Ted Gregory

Jonathan White sweeps floors after class on Sept. 11, 2018.

‘A lot of these kids need role models’: Following 1st-year black teacher Jonathan White through his first months at CPS

February 8, 2019 at 9:04 p.m.

While driving to his first day on the job, Jonathan White thought about his dead father and wept. Then 36 years old, White was going to teach sixth grade at...

Former Berwyn Public Safety Director Frank Marzullo leaves the Cook County criminal courthouse on May 14, 2007. Marzullo at the time was charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct in the 2005 beating of a man. He was acquitted.

Ex-Berwyn police chief, who left job after bar fight charge, made vice president at Morton College — with $177K salary

December 11, 2018 at 11:01 p.m.

Weeks after Morton College’s accreditation was placed in jeopardy amid questions about whether its governing board acts fairly and ethically, trustees approved a promotion and sizable raise for an administrator...

Neringa Venckiene, shown in 2012, is a former Lithuanian judge and member of parliament who was jailed in Chicago at her homeland's request. Venckiene fears death if she's extradited because she said she helped expose a network of influential pedophiles in the country.

Suburban florist fights extradition order, seeks asylum for fear of persecution if returned to native Lithuania

May 23, 2019 at 6:31 a.m.

The plight of a former Lithuanian judge who had been living in suburban Chicago and is seeking asylum in the U.S. remains uncertain after a brief hearing Tuesday in a...

Lorado Taft's statue the Eternal Indian overlooks the Rock River in Oregon, Ill., on Oct. 14, 2013.

Past efforts to restore Illinois’ crumbling Eternal Indian statue have fallen apart. Will this time be different?

December 12, 2018 at 6:29 a.m.

The beloved but crumbling national landmark on bluffs overlooking the Rock River has been covered in a tarp once again. The last time that happened, it signaled a largely bleak...

Remember the wolflike creatures seen in western Illinois? Experts think they know what they are.

December 12, 2018 at 6:35 a.m.

The mystery was fun while it lasted, but those curious wolflike creatures spotted on a western Illinois man’s trail cameras appear to be about as common as a critter that...

While the Great Lakes region's leaders have put strict limits on who can access their prized resource, they are not always so disciplined about their own standards.

Controversial law easing privatization of water systems hits a snag

December 12, 2018 at 4:52 a.m.

The controversial effort to make it easier for private companies to take over public water systems, which Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law about three months ago, was thrown into...

Part of 15 acres near Freeman and Mundhank roads, about 35 miles northwest of Chicago, is shown on Nov. 9, 2018. The Department of Veterans Affairs is hoping to develop the land for cremated remains as an extension of Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

VA wants to build veterans cemetery in South Barrington, but neighbors worry about gun salutes, property values

December 12, 2018 at 7:52 a.m.

On the Thursday night before Veterans Day, a meeting room at a Hoffman Estates hotel was reserved for public comment on a proposed military veterans cemetery in neighboring South Barrington....

Single vote separates candidates in north suburban race to replace state representative who resigned amid scandal

December 12, 2018 at 2:45 a.m.

A north suburban statehouse race where one vote separates the two candidates might not be decided for two weeks. Election Day for the 51st District seat ended with Republican Helene...

Campaign staffer Ben Hardin hangs placards at the election night headquarters of 6th Congressional District Democratic candidate Sean Casten at the IBEW Local 701 Union Hall in Warrenville on Nov. 6, 2018.

Democrat Sean Casten declares victory over U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam in pivotal 6th Congressional District

May 12, 2019 at 6:40 p.m.

In one of the nation’s most closely watched campaigns of the midterm elections, political newcomer Sean Casten declared victory over incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam in the suburban 6th...

Mariah, 2, looks down the street while trick-or-treating on Halloween in the Englewood neighborhood on Oct. 31, 2018, in Chicago.

Discarding Halloween pumpkins adds to greenhouse effect, so take advantage of drop-off site or a Pumpkin Smash

December 12, 2018 at 1:03 a.m.

If that Halloween hangover has left you bleary and bloated, one gesture might lift your spirits: properly disposing of your pumpkins. Many communities, from Chicago to Romeoville and Naperville to...

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