June 20, 2016 Illinois measure would create advisory council for Muslims Illinois could become the first state with a law giving Muslim-Americans a formal voice in state government.
June 20, 2016 Chicago's most violent neighborhoods brace for deadly summer Shaquisha Gibson-Posey pulls out a grisly cellphone photo of her murdered brother whenever her 15-year-old son complains of being cooped up in the house. This is why you can't go out in the neighborhood this summer, she tells him.
June 20, 2016 Gay pride events festive but some concerned after Orlando The music was thumping and crowds were dancing at gay pride events around the U.S., with some revelers saying the partying was proof that people won't give in to fear after last weekend's attack at a gay nightclub in Florida.
June 18, 2016 Revelers: Gay pride events a victory over fear after Orlando The music is thumping and crowds are dancing at gay pride events around the country, with some revelers saying the partying is proof that people won't give in to fear after the Orlando attack.
June 18, 2016 Man says he was booted from Chicago pizza joint because pants were 'too street' A man is accusing a Chicago pizza joint of racial discrimination after he was denied entry because his pants were apparently “too street.”
June 16, 2016 Security ramped up for upcoming US gay pride events The huge crowds expected to attend gay pride parades around the United States in the coming weeks will be greeted by more police officers and ramped-up security measures as a means to protect them in the wake of the mass shooting in a gay nightclub in Florida.
June 15, 2016 Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ____ June 13 The Telegraph on Turkey joining the Europeans Union: Just as important as what we are being told during the EU referendum campaign is what we are not being told.
June 15, 2016 All in the family: Chicago hit man's son pleads guilty to murder in Idaho More than 30 years after a mafia hit man was gunned down in Chicago, his own son on Tuesday pleaded guilty to two murders in Idaho that had gone unsolved for several years.
June 15, 2016 Chicago police chief demotes officer seen in stomping arrest video Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson placed an officer on desk duty Tuesday after a video emerged that appears to show the officer kicking a suspect in the head during an arrest.
June 14, 2016 Chicago police chief seeks probe of videoed stomping arrest Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has requested an investigation after a video emerged appearing to show an officer kicking a suspect in the head during an arrest on the West Side.