Dawn Rhodes

The organization will partner to help newsrooms launch data-driven investigative work and help mentor early-career journalists, particularly non-white reporters, in investigative reporting.

Wirtz took over the team in 2007, overseeing three Stanley Cup titles and a 13-year United Center sellout streak.

While many states are striving to issue licenses to individuals afflicted by the war on drugs, Illinois is the first to give preference to those directly affected by shootings.

City Hall touts its $410M plan to fight crime but has spent little money; some cash goes to street outreach groups with no experience or troubled leadership

A judge later invalidated the sale, but Sawyer, who is running for mayor, notes he was dismissed from the court case involving the purchase with no finding of wrongdoing.

In a conversation with Block Club, the 4th Ward alderwoman said she would hire more police officers, invest heavily in violence prevention and boost housing in neighborhoods with diminishing school enrollment.

Anne Gray, a veteran music teachers at Franklin Fine Arts Center in Near North Side, is among 13 finalists for the statewide honor.

Meet the six candidates vying for police district council seats representing parts of Woodlawn, South Shore and Greater Grand Crossing.

Meet the six candidates for the seats. The district includes parts of West Town, West Loop, Pilsen, Ukrainian Village and East Garfield Park.

Meet the candidates for the seats representing parts of Belmont Cragin, Hermosa, Belmont Central and other West Side neighborhoods.