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Expressway shootings more than doubled in 2020, and victims and advocates are asking why tougher measures aren’t being taken

The Dallas Morning News

El Paso, our hidden desert gem, is at the crossroads of America's angst

The Observer

'I started crying in the airplane': Notre Dame student denied entry to U.S. amid tensions with Iran

The Chicago Tribune

Violent crime rate doubles on CTA rail system, even with stepped-up police efforts and far fewer riders: ‘The people that are driving the crime never left the system’

The Chicago Tribune

Notre Dame had to suspend classes days into the term as COVID-19 cases surged. Is that a cautionary tale for other college campuses trying to reopen?

The Chicago Tribune

COVID-19 outbreak at Chicago homeless shelter points to coronavirus surge dangers, advocates say

The Dallas Morning News

When mom got cancer, I tried smiling and pretending everything was OK. That didn’t help.

The Chicago Tribune

Mother of 4-year-old student accuses Chicago Public Schools of covering up security guard’s alleged abuse of her son: ‘I felt so heartbroken’

The Observer

Holy Cross asserted there are no confirmed COVID-19 cases among its Westville students. But loved ones of inmates say otherwise

The Chicago Tribune

Rohingya Americans in Chicago venture out to local polling place en masse to cast their first-ever general election votes: ‘Really I’m so grateful’

The Chicago Tribune

Donnie Kirksey, Chicago basketball legend, dies at 57 of complications related to COVID-19

The Dallas Morning News

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A man died in Dallas 10 months ago in hospital police custody. It’s now ruled a homicide

Murder cases could be in jeopardy as Dallas police review 450 cases for missing evidence

Dallas police may be violating evidence laws with 52,000 improperly stored digital files

A deputy chief took us through Dallas’ entertainment areas Friday night. Here’s what we saw

Dallas deletes information about crime from public view, plans more redactions and delays

Gunman sought after killing 21-year-old woman, wounding 7 others inside northwest Dallas nightclub

Dallas’ top cop Eddie García gets cautious praise on 1st year as critics push for more progress

El Paso, our hidden desert gem, is at the crossroads of America’s angst

The Chicago Tribune

Expressway shootings more than doubled in 2020, and victims and advocates are asking why tougher measures aren’t being taken

Violent crime rate doubles on CTA rail system, even with stepped-up police efforts and far fewer riders: ‘The people that are driving the crime never left the system’

Notre Dame had to suspend classes days into the term as COVID-19 surged. Is that a cautionary tale for other college campuses trying to reopen?

With thousands completing ballots from home because of the pandemic, voters engage in new ways to discuss election issues

Rohingya Americans in Chicago venture out to local polling place en masse to cast their first-ever general election votes: ‘Really I’m so grateful’

The Observer

Holy Cross asserted there are no confirmed COVID-19 cases among its Westville students. But loved ones of inmates say otherwise

‘I started crying in the airplane’: Notre Dame student denied entry to U.S. amid tensions with Iran

A broken kind of love