Duaa Eldeib

Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to the media after his keynote address for the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau luncheon in Alsip on Oct. 5, 2016.

Rauner to shutter ‘terrible,’ outdated part of Stateville prison

May 15, 2019 at 8:56 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner announced Friday that his administration would close a controversial section of the Stateville Correctional Center known as the "roundhouse," the latest move in the Republican governor's efforts...

Sharon Gray instructs lab members on how to harvest tomato roots from field experiments on the University of California, Davis campus on Sept. 27, 2016. Gray was killed in a rock attack by protesters in Ethiopia days later.

Antioch High grad killed in Ethiopia recalled as kind humanitarian

August 22, 2019 at 1:25 a.m.

Those who knew Sharon Gray loved her compassion, infectious laugh and determination to make the world a better place. The death of Gray, 31, a researcher who was killed this...

Jaime Hauad's shoes at his attorneys office in Chicago.

Torture claims no longer limited to Burge, Chicago police

June 9, 2018 at 5:53 p.m.

Anabel Perez stood before the commissioners and, with a sea of red empty chairs behind her, pleaded on behalf of her son yet again. The state panel had twice found...

Kids to be placed again at Lake County residential facility after teen’s death

May 23, 2019 at 3:33 a.m.

Children are expected to return this week to a north suburban residential facility after a six-month sanction by the state's child welfare agency after the death of a teenage resident...

DCFS director George Sheldon, seen here on March 21, 2016, took over the department last year as its ninth leader in five years.

Federal judge approves plan to overhaul state’s child welfare system

May 23, 2019 at 3:32 a.m.

As part of an ongoing effort to overhaul the state's troubled child welfare system, a federal judge on Wednesday approved a plan focused on keeping more kids in stable, home-like...

New charges possible after death of Chicago boy, 4, ruled a homicide

February 11, 2021 at 5:41 p.m.

Authorities are considering possible additional charges stemming from the death of a 4-year-old Chicago boy now that it's been classified as a homicide. Manuel "Manny" Aguilar's body was found in...

DCFS wards languish in psych hospitals, shelters, detention: audit

May 23, 2019 at 3:26 a.m.

Children in the state's welfare system are being warehoused in psychiatric hospitals and emergency shelters hundreds of days longer than they should be in many cases because the agency does...

Elgin-based School District U-46 board member Jeanette Ward on Feb. 8, 2016.

Transgender student locker room access debate erupts in Elgin

August 22, 2019 at 1:01 a.m.

Another controversy over locker room access for a transgender student is brewing after a local school board member took to Facebook about the matter Monday. Elgin-based School District U-46 board...

A new Illinois law targeting new drivers mandates that all driver's education classes include a section on what to do during a police traffic stop. Above, a Sacramento, Calif., officer talks to a driver in 2012.

New Illinois law to teach drivers what to do if stopped by police

May 23, 2019 at 3:25 a.m.

A new Illinois law aims to help drivers answer the timely question of what to do if stopped by police. The measure comes amid heightened tension in Chicago and across...

Community to honor memory of boy found dead in abandoned building

June 14, 2018 at 11:50 p.m.

A community still reeling from the death of a 4-year-old boy who allegedly suffered horrific abuse at the hands of his mother is coming together this week to honor his...

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