Tessa Weinberg

Refugee Vanisi Ngirwanayo, from Congo, listens to English language teacher Sarah Glazer on Aug. 8, 2018, during a class at RefugeeOne in the Uptown neighborhood, one of the larger resettlement agencies in Chicago. Amid a historic decline in refugee resettlement, it has had to cut 10 positions, and once-packed English classes now have fewer than 10 students attending.

Refugee agencies under siege: As U.S. cuts number of refugees admitted, Chicago-area agencies struggle to survive

May 23, 2019 at 6:17 a.m.

Refugee agencies in Illinois and around the country are fighting to stay functioning and relevant as the Trump administration announces the lowest refugee admissions cap in U.S. history. Refugees in...

Exodus World Service volunteer Rita Baldi, left, tutors Rushan Abdullah, 4, in English using a sticker book on July 17, 2018, as Rushan's mother, Tashminara Sultan Ahmed, 23, watches.

Rohingya refugee family puts down roots in Chicago with help of volunteers but yearns for loved ones left behind

May 23, 2019 at 6:09 a.m.

On a summer morning in a West Rogers Park apartment, Abdullah Abdu Munaf knelt near the doorway, tying his shoes before he took the bus to work. Rita Baldi, a...

Dozens of volunteers gather to build a playground in the 10400 block of South Corliss Avenue in Chicago on Aug, 10, 2018.

Truce between rival gang factions leads to Pullman playground built amid a newfound peace

May 23, 2019 at 6:09 a.m.

A young boy in an oversized T-shirt that hung to his knees struggled to lift the shovel of mulch that was almost as tall as he was. Around him, music...

State police investigating body found under Kennedy Expressway overpass

May 23, 2019 at 6:08 a.m.

Illinois state police are investigating a body that was found Tuesday afternoon under a Kennedy Expressway overpass downtown. State police received a call around 12:30 p.m. from the Chicago Police...

Pink, Blue and Green line trains delayed after small fire on tracks above Eisenhower Expressway

May 23, 2019 at 6:08 a.m.

Pink, Green and Blue line trains were delayed Tuesday afternoon after a small fire on the tracks above the Eisenhower Expressway, according to the Chicago Transit Authority. The delay was...

First responders manage the scene on South Lake Shore Drive near 35th Street in Chicago, where a small plane landed July 27, 2018.

Small plane lands on South Lake Shore Drive in traffic after flying under foot bridge, no one injured

May 23, 2019 at 6:07 a.m.

The pilot of small plane flew under a footbridge and landed in traffic on southbound South Lake Shore Drive on Friday afternoon, making an emergency landing without injuring himself or...

A bicyclist rides onto a traffic lane to avoid a FedEx truck parked illegally on a bike lane along Harrison, near Racine, Wednesday, July 25, 2018.

Chicago works with website that targets vehicles blocking bike lanes, tickets more drivers in crackdown

May 23, 2019 at 6:06 a.m.

Bicyclists are fighting for space in Chicago’s designated bike lanes by posting vigilante-like photos of illegally stopped cars on the website Bike Lane Uprising. And the grassroots effort is one...

One of the Original Wisconsin Ducks tours the Wisconsin River on its way to Lake Delton on one of its many daily tours in 2016. The company said it will continue operations as usual after a duck boat sank in Branson, Mo., drowning 17 people.

Duck boat operators in Wisconsin Dells not changing safety procedures after Branson tragedy

May 23, 2019 at 6:06 a.m.

Jason Field was in disbelief when he got the call from a friend that a duck boat capsized in Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., on Thursday. As the grandson...

The Cook County Department of Public Health made public Monday a confirmed case of measles in the Chicago area.

Cook County Health Department confirms case of measles, warns residents

May 23, 2019 at 6:06 a.m.

The Cook County Department of Public Health made public Monday a confirmed case of measles in the Chicago area and warned people who visited a downtown restaurant and a northwest...

Lifeguard Mateusz Chorazy steps through the flooded sand to plant the red flag indicating swimming is prohibited as wind and waves beat North Avenue Beach in 2015.

Following teen’s drowning, city takes steps that include posting red flag when lifeguards not on duty

May 23, 2019 at 6:06 a.m.

Following the drowning earlier this month of a 13-year-old girl just 30 minutes after lifeguards had ended their shift at Loyola Beach, the Chicago Park District said it is adding...

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