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Nakia Smith says he walked into a Far South Side police station to get a gun off the streets. Instead, he wound up behind bars. Prosecutors say Smith, a convicted felon, was carrying a concealed firearm he was legally barred …

California lawmakers seem to be on the verge of passing a costly bill that could add as much as $15 billion to the cost of public pensions for the state’s highest-paid police officers and firefighters. An estimated 86% of taxpayers’ …

LOS ANGELES — Blake Snell’s return game is about to set off a shell game among the Dodgers’ starting rotation. As if adding left-hander Tarik Skubal and getting the lefty Snell back in action Tuesday is not enough, more rotation …

A 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot in West Garfield Park last month has been identified. Officers responded to calls of a person shot around 1 a.m. July 22 in the 4600 block of West Jackson Boulevard and found Lasiah …

Varios cadáveres fueron cargados en vehículos la mañana del viernes, aparentemente trasladados a la Oficina del Médico Forense del Condado de Cook, después de que docenas de cuerpos en descomposición fueron hallados en una funeraria del extremo sur de la …

City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin wants to disband a fund created a decade ago to jump-start development in South and West Side neighborhoods, and use the remaining $57 million to prevent the city’s midyear budget shortfall from triggering police and fire …

ANAHEIM — Yusei Kikuchi is moving closer and closer to his return to the Angels. Kikuchi made his third rehab start on Sunday for Triple-A Salt Lake and pitched 3⅓ innings, allowing four runs on six hits and one walk …

When does a “citizen” initiative cease being a citizens’ initiative? That’s a question we’ve been asking since 2017 when the Supreme Court’s decision in California Cannabis Coalition v. City of Upland suggested that if citizens put a measure on the …

The most important consequence of Abdul El-Sayed’s closer-than-expected win in Michigan’s Senate primary has nothing to do with El-Sayed – or whether he beats Republican Mike Rogers in November. Indeed, it is what his victory, and Francesca Hong’s likely victory …

A man who died nearly a month after he was shot in West Englewood has been identified. Edward L. Ford, 52, was in an argument in the 6000 block of South Damen Avenue around 5:15 p.m. June 27 when he …

A 47-year-old man who shot a driver during a road rage confrontation south of Corona while his child sat next to him was sentenced Monday to 17 years to life in state prison. Luis Orlando Quiroz of Corona pleaded guilty …

The Angeles National Forest has a new boss. Jamahl Butler, 47, began as the new supervisor of the vast Angeles National Forest on Friday, moving into the permanent spot after serving as acting supervisor since March 8, the USFS reported. …

By JULIE CARR SMYTH and THOMAS BEAUMONT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Embattled Republican Rep. Max Miller is staying in the race for his Ohio congressional district, defying voices within his own party who urged him to step aside as he …