On Mother’s Day, moms of missing refuse to give up searching and hoping
Kierra Coles has been reported missing for nearly six years. Diamond Bynum and King Walker were last seen July 25, 2015, at their home in Gary, Indiana.
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Kierra Coles has been reported missing for nearly six years. Diamond Bynum and King Walker were last seen July 25, 2015, at their home in Gary, Indiana.
The number of riders on the CTA is rebounding slower than public transportation systems in other major cities.
The abrupt closure of the grocers impacts dozens of local vendors — from cold brew to Japanese rice balls.
Counter-protesters at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus reportedly tried to clash with protesters. Sixty-eight protestors were arrested at the School of the Art Institute.
New rules are in effect to clean up the pollutants, but the state says issuing permits to do so is complex.
The campus joins protests across the country calling on universities to divest from companies supporting Israel.
Hundreds of University of Chicago students set up an encampment in the Main Quadrangle on Monday, joining groups on over 100 university campuses nationwide in support of Palestinians.
Frenzied scenes at police stations where migrants were staying one year ago motivated a network of volunteers across Chicago that persists today.
Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy.
City and state officials say they are in the planning stage of creating a unified shelter system.