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ICE temporarily releases Venezuelan man who came to donate kidney to ailing brother
After a month in custody — and a large public pressure campaign for his release that included the help of a congressman — U.S ...
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Abrupt $1 million loss for Illinois Humanities after Trump cuts funding tap
Cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities could have a trickle-down effect on Illinois museums, history programs and ...
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‘Where is the Glock?’ Gun turned over to Chicago police wound up in the hands of a teenager
The Chicago Police Department has used gun buybacks to get thousands of guns off the street, but at least two of them have ...
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Chicago cops did little to investigate how gun a judge turned in to be destroyed ended up at a crime scene
The revolver that Cook County Judge William Stewart Boyd turned in at a Chicago police gun buyback resurfaced at the scene of ...
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Families turn to Illinois Attorney General to help bring back surgeries for transgender youth
Kwame Raoul says state law bans hospitals from discriminating against patients because of their gender identity. Some stopped ...
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Free and clear? Nine years after FBI knocked on his door, feds move to toss charges against Danny Solis
The request, part of a deal Solis struck with the feds in 2018, brings his case to a stunning but long-expected conclusion.
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UIC considers cuts to languages as Trump destabilizes federal funding
The University of Illinois Chicago wants to consolidate its School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and Languages to help ...
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The monster of Loch Ness remains elusive. But something did emerge from the murky deep.
Roy P. Mackal, a University of Chicago scientist, fruitlessly pursued the creature for decades. One of his long-lost underwater cameras has been found.