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In an effort to reduce parking congestion and generate additional revenue, Public Safety has begun issuing tickets to Facilities Management vehicles parked on campus without parking passes. Campus vehicles are now required to be registered with a valid parking pass, which are purchased at Public Safety. These include...

DePaul University, a Catholic college in Chicago, Illinois, prohibits the distribution of birth control of any kind on its campus. But that doesn’t stop student activists in an underground “womb service” from sharing condoms and Plan B emergency contraception with students who need it. It’s simple: The...

An $18 million foreclosure fight has landed on one of the Loop’s most visible corners, with a lender suing the owner of the retail portion of 36 S. State St. on April 1, 2026. The complaint targets the high visibility ground floor retail condominium that fronts State Street and could affect national storefronts at...

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering three separate $100,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of mail thieves who've been targeting Chicago apartment buildings.

Thousands arrested, deported by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz, new records reveal

Linda had a reputation that seemed to follow her everywhere. No matter the neighborhood, no matter the stage of life, cats always seemed to find her when they were in trouble. Even after getting married and moving to a new part of the city, it didn’t take long for the neighbors to notice. Stray cats started hanging...

A pre-dawn semi crash on Route J in Audrain County left a Chicago truck driver dead Wednesday, after state troopers say his trailer's cargo shifted and slammed into the cab while the rig sat in a roadside ditch. The Missouri State Highway Patrol told ABC 17 News the wreck was...

An 18-year-old man was shot and killed near a gas station Wednesday on the city's South Side, Chicago police said.

Good afternoon! It’s Tuesday, and watch out for potentially severe storms that could bring golf ball-sized hail. Here’s what else you need to know today. HIV infections grew 29% in Chicago between 2022 and 2024 after about two decades of decline. AIDS cases are also up slightly. In 2024, there were 818 new HIV cases...

The family of a Black mother killed during a police chase in Chicago is poised to receive nearly $27 million after newly surfaced body camera footage contradicted officers’ original accounts, raising serious questions about police conduct and transparency. Stacy Vaughn-Harrell, 47, died in 2017 after a fleeing SUV...