Elvia Malagon

A police supervisor and officer stand inside a cellphone store in the 3700 block of West 26th Street near where a 7-year-old girl who was shot while trick-or-treating on Halloween.

‘A miracle’: Days after she was shot while trick-or-treating, 7-year-old girl is sitting up and watching ‘Finding Dory’

November 5, 2019 at 12:58 p.m.

Doctors held out little hope when the 7-year-old girl, dressed in a Minnie Mouse costume, was brought to Stroger Hospital after being shot in the neck and chest while trick-or-treating...

Jueza: Adolescente seguirá bajo custodia por el tiroteo de una niña el día de Halloween en La Villita

November 4, 2019 at 6:26 p.m.

Un adolescente de 15 años permanecerá bajo custodia por el tiroteo en Halloween de una niña de 7 años, mientras la fiscalía buscan registros médicos, decidió una juez el lunes....

A police supervisor and officer stand inside a cellphone store in the 3700 block of West 26th Street, where a 7-year-old girl who was shot while trick-or-treating was brought inside until she was taken to Stroger Hospital on Oct. 31, 2019, in Chicago.

How an entrenched gang conflict put a 7-year-old girl in harm’s way while trick-or-treating in Little Village

November 2, 2019 at 10:00 p.m.

Every Halloween, 26th Street through Little Village becomes an unbroken parade of children in bright costumes snaking in and out of businesses braced for the trick-or-treaters. "Who doesn't enjoy Halloween?"...

Toni Schunk and other residents of the Foswyn Arms SRO have been told to move out because of a planned rehab.

‘Verging on panic and dread’: Tenants scramble for affordable housing as single-room occupancy building closes on Chicago’s North Side

November 1, 2019 at 1:27 p.m.

For the second time in recent years, Richard Camp is on the hunt for an affordable place to live in Chicago because another North Side building where he rents a...

Chicago Teachers Union members and supporters sit on the road in the 300 block of North Damen Avenue during a civil disobedience training outside the CTU Center on Oct. 24, 2019, in Chicago.

CPS strike: Longest Chicago teacher walkout in decades ends after 11 days of canceled classes, tentative agreement on contract and compromise over makeup school days

November 1, 2019 at 12:32 p.m.

The longest Chicago teachers strike in decades ended Thursday, sending students back to classes Friday, after one final standoff between the city and the Chicago Teachers Union over makeup days....

CPS strike over, classes to resume Friday as Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Teachers Union reach deal on makeup days

October 31, 2019 at 11:26 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union strike is over after 11 school days, and students will return to class on Friday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the end of the walkout after a...

President Donald Trump speaks at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference at McCormick Place on Oct. 28, 2019.

A ‘strong-looking guy’ on a motorcycle: President Donald Trump resurrects tale of mystery cop who could clean up Chicago almost overnight

October 29, 2019 at 12:47 p.m.

Somewhere out there is a man, maybe on a motorcycle, who can solve Chicago's crime problem in a day or a week or a month. Or so Donald Trump has...

Security measures are put into place at Trump Tower in advance of President Donald Trump arriving to the building for a fundraiser on Oct. 28, 2019.

Trump made his first visit to Chicago as president. Here is what happened.

March 11, 2024 at 2:07 p.m.

President Donald Trump made his first visit to Chicago as the nation's chief executive. He spoke at the annual gathering of the International Association of Chiefs of Police at McCormick...

CPS strike updates: Chicago Teachers Union says negotiations getting to final issues, while CPS officials ‘hopeful’ a deal can be reached over weekend

October 26, 2019 at 2:02 a.m.

Negotiators for Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union headed back to the bargaining table Friday morning as classes were canceled for a seventh day amid optimism on both...

Froy Jimenez, a teacher and soccer coach, speaks at a Chicago Teachers Union news conference about the lack of funding for Chicago Public Schools sports programs.

Chicago high school teams missing playoffs due to teachers strike won’t get appeals heard

October 22, 2019 at 9:00 p.m.

High school sports teams in Chicago whose postseason play has been disrupted by the teachers strike won't have their appeals heard by the state board that governs school athletics. The...

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