Anna Spoerre

Firefighters spray the rooftop of a downtown parking garage near the intersection of Orleans and Hubbard streets after a fire broke out Dec. 29, 2018.

Roofer who died in River North parking garage blaze identified

May 23, 2019 at 6:38 a.m.

Officials have identified a roofer who died after a fire broke out at a parking garage in the River North neighborhood Saturday afternoon. The Cook County medical examiner’s office on...

Father run over by carjacker while helping wife, child into car in Old Town

May 23, 2019 at 6:38 a.m.

A man was run over while trying to stop a carjacker who jumped into his car as he was about to place his child inside, according to Chicago police. The...

Timothy Nelson of Oak Creek, Wis., stands at 77th Street and Western Avenue to show support for law enforcement officers in advance of the funeral for fallen Chicago police Officer Eduardo Marmolejo at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Chicago on Dec. 22, 2018.

Daughter offers touching tribute to fallen Officer Eduardo Marmolejo: ‘It’s my turn to cover the shift’

May 23, 2019 at 6:37 a.m.

He was hailed as a hero and a light for the city of Chicago, but the most touching tribute during Saturday's funeral for fallen police Officer Eduardo Marmolejo came from...

Conmovedor, el discurso que la hija del oficial Eduardo Marmolejo ofreció en el funeral de su padre

December 22, 2018 at 9:46 p.m.

Fue aclamado como un héroe y una luz para la ciudad de Chicago, pero el homenaje más conmovedor durante el funeral del sábado para el oficial de policía caído en...

A helicopter searches for a possible third person in the waters of Lake Michigan after two others were rescued on Dec. 21, 2018.

2 men pulled from water off North Avenue Beach, search continues for missing woman

May 23, 2019 at 6:37 a.m.

Two men were pulled from Lake Michigan near North Avenue Beach early Friday, and emergency crews were searching for a third person they believed was still in the water, according...

3 people wounded in West Side shooting

May 23, 2019 at 6:36 a.m.

Three men were shot on the West Side Wednesday morning, according to Chicago police. Officers responded to a shots fired call around 7:20 a.m. and found three gunshot victims in...

Mourners wait outside Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn, where people gathered for the visitation for Chicago police Officer Conrad Gary on Dec. 20, 2018.

Chicago police Officer Conrad Gary known as devoted husband, father, protector

May 23, 2019 at 6:36 a.m.

From the time he was a student at Eastern Illinois University focusing on sociology and criminal justice, Conrad Gary knew he wanted to be a police officer, his relatives said...

Mercy Hospital personnel and Chicago police officers stand side by side outside the hospital on Dec. 15, 2018, during a prayer service of healing and renewal for the victims of the Nov. 19, 2018, shooting.

‘Your care for each other was admirable through the very worst of circumstances’: Mercy Hospital remembers shooting victims

May 23, 2019 at 6:35 a.m.

A gospel choir stood shoulder to shoulder in white robes, their faces not shying away from the brilliant sun as they sang in remembrance of the victims of the shooting...

A man and woman portraying Joseph and Mary lead a posada through the streets of downtown in Chicago on Dec. 14, 2018.

‘We are the Josephs and Marys looking for legislative shelter’: Chicago Catholics push for immigration reform

May 23, 2019 at 6:34 a.m.

A young man and woman, draped in makeshift robes, stood in front of Federal Plaza on Friday, re-enacting a 2,000-year-old story and drawing parallels to one of today’s most divisive...

Hysni Selenica, center, greets a visitor at a Thanksgiving interfaith prayer service at the Chicago Temple.

Before becoming Chicago Police Department’s first Muslim chaplain, veteran officer had to rediscover his faith

December 11, 2018 at 12:54 a.m.

Hysni Selenica’s path to becoming the first Muslim chaplain with the Chicago Police Department began at a storied Catholic high school he attended across the street from police headquarters. A...

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