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CHICAGO — Charges against four Broadview protesters were dropped Thursday in a stunning turn of events after the U.S. Attorney’s Office admitted federal prosecutors had committed misconduct.
The dismissal of all charges against the four protesters quickly followed U.S. District Judge April Perry’s decision to shelve the start of the trial in the case, which was sla...
CHICAGO — The city is gearing up for the long Memorial Day weekend after an eventful week in Chicago.
Here’s what Block Club reporters and photographers captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods this week:
Kat Abughazaleh (center) exits with her legal team after a hearing at Everett McKinley Dirksen Federal Building in the Loop on May 18, 2026. Credit...MERRILLVILLE, INDIANA — Launched as a new kind of gun retailer in 2012, the Range USA chain was built to look and feel different from the smaller, unwelcoming shops and gun ranges often associated with the industry.
Its founder and president, Tom Willingham, wanted to make the experience of buying and shooting firearms more mainstream. So he modeled his company on ...
WEST LAWN — Marea Salas stopped by the city’s last JCPenney to buy sundresses for her granddaughter this week.
Salas lives minutes away from the department store within Ford City Mall, 7601 S. Cicero Ave. Shopping at the store has become routine, she said.
And this week, Salas was among dozens who perused the store’s dwindling shelves for last-minute dea...
PILSEN — More than 3,000 braids and 50,000 yards of lace ribbon have become markers of a movement to resist the federal government’s crackdown on Latino immigrants.
This weekend, that movement is coming to Chicago.
For months, Ponte Your Moños has hosted pop-up fundraising events where people can get their hair braided and support local groups with donat...