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Turmoil rocks Columbia University as Trump administration demands changes — or else
The Trump administration delivered an ultimatum to leaders of Columbia University: Make a series of major changes or lose out ...
After nearly 23 years, investigators ID missing woman found in metro-east creek bed
Investigators “began taking a new look at the investigation in recent years, as advancements in DNA technology provide new ...
Increase in officers, DeKalb community credited for 30% drop in violent crime
According to the police department’s annual update, violent crime dropped 8.8 percent from 2023 to 2024 and 29.9 percent from ...
K.W. Lee, ‘godfather of Asian-American journalism’ who fearlessly challenged power, dies at 96
Over six years and more than 100 articles at the Union, K.W. Lee chipped away at the weak evidence and shoddy defense that ...
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Remains identified in Metro East cold case; may be connected to serial killer
A family is now much closer to answers after Columbia, Illinois, police identify remains of a body they recovered 23 years ago.
Remains of woman found in 2002 identified after forensic genealogy testing
The remains found more than a decade ago were identified as Carol Hemphill, a 40-year-old mother from St. Louis. Police think ...
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DeKalb mayoral candidates outline campaign priorities with WNIJ
WNIJ has interviewed the candidates for DeKalb Mayor and is presenting profiles of each. Candidates are listed in ...
Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE’s behest, internal records show
The rapid pace of cancellations has raised alarms, with some agencies and lawmakers appealing to DOGE to exempt specific ...
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New Chicago Prosecutor Empowers Police to File More Charges Without Review
In the early evening on Feb. 19, two Chicago police officers arrested a 40-year-old man in the Englewood neighborhood.
Missouri man's body found in semi cab at weigh station near Indiana-Illinois state line
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Indiana State Police is investigating after a Missouri man was found dead in the cab of a semi truck at ...
'Where's my justice?' Slim odds of an arrest when someone is shot and wounded in Chicago, Sun-Times finds
If you're among more than 19,000 people wounded by gunfire since 2018, the chance that anyone will be charged with shooting ...
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'Get out, get out!'; 911 call from University of Idaho murders reveal chaos, confusion
MOSCOW, Idaho - 27 months after four University of Idaho students were murdered in an off-campus home, the 911 call made by the victims' roommates and friends reveal the moments ...