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Chicago residents in rent-controlled housing near a site being constructed to honor former President Barack Obama have reportedly unionized in response to the controversial project.Residents of a longtime Woodlawn apartment building organized to resist possible displacement and rent increases they say are being driven by development pressure surrounding the Obama Presidential Center. Tenants at the Chaney Braggs Apartments rallied earlier this month outside their building near 65th Street and Stony Island […]

Nearly two decades after former FBI agent Robert Levinson disappeared in Iran, the FBI is renewing its appeal for information as colleagues and family members continue pushing for answers about one of the longest-running hostage cases involving an American.FBI Director Kash Patel last week marked the anniversary of Levinson’s disappearance while recognizing Hostage and Wrongful Detainees Day, saying the bureau remains committed to finding out what happened to him."Even almost […]

With the hunt reaching seven weeks Sunday, the family of missing Nancy Guthrie, 84, is "desperately" urging "renewed attention" in a search for answers and their mother, missing since Feb. 1."We desperately ask this community for renewed attention to our mom's case — please consult camera, footage, journal notes, text messages, observations, or conversations that in retrospect may hold significance," wrote the "The Guthrie Family: Camron and Kristine, Annie and […]

Law enforcement agencies across the United States are on high alert over an elevated terror threat, prompting Jewish communities in particular to ramp up security after a series of recent attacks, including an incident at Temple Israel synagogue in Michigan.Experts warn that the most pressing danger comes from so-called lone wolf attackers — individuals who act independently and are often difficult to detect before they strike. The concern intensified after two […]