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Taris Williams cuts the grass in front of the housing complex near where Jacob Blake was shot by police last week, on Sept. 1, 2020, in Kenosha. Williams said it is up to residents to take care of the neighborhood and he cuts grass at more than a dozen locations. He said he does it for the good of the community, it's therapeutic and because "children emulate what they see."

Live updates: Trump defends police during Kenosha visit; Jacob Blake’s family says they refuse to let president use shooting as ‘political prop’

September 1, 2020 at 7:37 p.m.

President Donald Trump visited Kenosha today over the objections of the city's mayor and Wisconsin's governor, nine days after the police shooting of Jacob Blake spurred protests, violent clashes with...

Tras la muerte de Ric Ocasek, así lo recuerdan

September 16, 2019 at 10:29 a.m.

Ric Ocasek, líder y cantante de la banda de The Cars, fue encontrado muerto el domingo, informó la policía de Estados Unidos. El Departamento de Policía de Nueva York dijo...

While you were out: At home for two days during the cold snap? Here’s top business news you may have missed.

February 1, 2019 at 5:00 a.m.

Much of the city shut down for two days during Chicago’s dangerous deep freeze and thousands of workers stayed home. If you were one of those who were literally out...

The U.S. flag above the White House flies at half-staff in honor of former President George H.W. Bush on Dec. 3, 2018. Wednesday has been declared a national day of mourning.

No regular mail service Wednesday, markets to close in honor of Bush

December 11, 2018 at 4:28 p.m.

President Donald Trump has declared Wednesday to be a national day of mourning for George H.W. Bush, the 41st president, who died Friday night at age 94. Federal offices will...

Kanye West speaks during his meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 11, 2018.

Kanye and Trump talk Chicago, stop-and-frisk, Gangster Disciples, hydrogen-powered Air Force One in Oval Office meeting

August 22, 2019 at 9:32 a.m.

Declaring that his red "MAGA" hat makes him "feel like Superman," rapper Kanye West made a free-styling appearance in the Oval Office on Thursday. Ahead of a private lunch, President...

12 tweets about Sam Nunberg’s long day on TV

August 22, 2019 at 3:02 a.m.

Former Donald Trump aide Sam Nunberg, in a series of increasingly bizarre media interviews on Monday, defied special counsel Robert Mueller's subpoena to appear in front of a federal grand...

Protestors demanding a clean DREAM ACT march from Daley Plaza and to Trump Tower in Chicago on Jan. 17, 2018.

‘Dreamers’ march in Chicago as Democrats dig in on immigration

May 31, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

Chanting "This is what America looks like," several hundred people marched in Chicago from Daley Plaza toward the Trump Tower Wednesday night to call on Congress to protect thousands of...

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill on Nov. 13 doing away with the state's 10-year-old minimum age to participate in a mentored hunt.

10 hunting licenses issued to Wisconsin children under a year old after state eliminates minimum age

May 23, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources sold 10 hunting licenses to children under a year old after Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill that eliminated the state’s minimum hunting age. Walker...

Former President Barack Obama talks to Young Jeon and orders food as he makes a campaign stop at Caffe Paradiso with Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker, second from left, after speaking at the University of Illinois in Urbana on Sept. 7, 2018.

Week in review: Cubs’ wild win, deadly California wildfires and Mike Ditka’s failed history test

December 17, 2018 at 10:04 a.m.

Here are some of the top stories of the week from Chicago and beyond (Sunday, Oct. 8 through Friday, Oct. 13). Cubs knock off Nationals to reach third straight NLCS...

Singers Stevie Nicks, left, and Tom Petty backstage at the Radio Music Awards on Oct. 27, 2003, in Las Vegas

Week in review: Las Vegas massacre, Tom Petty dies and the soda tax fizzles out

June 2, 2018 at 3:15 a.m.

Here are some of the top stories of the week from Chicago and beyond (Sunday, Oct. 1 through Friday, Oct. 6). A massacre in Las Vegas; gunman considered Chicago A...

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