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Two school pupils are being treated for meningitis, and one person has died (Picture: REUTERS) Two pupils from different Reading schools are receiving treatment after they contracted meningitis. One of the students attends Reading Blue Coat School, and the other …

Petros Papatheofanis fondly remembers stealing bacon off the griddle and being handed orange juice by the doting wait staff of his father’s North Center restaurant, Alps East. Tuesday morning, he got to walk back through the same door with his …

A man was found shot in North Lawndale Wednesday night, according to Chicago police. The man, 40, was found inside a residence in the 4300 block of West Cermak Road at 8:49 p.m. with a gunshot wound to his head, …

La estudiante de primer año de Harold Washington College, Zaure Bakytbekova, últimamente ha estado preocupada por más que sólo tareas y calificaciones de exámenes. Reproduce en su mente los meses del otoño pasado, cuando agentes federales de inmigración, con frecuencia …

As an actor — and then a Chicago cop — Kevin Michael Doyle had an unusual appreciation for life’s absurdly ironic twists. His bemusement perhaps peaked as a Chicago Police Department recruit in 1998 when an instructor took one look …

Every one of Chicago’s 22’s police districts will have access to an alternate response team to assist nonviolent people with mental health challenges, under a long-awaited expansion unveiled Wednesday that may or may not last. For now, Mayor Brandon Johnson …

Allegations of police abuse cost Chicago taxpayers more than $175 million through April 30, and $16.5 million is about to be added to the pile. The City Council’s Finance Committee will be asked next week to approve two more settlements …

CBS Sports’ Joe Musso caught David Kaplan’s eye long before Musso caught the eye of CBS. Musso, a Chicago native who grew up in the Galewood neighborhood, played wide receiver at Illinois Wesleyan on the same football team as Kaplan’s …

Stephen Mousdell was elected as a councillor for Haydock (Picture: Social Media) A Reform UK councillor has stepped down after it emerged he was moonlighting as a gay porn star. Stephen Mousdell was elected to represent Haydock, a village about …

Farage received £5 million from Christopher Harborne which he says was a ‘gift’ (Picture: Reuters) The cryptocurrency investor behind a £5 million gift to Nigel Farage is one of the UK’s wealthiest billionaires. The Sunday Times’s Rich List has named …

(Louis XIII Cognac) Most spirits exist primarily to offer fleeting, yet meaningful, pleasure. A spontaneous celebration, like the clink of glass to welcome an old friend. Meanwhile, others are conceived from inception to capture and suspend a joyous moment. Think …

The U.S. House education committee is compelling CPS Supt. Macquline King to testify next month at a congressional hearing about “attacks on parental rights” and “legal abuses” in connection with how school districts like CPS are addressing issues related to …

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday ruled out school closings to help the Chicago Public Schools dig out of a $732 million hole, and he said it’s up to the Illinois General Assembly to approve progressive revenue measures he believes are …

Four of the divers were part of a team from the University of Genoa, including respected marine biologist Monica Montefalcone, 51, and her daughter Giorgia Sommacal Five tourists have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives. The group, …

(Bring a Trailer) Within the pantheon of hi-po pony cars, the 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 is king. Carroll Shelby’s big-block brother to the GT350 launched a flagship ‘Stang badge that has denoted unabridged and unabashed power ever since. So significant …

ANAHEIM — As a disappointed crowd of Ducks fans gave their heroes one last salute before they left the ice Thursday night, Honda Center public address announcer Phil Hulett put it all into perspective. “It only gets better from here,” …

This week’s Friday Features lineup celebrates a diverse group of women who prove that ambition and style have no limits. From the high-stakes world of healthcare and the intellectual depths of astrophysics to the athletic discipline of professional dance, the …

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham (Picture: Getty Images Europe) Prime Minister Andy Burnham? Greater Manchester’s popular Labour mayor announced yesterday that he intends to stand in a by-election in the hopes of bagging a seat in Parliament. The by-election was …

CIF-SS SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS THURSDAY’S RESULTS FIRST ROUND DIVISION 1 La Habra 3, Los Altos 2 Westlake 10, Paraclete 9 La Mirada 4, Los Alamitos 2 Pacifica/GG 15, Glendora 4 JSerra 3, Yucaipa 2 Oaks Christian 8, Chaminade 1 Notre Dame/SO …

Governor Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision was, by California standards, a model of fiscal restraint. The $350 billion spending plan avoids a deficit, builds reserves, and steers clear of the broad tax increases that Sacramento occasionally reaches for when revenues …