Crime

The Roman Catholic Church, a mammoth institution plodding through history, changes slowly. Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich and others may move towards fuller inclusion of women, but until they extend all … Continued

A Chicago man has been sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling black market cigarettes into Illinois from Missouri. Johnell E. Henderson, 36, was arrested May … Continued

No one was hurt in a fire Friday morning in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. The blaze was reported in a two-and-a-half story apartment building at 520 … Continued

A man was killed in a crash involving a semi early Friday in the Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said. A semi and a car crashed at … Continued

An hour before the draft, the Auditorium Theatre looked like it was getting ready for a massive restaging of ‘‘The King and I.’’ Lots of people in crazy costumes. I … Continued

The mother of a teen who collapsed and later died after a high school basketball game at a southwest suburban Riverside high school is suing the school, the school district … Continued

A teacher at Malcolm X College asked a student to drop out of an algebra class because he is blind, according to a federal lawsuit the student filed Thursday. Charles … Continued

Adjunct professors at several Chicago area universities — part-time educators contracted as needed — are organizing around issues of better pay and job security, joining a movement across the country propelled … Continued

Unidentified “decomposing” human corpses were stored at several City Colleges of Chicago campuses, a new lawsuit alleges. And when the macabre issue was brought to light by Micah Young, then-dean … Continued

DEERFIELD — Mondelez, the company behind Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies, said its profit in the first quarter nearly doubled as it raised prices for its products and cut costs. … Continued