Monica Davey

The deaths of the officers were the latest in a series of losses for the department, which has now seen four officers killed in the line of duty.

The Taiwanese company’s intent to build a $10 billion plant with 13,000 jobs was hailed by President Trump. It now sees a shift toward research.

As Chicagoans prepare to vote in a new mayor, the city stands at a pivotal crossroads, with black residents leaving by the thousands even as new white residents flow in.

In an interview, Mr. Emanuel reflected on the travails of running the nation’s third-largest city, what he got right and wrong, and why he is passing the baton.

In an interview, Mr. Emanuel reflected on the travails of running the nation’s third-largest city, what he got right and wrong, and why he is passing the baton.

“Our officers need help, they need help with gun control,” Philadelphia’s mayor said after six police officers were wounded by gunfire. But in most states, the issue is not up to urban leaders.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot promised to address inequities in the city and add school nurses and librarians. But she hasn’t reached a deal with the Chicago Teachers Union.

Mr. Blagojevich, a Democrat and former governor of Illinois, was accused of trying to sell the Senate seat left open when Barack Obama went to the White House.

The president of the University of Chicago said on Friday that the pro-Palestinian encampment on his campus’s quad “cannot continue,” a position that was being closely watched in higher education because the university has long held itself up as a national model for free expression.

Heidi Heitkamp was in her office at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics when protesters occupied the building.