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Sophia Tareen

Various apartments at an apartment complex Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Harvey, Ill., are boarded up where some are not.
Video of 73-year-old boarded up inside his Harvey apartment sparks investigation
By Sophia Tareen
 
Cook County, Ill., Sheriff's Commander Jason Moran walks past a monument "dedicated to those whose earthly remains were entrusted to the care of the people of Cook County" and away from the gravesite of a person who self-identified as Seven, at the Mount Olivet Cemetery on Chicago's Far South Side Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Eight years after Seven's death, Moran's office took up the case to identify Seven and through fingerprints taken by the coroner's office, accessing military records, Moran restored their name, Reba C. Bailey, a 75-year-old Illinois veteran missing since the 1970s.
Arts & Culture
A missing person with no memory: How investigators solved the cold case of Seven Doe
By Sophia Tareen
 
Johannes Favi, an immigrant from Benin, poses outside his home in Indianapolis
Race, Class & Communities
Illinois law ending immigration detention in 2022 hits a snag
By Sophia Tareen
 
Jesse Jackson
Arts & Culture
Jesse Jackson was hospitalized after fall at Howard University
By Sophia Tareen
 
John Catanzara
Judge ends the gag order barring the Chicago police union president from discussing vaccine order
By Sophia Tareen
 
Barack and Michelle Obama toss shovels of dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center
The Obamas Officially Break Ground On Their Chicago Presidential Center
By Sophia Tareen
 
Pritzker
Politics
New Law Will Effectively End Immigrant Detention In Illinois
By Sophia Tareen
 
Health care
Health Care For Older Immigrants Sees Momentum Among States
By Sophia Tareen
 
DACA
Ruling Leaves Immigrants Who Newly Applied For DACA In Limbo
By Deepti Hajela , Amy Taxin , and 1 more
 
Northwestern quarterback Andrew Marty heads for the end zone
A New Illinois Law Lets College Athletes Profit From Their Names And Likenesses
By Sophia Tareen
 
CTA
Public Transit Hopes To Win Back Riders After Crushing Year
By Hope Yen , Christopher Weber , and 2 more
 
Gamblers play slot machines
Chicago Seeks A Developer To Open The City's First Casino By 2025
By Sophia Tareen
 
members of Chicago's St. Sabina Catholic Church rally outside the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center in Chicago
Arts & Culture
Chicago Parish Fiercely Backs Father Pfleger After Sex Abuse Allegations
By Sophia Tareen
 
Maria Macario in a sanctuary church
Politics
Immigrants Taking Sanctuary In Churches Hope Biden Will Offer Relief
By Philip Marcelo , Sophia Tareen , and 1 more
 
Jason Nightengale Mug Shot
Criminal Justice
Cops Say Chicago Shooter Who Killed 3 People Posted Social Media Rants
By Sophia Tareen
 
Fundraiser
Chicago 7-Year-Old Raises Money For Hospital's Pandemic Gear
By Sophia Tareen
 
President Donald Trump At Rally
Politics
U.S. Judge Blocks Trump Administration Rule On Public Benefits For Immigrants
By Sophia Tareen  and María Inés Zamudio
 
Efuru Flowers, a co-founder of Black Women Rally for Action in Los Angeles
Environment & Public Health
Cities Declare Racism A Health Crisis. Skeptics Say It's Merely Symbolic.
By Sophia Tareen  and The Associated Press