Its Survival In Doubt, Sears Struggles To Transform Once Again
A century ago, it was one of the biggest names in retail. Now, even Sears officials say its future could be in doubt — though they say they have plans to make sure the retail icon survives. Nancy Koehn...
View ArticleObama Presidential Center Design Unveiled
The design for the Obama Presidential Center was unveiled Wednesday at an event attended by former President Obama and Michelle Obama. The Center, slated to be completed in 2021, will be located in the...
View ArticleFor Some Moms, Posting Bail Means They Can Spend Mother's Day With Their...
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Public service announcement - Mother's Day is tomorrow. Cue up the usual - flowers or breakfast in bed. Then there's the plan hatched by...
View ArticleSales Are Slow For Trump Condos In Chicago
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: If you are in the market to buy or rent an exclusive luxury condo, there might be some motivated sellers in Chicago. There are a lot of...
View ArticleAfter 2 Years, Illinois Passes A Budget
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The state of Illinois has been in a budget crisis since 2015. All that instability meant vendors didn't get paid, and students left state...
View ArticlePresident Johnson's Crime Commission Report, 50 Years Later
If you've ever called 911 to report an emergency, thank the Johnson Crime Commission. Establishing a national emergency number was just one of more than 200 recommendations the Commission offered up in...
View ArticleIn Chicago, Female Public Defenders Want Men In Lockup To Keep It In Their Pants
In Chicago, an odd mix of brazen action by detainees in jail and declining budgets is keeping public defenders from talking to their clients in the lockup areas behind county courtrooms. Cook County...
View ArticleChicago Judge Throws Out 15 Convictions On Fears Police Reports Were Dishonest
Today in Chicago, Judge Leroy Martin threw out the convictions of 15 men in what defense attorneys call a landmark decision and the "first mass exoneration" in Cook County. The men, who all served...
View ArticleBig Tech Improvements To 911 System Raise The Risk Of More 'Swatting'
A fatal police shooting in Kansas late last month focused attention again on how so-called swatting — prank 911 calls designed to get SWAT teams to deploy — puts lives at risk and burdens police...
View ArticleFewer Innocent Inmates Were Released From Prison In 2017, Study Says
No one knows how many people wrongfully convicted of crimes are in prison, but last year 139 of them were exonerated. That's a drop from 2016, when there were 171 such cases. The numbers released today...
View ArticleChicago Students Add Time To Walkout For Local Victims Of Gun Violence
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: All over America today, students staged walkouts to protest school shootings. Let's hear now from Chicago where students rallied against the...
View ArticleChicago Community Groups Will Get Their Say On Police Reform
Community groups that pushed for changes in the Chicago Police Department will now be able to weigh in on reform efforts being negotiated by the city and state attorney general. They reached the...
View ArticleDanica Patrick's Last Race
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Danica Patrick is one of the biggest names in motor sports, one of the most successful women in the history of American racing, and tomorrow,...
View ArticleChicago Debates If Civilian Groups Should Oversee Police
With the rise of videos showing violent and often deadly encounters between police and citizens, there's also been an increase in the creation or expansion of civilian oversight groups to monitor...
View ArticlePrisoners In Illinois Ask Governor For Help Getting Their Debate Team Back
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Now for the story of an Illinois prison debate team that was disbanded but is arguing it should be reinstated. The team recently made...
View ArticleFatal Police Shooting In Chicago Highlights Tense Relationship In The City
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now to Chicago, where a fatal police shooting over the weekend has inflamed tensions between police and some people who live in mostly black...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Prison Officials Think Outside The Box To Revamp Solitary...
There are slightly more than 2 million people incarcerated in the United States — that's nearly equal to the entire population of Houston. Among those prisoners, thousands serve time in solitary...
View ArticleChicago Officials Ask People To Speak Up After A Dozen Killed In Weekend...
In Chicago, one of the bloodiest weekends in recent history has the city's mayor and police superintendent calling for neighbors to speak up. From Friday evening to Sunday night, 33 shooting incidents...
View ArticleChicago Has A 'Heavy Heart' After Dozens Wounded In 33 Shootings Last Weekend
Despite a dip in shootings and murders for the year, Chicago suffered one of its bloodiest weekends in recent history last weekend. Police say 33 shootings occurred between Friday and Sunday nights,...
View ArticleChicago Battles Its Image As Murder Capital Of The Nation
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Chicago police say they've made arrests in connection with shootings there last weekend. It was an unusually violent couple of days, with 66...
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