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Boletín Migrante: Episode 23

Dozens of Chicago suburbs have shifted to majority nonwhite

A Chicago couple separated by Midway Blitz is determined to reunite

Luna Y Cielo, Logan Square’s Bilingual Play Cafe, Closing This Weekend After 3 Rocky Years

The playroom almost closed twice in 2024 due to lack of business. Owner Vanessa Ávalos said health issues are behind her decision to close now.

Loyola student's murder draws GOP criticism

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: The murder of a Loyola University student puts Chicago back at the center of the country's fight over immigration. 🗞️ Plus: A look at a finalist for CEO of Chicago Public Schools, where to see axolotls locally and more news you need to know. 📝 Keeping score: The

Cook County state's attorney's office training new prosecutor task force to focus on CTA crimes

The Cook County state's attorneys office is training some of its staff to bolster prosecutions of crime on the CTA. A new internal transit crime task force will train more than 30 prosecutors and provide guidance on seeking court orders to restrict defendants from accessing parts of the CTA, accordi

Texas will require proof of legal immigration status to get professional licenses

Officials approved the change after hearing from speakers who argued it would hamper the state’s economy and push immigrants to work without licenses in the black market.

Abbott legal brief criticizes Paxton’s rushed lawsuit against Harris County’s immigrant legal fund

“Perhaps the Attorney General only recently learned of this program; perhaps the office’s attention was focused elsewhere,” lawyers for Abbott wrote, noting the fund has existed for five years.

Cubs over Brewers in division? National League Central's back-to-back-to-back champs aren't worried

MILWAUKEE — So we’re doing this again, are we? Talking about the big-market Cubs as though the National League Central is theirs to lose? Minimizing the mini-market Brewers as though maybe, if all goes right, they’ll little-engine-that-could their way back into the postseason picture? All the major

24 Easter Egg Hunts, Bunny Photos And Brunches Across Chicago

Chicago is celebrating Easter with egg hunts, art classes, a matcha tasting and more.

Winnemac Park Debuts Artificial Turf Fields, Ready For Spring Sports

Improved drainage and other upgrades to the park’s baseball and soccer fields will prevent them from becoming muddy swamps after rain. A ribbon cutting is April 10.

Robots Gone Wild: Food Delivery Robots Smash 2 Bus Shelters In Chicago

A Coco delivery robot collided with an Old Town bus shelter on Tuesday afternoon, just days after a Serve Robotics robot did the same thing in West Town.

City Moves To Landmark Edgewater’s Bryn Mawr Historic District

The district includes Bryn Mawr Avenue from Broadway to Sheridan Road and famed residences like the Edgewater Beach Apartments. An initial hearing is April 2 with the city's landmarks commission.

$10,000 Reward For Info Offered After UPS Driver, Dad Of 3 Killed in Auburn Gresham

Michael Hunter was looking for the person who stole his truck when he was shot and killed Sunday near 80th and Hermitage, police and family members said. “Someone knows something.”

Woman sexually assaulted in North Park neighborhood

A woman was sexually assaulted Sunday morning in North Center on the North Side. The woman, 21, was in the 3600 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue around 7 a.m. Sunday when a male she didn’t know sexually assaulted her, according to Chicago police. She was taken to Swedish Memorial Hospital, police said

2 passengers stabbed on CTA Red Line train in Fuller Park

An argument apparently sparked a CTA passenger to stab two other passengers aboard a CTA Red Line train early Wednesday in Fuller Park on the city's South Side. The victims, only described as males, were riding a train around 1:25 a.m. in the 200 block of West 47th Street when another male passenger

Five sought in slaying of 2 men in Chatham shooting

Police are looking for five assailants who attacked two men, fatally shooting them late Tuesday in Chatham. Around 11:20 p.m., two men, 37 and 44, were in the 7800 block of South Calumet Avenue when five individuals approached and at least one opened fire, Chicago police said. The younger man was sh

Teen charged with manslaughter in Brooklyn 16-year-old's shooting death

The building at the Sheepshead Bay Houses where police say a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot, on March 24, 2026 The defendant is also facing criminally negligent homicide and gun possession charges. [ more › ]