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How Doctors And Nurses Cope With The Human Toll Of Gun Violence

For now, there are more questions than answers.

Mercy Hospital has identified two members of its staff killed in a shooting that left four dead, including the gunman and a police officer.

Ever wish you had a pal to guide you through stores like Rich’s Fresh Market or Andy’s Deli? Look no further.

Barack Obama closed his second annual summit with a rallying call for young community organizers to change a world that is slow to adapt.

Monday was the first day candidates for Chicago mayor and other city posts could file petitions to get on February’s ballot.

If history is any indication, it is unlikely the officer who shot a security guard in a suburban club will face any discipline at all.

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For the first time in American history, poverty in suburbs like the village of Dolton has eclipsed urban poverty.

“Today’s problems can’t be fixed by yesterday’s people,” Kingsolver said on Nerdette. “They’re going to be fixed by tomorrow’s people.”

In 2016 and 2017, 174 people died while in an Illinois prison. Some of those deaths could have been prevented.

The Ike was the city’s first superhighway. In this special presentation, people affected open up about how it scattered ethnic neighborho...

The changes signal a growing acknowledgement that the city's reliance on fines and fees to generate revenue has come at a significant cost.

An artist is making his way through Chicago with a car destroyed by bullets to draw awareness of gun violence.

How a legacy of race, segregation and inequality on Chicago’s South Side was part of the first African-American First Lady’s foundation.