
Kateryna Yushchenko, who grew up in Chicago's Ukrainian community, says Ukrainians fear most that the world will tire of their war and move on.
Ken Adams · July 22, 2022

Gunfire left eight people dead and at least 17 others injured in Chicago from Friday evening into Sunday, including two wounded teenagers and a 17-year-old girl killed in a car in Englewood.
Ken Adams · July 16, 2022

State testing data show a rising positivity rate, and a member of the governor's Coronavirus Working Group warns the spread of the BA.5 omicron subvariant could prolong the summer surge.
Wei Zhang · July 11, 2022

Forty-one residents of a 72-unit rent-stabilized building on Stratford Avenue are asking a judge to force repairs after years of unresolved problems, including months without cooking gas.
Jacob Leary · July 9, 2022

The shuttering of the Santa Fe Drive grocery store has stretched shopping trips for residents, including seniors without cars, and raised questions about the shopping center's future.
Xiaoyu Wang · July 5, 2022

City leaders and fire officials are warning residents that even so-called safe and sane fireworks are banned, as patrols increase and fines of up to $3,000 apply for repeat violations.
Xiaoyu Wang · July 4, 2022

Protesters braved triple-digit heat in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday to denounce the Supreme Court's ruling ending the constitutional right to abortion.
Chinedu Okafor · June 27, 2022

Neighbors on Chicago's Southwest Side say healthy trees are disappearing from parkway strips and are teaming up with an environmental group to push for protections and replanting.
Ken Adams · June 26, 2022

As funeral plans are set for Dr. Preston Phillips, patients and their families describe an orthopedic surgeon who cared about far more than their injuries.
Zanele Khumalo · June 9, 2022

A run of openings and renovations across the city, from a Presidio overlook to free garden entry in Golden Gate Park, gives residents new places to spend the holiday weekend outdoors.
Mei Ling · May 26, 2022

U.S. case counts have reached their highest level since mid-February, yet many people are resuming pre-pandemic routines and travel as officials hold back on new restrictions.
Ishani Kapalli · May 24, 2022

Four months after opening as a service-referral hub, the city-run facility is functioning largely as an overdose prevention site, raising legal questions and doubts about how many visitors are actually connected to treatment.
Mei Ling · May 11, 2022

Missile attacks on the capital and other cities far from the eastern front prompted Western allies to announce new troop deployments and billions in additional assistance as officials warned the war could last years.
Amy Swan · April 29, 2022

Community members, current and former officials and legal professionals filled City Hall on Wednesday to remember Judge Harry Low, who died at 90 in December 2021.
Mei Ling · April 27, 2022

Prosecutors say Roman Berkovich, 35, was driving 98 mph in a 35 mph zone when his BMW left the road near Monroe, killing 20-year-old Sophie Theriault.
Jennifer Paige · April 24, 2022

Records from nearly every police agency in the county show officers and staff are disproportionately white, and departments say they are working to recruit a more representative workforce.
Jennifer Paige · April 24, 2022

Thirteen women who say they were abused by Larry Nassar have filed administrative claims of $10 million each against the FBI, arguing agents' inaction allowed the abuse to continue.
Ishani Kapalli · April 22, 2022

A local player has told Guilford County commissioners that a private company running programming at the Bur-Mil pickleball courts is violating its contract and withholding revenue, and county officials say they are looking into the claims.
Ivan Petrov · April 18, 2022

The civil liberties group has asked the Detroit Police Department to pursue restorative practices and further training after officers shut down a sacred fire in February, while the department says its officers did nothing wrong.
Natalia Campos · April 12, 2022

A federal labor board decision on whether the Atlanta Opera's hair and makeup artists are employees or independent contractors could reach well beyond the stage and into the broader gig economy.
Amy Swan · April 7, 2022

Illinois reported its highest daily case count in nearly a month, but Chicago's public health commissioner said the city appears able to avoid a large wave driven by the BA.2 subvariant.
Ken Adams · April 5, 2022

The World Health Organization attributed the rise in reported deaths largely to reporting changes in the Americas and adjusted figures from India, even as global case counts declined.
Jacob Leary · March 30, 2022

With the FDA authorizing a second booster for people 50 and older and some immunocompromised younger people, experts say the shot is optional and most useful for the most vulnerable.
Jacob Leary · March 30, 2022

Lawmakers in Berlin held a moment of silence for 96-year-old Boris Romanchenko, who survived four Nazi camps and died in an attack on Kharkiv last week.
Ishani Kapalli · March 22, 2022