2+ hour, 16+ min ago  (845+ words) As federal immigration enforcement agencies ramp up enforcement in recent weeks, heads of immigration advocacy organizations held a press conference urging residents to be prepared and not give in to fear. According to advocates and State Rep. Theresa Mah (D-24th District)…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (474+ words) A Cook County jury has awarded $50 million to a boy who was sexually asssaulted at a Peoria camp run by a Chicago company. The jury issued the verdict Monday in the case involving an 8-year-old boy who was sexually assaulted…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (1062+ words) For political strategist Mayra Macias, everything she’s done, including her decision to run for Congress in the 4th District, comes back to Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood where she was born and raised, and where she still has plenty of…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (233+ words) Chicago is allocating $40 million in grants to modernize seven homeless shelters. The funds aim to provide capital improvements to create healthier, safer, less congregate and more accessible facilities that will serve families with children, unaccompanied youth, adult single women and…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1173+ words) While “The Saint Who Wore Sneakers” sounds like a summer Disney movie, it is a scenario being celebrated at a Northwest Side parish. Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood is the only parish in North America named…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (630+ words) The 96th edition of the Lake County Fair returns Wednesday, with a mix of music, motorized mayhem, agricultural pride, traditional carnival rides and an array of attractions. Festivities will be at the Lake County Fairgrounds and Events Center, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake....