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July 5, 2021 at 6:40 am

Columbus Blue Jackets goalie dies after fireworks accident VIEW

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma from an errant fireworks mortar blast in what authorities described Monday as a tragic accident...

July 1, 2021 at 7:12 am

Evacuations extended near northern Illinois industrial fire

CHICAGO (AP) — Toxic fumes and smoke from a burning former paper mill in northern Illinois that officials had believed was long abandoned but actually...

June 25, 2021 at 1:17 pm

EXPLAINER: Will Chauvin’s prison experience remain unusual? VIEW

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd....

June 25, 2021 at 8:11 am

George Floyd’s family members to speak at Chauvin sentencing

An attorney for George Floyd’s family said Friday that family members were feeling anxious ahead of a sentencing hearing for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek...

June 14, 2021 at 1:41 pm

Nonprofit pushes Chicago to build anti-racist arts community

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago nonprofit formed to highlight the lack of leaders of color within the city's arts and cultural systems is asking artists...

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June 12, 2021 at 1:42 pm

Rash of mass shootings stirs US fears heading into summer VIEW

CHICAGO (AP) — Two people were killed and at least 30 others wounded in mass shootings overnight in three states, authorities said Saturday, stoking concerns...

June 4, 2021 at 4:55 pm

Obama: Presidential center will promote Chicago’s South side

CHICAGO (AP) — Barack Obama continued a push to build support for his presidential center on Chicago’s lakefront on Friday, urging business leaders in the...

May 24, 2021 at 10:24 am

Chicago priest Pfleger reinstated after abuse investigation VIEW

CHICAGO (AP) — Nationally known activist Chicago priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger will be reinstated as the leader of his parish after an investigation found...

Jane Ellen Norman, 12, poses for a photo outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Jane Ellen and her 14-year-old brother Owen were vaccinated Tuesday morning, after U.S. regulators expanded use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot to those as young as 12. (AP Photo/Angie Wang) RPAW303 RPAW303

May 11, 2021 at 1:14 pm

Younger adolescents get ready to receive COVID-19 vaccine VIEW

A handful of cities started offering shots to children ages 12 to 15 less than a day after the FDA authorized emergency use in that...

May 11, 2021 at 11:46 am

Report: U. of Michigan missed chances to stop doctor’s abuse

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Staff at the University of Michigan missed many opportunities to stop a doctor who committed sexual misconduct for decades with...