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The officer loved to salsa, often taking his wife out dancing, fellow officers and friends recalled during his funeral services.

Known for being one of the quieter City Council members, Curtis generated headlines in recent months because of gun-related incidents.

Meet the candidates for the seats representing parts of the Far Southwest Side.

Curtis is hoping to keep his seat amid some recent controversies, while Wills is is banking on years of community work to generate support on Election Day.

Curtis' daughter was shot in her leg during a concealed carry class the alderman was teaching last week, WGN reported. It's the second accidental shooting involving the Southwest Side alderman since October.

There are trunk-or-treat events for kids throughout the city, Halloween parades, haunted houses and more this Halloween weekend.

Ald. Derrick Curtis, who represents part of the Far Southwest Side and is a concealed-carry instructor, wounded his hand in the accidental shooting Monday.

Arthur Agee and his teammates at Marshall were subjects of a famous sports documentary. The "Bedford Boys" have stuck together ever since.

With few differences in their end goals, more than a dozen candidates shared their legislative goals and touted their experience at a 1st District candidates' forum Monday.

Two brothers from the South Side got to cover their favorite football team at the NFL Draft thanks to donations from supporters of their "79th & Halas" podcast.

Envision Unlimited, a nonprofit organization that has served people with disabilities across the state for over 70 years, is building an ADA-compliant home that will serve six to eight senior residents.

Hundreds of Chicagoans attended a city-sponsored town hall to discuss strategies to stop crime. "The stronger relationship you have with your neighbor, the safer block you're going to be living on," one city leader said.

CPS officials denied any wrongdoing and defended their methodology, saying the discrepancy highlighted on Twitter will be cleared up.

The scooters, which are arriving in the spring, will also be banned on the lakefront path and the riverwalk.

The Center for COVID Control's lab wasted 40,000 tests, according to a federal report. And again and again, people have reported getting late results, no results — or ones that don't make sense.

In conjunction with the American Journalism Project grant, the Chicago Community Trust pledged an additional $450,000 in matching funds to Block Club over three years.

Rush said he will soon endorse a candidate to replace him as 1st District rep in Congress. A crowded field of hopefuls are expected to vie for the seat.

PHOTOS: Chicagoans have decorated their blocks with hundreds of lights, candy canes and blow-up snowmen as they prepare for Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year's.

Some Black students at the Ashburn campus say for years they have notified teachers, administrators and security guards that students are using racial slurs on campus.