What to know about May Day, including its Chicago origins and how it has grown over the years
From worker rights rallies to marches for social justice, activists around the globe kicked off May Day demonstrations on Thursday.
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Agreement in works to settle Northwestern hazing lawsuits — but Pat Fitzgerald’s claims vs. school remain
Former Northwestern football players are finalizing an agreement with the school to settle lawsuits alleging hazing and abuse that led to coach Pat Fitzgerald’s firing.
Once-routine immigration check-ins become high-stakes calculation as some are detained
Many people now fear that once-routine immigration check-ins will be used as an opportunity to detain them.
Survivors of child abuse at Illinois youth detention centers file more lawsuits in hopes of change
Illinois lawsuits are part of a wave of complaints against juvenile detention centers nationwide.
Man convicted of quadruple homicide is put to death in Indiana’s 1st execution in 15 years
An Indiana man convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister’s fiancé decades ago was put to death, marking the state’s first execution in 15 years.
Man who killed brother and 3 others set to be put to death in Indiana’s first execution in 15 years
An Indiana man convicted in the 1997 killings of his brother and three other people is set to receive a lethal injection by early Wednesday in the state’s first execution...
The Highland Park parade shooting paralyzed a boy. His life remains shattered 2 years later, mom says
The second anniversary of the Highland Park parade shooting comes a week after a shocking court hearing in which suspected shooter Robert E. Crimo III was expected to change his...
At least 15 dead in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after severe weather roars across region
Powerful storms across Texas and Oklahoma obliterated homes and struck a highway travel center where drivers had rushed to take shelter, leaving thousands of people without power and a wide...
Lawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide
A lawsuit alleges that child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades.
College students, inmates and a nun: A unique book club meets at Cook County Jail
One club rule is clear: Discussions about personal lives are encouraged, but no questions are permitted about why other members are in jail.