Community mourns slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca at visitation
Huesca, 30, was shot and fatally wounded driving home from work April 21 in Gage Park while in uniform.
Huesca, 30, was shot and fatally wounded driving home from work April 21 in Gage Park while in uniform.
The White House on Sunday said President Joe Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in the nearly seven-month-long war in Gaza.
Tornadoes that tore across Oklahoma left a wide trail of destruction Sunday, leveling homes and buildings and knocking out power for tens of thousands of residents. At least three people were killed, including a child.
Dozens of Thornton Township residents gathered Saturday in Calumet City to protest and organize against Tiffany Henyard, the embattled mayor of Dolton who is also township supervisor.
From New York to California, students protesting the Israel-Hamas war slept in tents at college campuses, as some universities moved to shut down encampments and arrested dozens of demonstrators.
A man was shot and found in a parking lot in Logan Square early Sunday morning, police said.
Cook County Forest Preserve officials gathered Thursday to trumpet a $10 million Palos Preserves Trail and Restoration Project, helping to connect popular places such as the Swallow Cliff stairs to other parts of the region.
Chicago’s progressive movement has long championed social justice interests. Now, Mayor Brandon Johnson hopes to shoehorn a wealthy new group into the fold: the Chicago Bears.
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