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Northwestern researcher who studied nearly 100 mass shootings says people must do more to fight hate speech because ‘the killing follows’
The weekend massacres in El Paso and Dayton, just 12 hours apart, highlight the increasing frequency of mass shootings nationwide and make it even more important for people to act...
‘Oh my God … that’s my baby.’ Family says girls who beat special needs teen ‘need to be off the street’
To thousands on social media, Charlie Mae Harris' granddaughter is the 15-year-old girl with special needs crying for help as a gang of girls punches and slaps her in a...
Ataque a jovencita captado en video viral, conduce al arresto de adolescentes de 13, 14 y 15 años
Tres adolescentes fueron acusadas después de que se hizo viral el vídeo que muestra a una jovencita de 15 años que tiene necesidades especiales siendo golpeada y pidiendo ayuda mientras...
Chicago police release video of possible suspect in Lincoln Park attack near DePaul
Chicago police have released surveillance video of a possible suspect in an attack last week near DePaul University's Lincoln Park campus that left a young woman badly slashed in the...
‘What made me stop was the blood.’ Uber driver comes to aid of woman slashed in Lincoln Park attack near DePaul
It was a slow night for Uber driver Syed Subhan. And that may have helped save the life of a young woman who was grabbed off a street near DePaul...
Chicago police accused in lawsuit of unlawfully raiding same South Side home 3 times over 3 months
A federal civil rights lawsuit accuses Chicago police officers of using excessive force in three raids on the same South Side home over three months this year. "Not once, not...
Panic as police respond to Loop building for reports of active shooter that turned out to be false alarm: ‘It went terribly wrong’
Stephanie Johnson was at her desk in the Loop Thursday afternoon when she and co-workers received a text message alert warning of "ongoing police activity" in their building. The message...
At the Cook County Jail, inmates cultivate empathy and patience by training rescue dogs
Lacedric Banks walked onto the stage leading Ziggy, a young pit bull. He softly told him to "sit" and "stay." Then, holding Ziggy's leash out, Banks walked around him in...
Alligator in Humboldt Park Lagoon evading capture for third day as park crews put up fences
The search for the Humboldt Park Lagoon alligator entered its third day Thursday, with more traps in place to catch the reptile, as the curious gathered at the park, unsuccessfully...
Mysterious cannonball safe unearthed in parking lot of Lakeview synagogue
A massive rusted safe was uncovered by construction crews at a Lakeview synagogue two weeks ago, and no one has been able to crack it open. In late June, excavators...