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Luisette Kraal, a native of Curaçao, lives in the U.S. on a religious visa that has run out. For two years she has been a key figure in helping newcomers adjust to the city.
Chicago’s Jewish community was set to kick of the event at noon to celebrate Israel declaring its independence 76 years ago on May 14, 1948.
Armed robbers, including one wielding hammer, target four businesses in three hours overnight
The robberies were reported in several neighborhoods including Back of the Yards, Greektown and two in Albany Park, police said.
Chicago residents are divided over whether parents should be able to choose a school other than the one in their neighborhood, and two-thirds think the priority should be on funding the local school.
Parents and others don’t blame teachers but see the lack of learning as an effect of poverty and other challenges, a poll of 2,100 Chicagoans finds.
The flags, along with signs and banners, had been placed on Deering Meadow, where a pro-Palestine encampment stood for five days before organizers reached an agreement with university administration.
Hours after his brother was stabbed to death, the boy sat in a small colorful “talking room” and described the “savaging” attack, a word he picked up from a news report. The alleged killer, acting as his own attorney, doesn’t want the interview introduced as evidence.
A small satellite designed by students will be launched into space in 2026.
The executive, a medical doctor who oversaw drug safety for decades at drugmaker GSK, repeatedly pushed back on the claim that the popular heartburn drug causes cancer.
The woman, 21, was found with a gunshot wound on the kitchen floor of a home in the 6100 block of South King Drive about 9:55 p.m. Sunday.
Malik Washington, 24, and man, 35, were standing outside a gas station May 2 in the 6700 block of South Jeffery Boulevard when a car drove by and someone from inside opened fire around 7:30 p.m.
Two vehicles were traveling near Car-Sag Road and 127th Street when they crashed around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, the Crestwood Police Department said.
In January, doctors successfully performed lung surgery on Arthur “Art” Gillespie. Doctors said it was the first double-lung transplant at Northwestern on a set of lungs that had been independently damaged by COVID-19 and cancer.
Family members remember Zet Rodriguez-Lara, who had a 6-month-old daughter, as a “great father, friend and brother,” according to a GoFundMe page.
Of the City Council’s 50 members, 19 — and counting — have signed a non-binding resolution demanding Carter’s ouster. The resolution lays out a lengthy bill of particulars against Carter.
Flights leaving from O’Hare were delayed by over an hour as of 8 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Delays were expected to increase as thunderstorms passed through.
Protesters’ demands have focused on divestment — demanding universities cut ties with Israel and businesses supporting the war in Gaza.
The hospital group that operates Ascension Resurrection in Chicago and St. Alexius in Hoffman Estates is continuing to recover from a cyberattack last week.
The City Council’s Finance Committee passed the mayor’s two-year plan on a unanimous voice vote.
The crash happened just after 11 p.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of East Lake Avenue, police said.
In the robberies, which occurred May 6-10, the suspects allegedly approached female passengers on CTA property and engaged them in physical altercations before robbing them, authorities said.
A man, 40, was on the sidewalk in the 3900 block of West Madison Street about 7:10 p.m. when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside fired shots, hitting the man in both legs, police said.