Civil Rights Groups Sue Chicago Over Abuses by Police

By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. June 14, 2017 Hoping to step into the breach left by the end of the Obama administration’s aggressive approach to civil rights abuses by the police, a coalition of civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit against...

In Chicago’s Crisis of Violence, Some Signs of Hope

By MONICA DAVEY May 30, 2017 CHICAGO — Chicago officials took a far more aggressive approach this year to Memorial Day weekend, which often marks the start of the worst season for street violence, in an effort to control the shootings that brought more...

Violence in Chicago: Highlights From a Times Event

Several local leaders spoke on Wednesday about efforts to reduce the bloodshed at an event arranged by The Times and the University of Chicago Crime Lab.

Obama Says His Presidential Library Will Be a ‘Hub for the Community’

By JULIE BOSMAN May 3, 2017 CHICAGO — Barack Obama has seen presidential libraries. Sometimes they are a monument to the past, he said, standing on stage in an auditorium on Wednesday; a record of accomplishments. “And a little bit of an ego...

Chicago Schools Ex-Leader Is Sentenced as Classrooms Struggle to Stay Open

The district’s uncertainty was compounded when a judge declined to issue an injunction requested by the city that might have led to a desperately needed influx of cash.