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FILE – In this Aug. 10, 2021, file photo, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 President John Catanzara speaks to reporters at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago. Catanzara, the head of the Chicago police officers union, has called on its members to defy the city’s requirement to report their COVID-19 vaccination status by Friday or be placed on unpaid leave. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File) ILCHS201 ILCHS201

October 15, 2021 at 9:56 am

Chicago mayor takes police union head to court over vaccines

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has taken her fight with the head of the city’s police officers union to court, arguing that his call for officers...

October 14, 2021 at 4:13 pm

Chicago cops won’t be sent home over vaccine status — yet

Chicago police leaders and the mayor say that officers will not be ordered to go home if they defy the city’s requirement that they report...

October 13, 2021 at 2:30 pm

Chicago police union head urges cops to defy vaccine mandate

The head of the Chicago police officers union has called on its members to defy the city’s requirement to report their COVID-19 vaccination status before...

October 7, 2021 at 3:16 pm

Don’t blame Mrs. O’Leary’s cow for the Great Chicago Fire

The 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 will mean more talk about Mrs. O'Leary and her cow

October 5, 2021 at 1:57 pm

Tootsie Roll facing fine for gruesome finger mishap at plant

Federal officials are recommending that Tootsie Roll Industries pay more than $136,000 in fines after a machine cut off part of an employee’s finger at...

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October 1, 2021 at 2:11 pm

Indy man charged with buying gun used to kill Chicago child

A 23-year-old Indianapolis man has been charged with illegally purchasing a gun that was used in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl in Chicago

September 29, 2021 at 7:17 am

Bears move closer to leaving Soldier Field for the suburbs

The Chicago Bears took a major step toward moving out of their longtime home at Soldier Field and into the suburbs by signing a purchase...

In this photo provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Monica MuÃ±oz Martinez is stands for a portrait at the University of Texas in Austin on Sept. 16, 2021. The historian devoted to keeping alive stories of long-dead victims of racial violence along the Texas-Mexico border is among this year’s MacArthur fellows and recipients of “genius grants.” (John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation via AP) CER602 CER602

September 28, 2021 at 9:02 am

Activist, historian, writer among `genius grant’ recipients VIEW

Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D....

September 14, 2021 at 12:55 pm

Chicago awards $20.5M to 2 men allegedly framed by detective

The Chicago City Council has agreed to pay a total of $20.5 million to two of at least a dozen men who have had murder...

September 9, 2021 at 2:21 pm

$6 billion project to untangle O’Hare runways completed

Government and airline officials are celebrating the conclusion of a 16-year, $6 billion project to untangle the jumble of runways at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport

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