Politics Jan 29 Chicago to extend migrant shelter stay limits over concerns about long-term housing, employment The latest policy change includes 60 additional days for many migrants currently in the city's 28 shelters, which include warehouses and park district buildings.
Nation Dec 28 WATCH: New York City officials give update on response to surge of arriving migrants The New York City mayor's chief of staff Camille Joseph Varlack and chief counsel Lisa Zornberg spoke with reporters Thursday about the city's ongoing migrant crisis.
Arts Dec 24 Mike Nussbaum, oldest working U.S. actor known for ‘Men in Black’ and ‘Field of Dreams,’ dies at 99 Mike Nussbaum, reputed as the oldest professional actor in America with a prolific stage career and roles in films including “Field of Dreams” and “Men in Black,” has died. He was 99.
Nation Oct 30 Illinois man pleads not guilty to hate crime and murder charges in attack on Muslim mother and son A man has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her son.
Nation Oct 22 Police find no evidence of a hate crime in murder of Detroit synagogue leader The 40-year-old Woll, or “Sam” as she was known to friends and family, led the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, and was a campaign staffer for Attorney General Dana Nessel and former aide to Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin.
Nation Oct 17 Muslim boy remembered as kind, energetic by mourners in Chicago suburb Mahmoud Yousef, the boy's uncle, remembered Wadea as a typical 6-year-old who was active, playful and kind.
Nation Oct 16 Killing of Muslim boy outside of Chicago was hate crime in response to Israel-Hamas war, police say A 71-year-old Illinois landlord upset over the Israel-Hamas war attacked a Palestinian American woman with a knife when she proposed they “pray for peace” and killed her 6-year-old son, authorities said Monday.
Nation Oct 15 Illinois man accused of killing Muslim child, wounding woman is charged with hate crime A 71-year-old Illinois man was charged Sunday with a hate crime, accused of fatally stabbing a young boy and seriously wounding a woman because of their Islamic faith and the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said.
Education Jan 12 Chicago teachers accept COVID deal, bringing kids back to school Wednesday's vote will keep kids in classrooms after five days of cancelled classes due to a standoff with the city over remote learning and virus testing.
Nation Jan 11 After five days of canceled classes, Chicago union leaders approve plan to return to school Students in the nation's third-largest school district will resume classes this week after leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union accepted a proposal with the district over COVID-19 safety protocols.