Saturday, January 17, 2026

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news
  • by david hall
Family, friends gather at vigil for 5-year-old fatally shot on Near West Side: 'I wish I could see her again'

Dozens gathered for a vigil Friday evening in the 200 block of South Campbell Avenue, where Reign Ware was shot and killed as she sat in a car with her dad.

obituaries
  • by david hall
Elaine Pierce, who opened her Oak Park home to migrants, has died at 69

Annie Gomberg, a volunteer who helps migrants and connected her with the families she took in, called her "a moral exemplar for our time." "She was more than a friend, more like a mother," said one of the people to whom she opened her home.

education
  • by david hall
School cops, migrant students, funding shortfall: How CPS fared in Springfield

Mayor Brandon Johnson and CPS officials staved off bills that would limit their control but fell short of securing more funding.

immigration
  • by david hall
Migrants in Chicago find ways to adjust to life in their new city

They’re finding help from community groups to navigate their way. A priority as they build lives outside of city-run shelters: learning English.