Andrew Buchanan

Jahmal Cole, founder of nonprofit My Block, My Hood, My City, stands on his block in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood. His program takes youth from under-resourced communities on educational and exploratory field trips, showing them the possibilities in other parts of the city.

Who has a plan to address Chicago’s social isolation?

May 31, 2019 at 9:21 p.m.

The incongruously named Johnny Outlaw works with former prison inmates on Chicago’s South Side, helping them get job interviews and register for classes, and directing them to mentorship programs and...

Michael Madigan, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, chats with Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios at the Erie Cafe in Chicago in October 2015.

Chicago Democrats, where’s your outrage for local politicians?

May 31, 2019 at 9:25 p.m.

My wife and I took the kids to Washington, D.C., for the first time last year. We schlepped all over the city, visiting the museums and monuments as well as...

CHARGES UPGRADED IN WOMAN’S SLAYING

August 11, 2021 at 2:20 p.m.

A Lake County grand jury this week upgraded charges of first-degree murder against a 43-year-old man accused of raping and killing a woman in North Chicago two years ago. The...

ROCKFORD MAN CHARGED WITH SCHOOL TRESPASSING

August 11, 2021 at 4:35 p.m.

A 30-year-old Rockford man was charged with disorderly conduct, reckless driving and DUI after he allegedly drove up to a Lake Forest school and entered two classrooms while school was...

POLICE CHARGE 2 MEN IN STRING OF DOWNTOWN OFFICE BURGLARIES

August 11, 2021 at 12:56 p.m.

Two homeless men have been charged in a string of burglaries in offices in downtown Waukegan, police said. They said Aaron Jackson, 36, was charged with two counts of burglary...

HOMELESS MAN’S CONVICTION UPHELD IN RAIL MURDER

August 11, 2021 at 2:08 p.m.

A state appeals court upheld the conviction of a homeless man who killed a companion by beating him and placing his body on railroad tracks in Hainesville. The Illinois Appellate...

FIRE OFFICIAL CHARGED IN THREAT ON HIS WIFE

August 11, 2021 at 11:13 a.m.

A deputy chief of the Wilmette Fire Department has been charged with domestic battery for allegedly threatening his wife with a shotgun. Lake County Assistant State's Atty. Steve Scheller said...

MURDER-SUICIDE CONFIRMED IN LAKE ZURICH INCIDENT

August 11, 2021 at 12:08 p.m.

A coroner's jury ruled Wednesday that a Lake Zurich area man fatally shot his live-in girlfriend before turning the gun on himself in a murder-suicide that ended a 15-hour standoff...

LINDENHURST MAN HELD IN SHOOTING

August 11, 2021 at 11:51 a.m.

A 19-year-old Lindenhurst man was indicted for attempted murder Wednesday for allegedly shooting a man in Gurnee earlier this month. A Lake County grand jury indicted Learvin Sambrano, of 532...

ZION MAN FACES CHARGES OF RECKLESS HOMICIDE

August 11, 2021 at 3:08 p.m.

A 29-year-old Zion man was being held on two counts of reckless homicide for allegedly plowing into a light pole while drunk last week and killing a passenger in his...

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