Reed fired first," and four officers returned fire approximately 96 times in 41 seconds.
Civil liberties advocates take issue with CPD mass arrest plans for Democratic Convention
Chicago Police are calling the practice "coordinated multiple arrest incidents," or CMAs. They are to be used when multiple arrests happen at the same time and normal processing cannot happen.
Cook Co. Pres. Preckwinkle on her influence in Chicago politics
The president of the Cook County Board downplayed her political grip after her preferred candidate in the state's attorney's democratic primary lost the party's nomination.
Chicago chef calls 7 World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza "heroes"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's armed forces "unintentionally" struck a convoy from the humanitarian group late Monday, killing the seven aid workers,
Critic: Apparent failure of Bring Chicago Home puts brakes on mayor's agenda
The Bring Chicago Home referendum was a marquee initiative of Mayor Brandon Johnson and his progressive allies on the City Council in an effort to raise more money to fight homelessness.
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis easily dispatches challengers
Davis faced two challengers who were considered to be formidable.