Mark Hodge returned to the small Illinois town where he grew up, became mayor, and is making dreams come true
With his help, the bustling community Hodge once knew is starting to come back, and he said his 10 years as mayor have flown by.
John Hewko: Here’s how to cure the loneliness epidemic, Chicago-style
Nor was Rotary alone: In 1917, Melvin Jones, another Chicagoan, founded the Association of Lions Clubs, and it, too, grew ...
Which suburb should be considered an honorary Chicago neighborhood? Here’s what you told us.
Some readers understandably found the concept of an honorary neighborhood absurd. But we got some nominees based on diversity ...
City Hall scrambling to cover Chicago police misconduct payouts
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been paid in cases involving 3 ex-cops: Jon Burge, Reynaldo Guevara and Ronald Watts. And more than 220 lawsuits are still pending. Beleaguered taxpayers might end ...
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A look at Chicago’s more than 40-year history as a sanctuary city
Chicago’s path to being a sanctuary city began more than 40 years ago. Here’s a look at the leaders and laws that have shaped Chicago’s involvement with the sanctuary movement.
Trump DOJ sues Chicago in first major sanctuary city case
The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Thursday against Illinois, the city of Chicago, and Cook County, marking its first legal action against so-called sanctuary city laws. The complaint, filed by ...
‘Chicago has always been a city of immigrant workers’: Some Chicago businesses close their doors to protest immigration crackdown
As immigrant communities entered a third week of fear and uncertainty in the shadow of immigration action, some business ...