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April 13, 2017

Group of Chicagoans turning high crime street corners into 'Healing Corners'

Street corners in Chicago can become high crime areas: drug deals, shootings, and some communities see it all too often.

April 13, 2017

AP FACT CHECK: Do Trump's Mar-a-Lago trips cost $3 million?

With President Donald Trump making his seventh presidential trip this weekend to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, government watchdogs and Democrats are once again seeing dollar signs: namely, $3 million.

April 13, 2017

Judge to rule on request to certify innocence in '57 killing

A 77-year-old Washington state man hopes an Illinois judge will help eliminate a stain on his reputation by formally declaring he's innocent of a 7-year-old girl's kidnapping and killing in 1957.

April 12, 2017

Arrest made in shooting death of Chicago judge

Authorities in Chicago said Wednesday a 37-year-old man has been charged in the killing of a judge who handled criminal cases.

April 12, 2017

Booth statue removed from outside Lincoln library and museum

A statue of John Wilkes Booth has been removed from outside of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in the Illinois capital of Springfield.

April 12, 2017

Chicago police question people of interest in judge slaying

Chicago police say they're questioning multiple people of interest in the fatal shooting of a judge who oversaw criminal cases in Cook County, Illinois.

April 12, 2017

ACLU sues for information related to Trump travel bans

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed more than a dozen lawsuits nationwide seeking government documents related to the implementation of the Trump administration's travel bans.

April 12, 2017

The Latest: Passenger's lawyers make evidence court order

The Latest on the removal of a passenger who was dragged off a United Express flight in Chicago (all times local): 3 p.m.

April 12, 2017

Chicago tourist cuddles with lion in South Africa, lives to tell about it

Ted Papastefan deals with some savage customers in his job as a Chicago grocery store manager, but they’re nothing like the wild animal he encountered on a recent vacation.

April 12, 2017

Drew Peterson reportedly attacked in prison

Convicted wife killer Drew Peterson was reportedly jumped by another inmate at an Indiana prison, necessitating Peterson’s move to a segregated unit.