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Portable restrooms are lined up Jan. 20, 2017, on East Jackson Drive near South Columbus Drive in Chicago.

Another location change for Chicago Women’s March as larger crowd expected

May 23, 2019 at 3:58 a.m.

The location for the Women's March on Chicago on Saturday has changed again after the number of expected attendees more than doubled in two days. Organizers now anticipate more than...

Unity, equality, pink hats: Women’s March on Chicago calls out to thousands

June 6, 2018 at 1:08 p.m.

When a woman apprehensive about Donald Trump's presidency broke down in tears at Lynn Coe's North Side shop, Coe offered her an unusual remedy: Come knit with us. Dozens of...

The McQuillen family, of Winnetka, lost the oldest child, Chris, to a canoe accident. Joe and Sally sit with their children Caroline and Will on Dec. 19, 2016, to reminisce about Chris.

Family reflects on Wisconsin canoe accident that killed son, 3 others

June 6, 2018 at 4:47 p.m.

The McQuillens were eating Christmas dinner two years ago when Chris, the oldest of three children, glanced at his phone and declared he had to go. He asked his dad...

Navy recruits gather to remember fallen soldier, call home on Christmas

June 8, 2018 at 5:55 p.m.

They lined up to express their gratitude. The visiting Navy recruits had a lot to thank Bob and Linda Stack for this Christmas. Their son, Marine Lance Cpl. James Stack,...

State highway police restore order in the roundhouse at Stateville after 1,500 prisoners rioted on March 18, 1931.

Stateville’s controversial ’roundhouse’ prison area shuttered

May 23, 2019 at 3:47 a.m.

The final step in shuttering a controversial unit of a state prison that has long been criticized for safety and security issues came Wednesday when officials transferred out the last...

Nell Shay, 10, of Evanston, wears her Hillary Clinton pin. In January 2017, Nell and her mother, Abigayle, will participate in the Women's March on Washington.

Women plan march on Washington day after Trump’s inauguration

June 9, 2018 at 3:05 a.m.

"Choose kindness." With her children by her side, Abigayle Shay penciled the simple message onto a poster board the morning after Donald Trump was elected president and hung it on...

Hundreds of people attend a District 211 special board meeting on Dec. 7, 2015, to discuss the settlement the Palatine-based school district approved the week before to provide locker room access to a transgender student. Many people held signs that read "Separate Is Not Equal" and "#WeStandWithHer."

What a Trump presidency might mean for transgender students in schools

May 23, 2019 at 3:57 a.m.

As pundits scramble to untangle the implications of a Donald Trump presidency on a host of public policies, among the big unknowns is whether he'll seek to dismantle transgender student...

Ten-year-old Verronika Rosa and her mother Deborah Rosa in Grant Park for the World Series celebration rally, Friday, Nov. 4, 2016.

Joy spans generations at Cubs World Series rally and parade

May 16, 2019 at 5:03 a.m.

It is a legacy, an heirloom of sorts, passed down from generation to generation. For many families, being a Chicago Cubs fan, and experiencing all the frustration that went with...

Death of Barrington Hills man found in burning car ruled a homicide

May 23, 2019 at 3:49 a.m.

The death of a Barrington Hills man who was found in a burning car in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Thursday. James D. Gerage, 43,...

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Gilbert ruled against a group of parents seeking an injunction denying a transgender student the ability to use Palatine-based Township High School District 211's restrooms and locker rooms Oct. 18, 2016.

Judge sides against parents who want to ban transgender student from locker room in District 211

May 23, 2019 at 3:37 a.m.

Writing that high school students do not have a constitutional protection against sharing locker rooms or bathrooms with transgender peers, a federal judge has sided against a group of parents...

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