MELISSA PEREZ WINDER

CORRECTS NAME OF GROUP THEY ARE PRAYING WITH - Hela Yousef, second from left, cousin of 6-year-old Palestinian boy Wadee Alfayoumi, prays with team members from the Council on American-Islamic Relations and other advocates outside the Will County Courthouse where a jury found defendant Joseph Czuba guilty of murder and hate crime charges, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Joliet, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Jury finds Illinois landlord guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy
A jury has found a 73-year-old Illinois landlord guilty in a hate crime attack that left a Palestinian American boy dead and injured his mother.
 
A closed sign is displayed at a local business in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago to stand with immigrants in Chicago, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Some US businesses close in a ‘day without immigrants.’ But many say they can’t lose income
Several businesses from day cares to grocery stores and hair salons closed across the United States in a loosely organized day of protest against the President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
 
Attendees of a lowrider exhibition, wearing Zoot suits of the Mexican American subculture known as Pachucos, pose for a photo on a vintage car during the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
Lowriding is more than just cars. It’s about family and culture for Mexican Americans
Lowrider enthusiasts say the predominantly Latino cultural expression may be on the verge of a renaissance. It is a movement of expression through elaborate vehicle modification with origins in Mexican American and Chicano communities.
 
This image taken from an Associated Press video shows Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell speaking during an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Springfield, Ill.. Campbell said he was horrified by the body camera video that showed former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson shooting Sonya Massey in her in Springfield, Ill., home. (AP Photo/Melissa Winder)
Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey says it will take rest of his career to regain trust
The Illinois sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 for help says it will take the rest of his professional life to rebuild trust in his agency.
 
A home in Springfield, Ill. stands Thursday, July 18, 2024. Prosecutors have charged a sheriff's deputy with the murder of Sonya Massey and accuse Sean Grayson of shooting the Black woman in the face on July 6, 2024, while responding to her report of an intruder at her home. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)
Illinois deputy charged with murder shot woman in face after ordering her to move pot of water
Authorities say an Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black woman shot her in the face during a tense moment over a pot of water in her home.
 
A Porsche damaged by a downed tree is seen near the intersection of West Huron and North Leavitt streets in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, after severe storms passed through the Chicago area the night before. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
A dam fails after rain, wind, tornadoes pound the Midwest. The Chicago area is cleaning up
Severe storms in the Midwest have overtopped a dam in southern Illinois and left the Chicago area cleaning up. Officials say a reservoir dam failed near the Illinois community of Nashville.
 
The Gage Park fieldhouse can be seen Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Chicago. Gage Park is one of the five shelters for migrants the city of Chicago plans to close in the coming weeks. The city's first step is moving 800 people into other shelters starting Saturday, clearing the park district fieldhouses to resume normal operations for summer. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago plans to move migrants to other shelters and reopen park buildings for the summer
Chicago plans to close five shelters for migrants in the coming weeks. The city’s first step is moving 800 people into other shelters starting Saturday, clearing the park district fieldhouses to resume normal operations for summer.
 
Chicago Transit Authority "warming" buses for migrants are parked in the 800 block of South Desplaines Street Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Chicago. In the city of Chicago's latest attempt to provide shelter to incoming migrants, several buses were parked in the area to house people in cold winter weather. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Freezing temperatures complicate Chicago’s struggles to house asylum-seekers
As temperatures hover below freezing in Chicago, dozens of asylum-seekers are staying in the lower level of a city library until the bitter cold gripping much of the country lifts.
 
FILE - A Target store is seen, Nov. 17, 2021, in Philadelphia. Three major retailers — Amazon, Target and Walmart — say they're suspending sales of water bead products marketed to young children amid growing safety concerns. Water beads are small, colorful balls made of superabsorbent polymers. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Amazon, Target and more will stop selling water beads marketed to kids due to rising safety concerns
Three major U.S. retailers — Amazon, Target and Walmart — say they’re suspending sales of water-bead products marketed to young children due to growing safety concerns. Water beads are small, colorful balls made of superabsorbent polymers.
 
FILE - Construction of a government-run tent encampment for migrants is underway, Monday Dec. 4, 2023, in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration on Tuesday, Dec. 5 announced it is scrapping construction of the temporary winter camp for migrants, citing the risk of contaminants at the former industrial site. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, file)
Illinois scraps plan for building migrant winter camp due to toxic soil risk
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration has canceled plans to build a temporary winter camp for migrants in Chicago, citing the risk of contaminants at the former industrial site.
 
Carolina Gonzalez of Venezuala carries supplies into the Chicago City Life Center Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Chicago. The community center and church welcomed about 40 migrants who were previously living at police stations and airports. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago and other northern US cities scramble to house migrants with coldest weather just ahead
Chicago is scrambling to house hundreds of asylum-seekers who are still sheltering on sidewalks, at police stations and at the city’s busiest airport as the cold weather sets in and with winter just around the corner.
 
Earl Meyer, who fought for the U.S. Army in the Korean War, wipes away a tear while talking with fellow veterans at the American Legion, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in St. Peter, Minn. Meyer, 96, is suing the Army to try to get the Purple Heart medal that he says he earned when he was wounded during fierce combat in June of 1951. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
96-year-old Korean War veteran still attempting to get Purple Heart medal after 7 decades
A 96-year-old Korean War veteran from Minnesota has been waiting for 70 years for a Purple Heart medal. The Army keeps turning him down. He has provided documents to back up his assertion that he was wounded in combat in June 1951.
 
FILE - A selection of vintage clocks are displayed at the Electric Time Company, March 9, 2023, in Medfield, Mass. Next week across most of the U.S., the sun will set well before many folks step foot out of the office. Cue running errands or taking evening walks in utter darkness. Come Nov. 5, daylight saving time is out and standard time is in, and will last until March 10. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file)
Fall back: How daylight saving time can seriously affect your health
Brunch dates and flag football games might be a little easier to get to this Sunday, when phones grace early-risers with an extra hour of rest before alarm clocks go off.
 
CAPTION CORRECTION CORRECTS AGE: In this undated photo provided by Rabbi Meir Hecht on behalf of the Raanan family is Judith Raanan, left, and her daughter Natalie, 17, after Natalie's recent high school graduation. On Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, Israel announced the two American women held by Hamas militants were released. Judith and Natalie went missing while visiting relatives in Nahal Oz for Simchat Torah, a festive Jewish holiday that marks the conclusion of the annual reading of the Torah. (Raanan Family via AP)
The father of American teenage hostage freed by Hamas says she is ‘doing very good’
The father of freed American teenage hostage Natalie Raanan says she’s doing well after her release Friday by Hamas. Uri Raanan of Illinois told The Associated Press that he spoke to his daughter by telephone. He said: “She’s doing good.
 
Mourners attend a vigil for Wadea Al Fayoume at Prairie Activity and Recreation center in Plainfield, Ill., Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. An Illinois landlord accused of fatally stabbing the 6-year-old Muslim boy and seriously wounding his mother was charged with a hate crime after police and relatives said he singled out the victims because of their faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Illinois boy killed in alleged hate crime remembered as kind, playful as suspect appears in court
A 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who authorities allege was stabbed 26 times by his landlord in response to escalating right-wing rhetoric in the Israel-Hamas war is being remembered as kind.
 
Family members of Wadea Al Fayoume bring his casket into Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview, Ill., Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. An Illinois landlord accused of fatally stabbing the 6-year-old Muslim boy and seriously wounding his mother was charged with a hate crime after police and relatives said he singled out the victims because of their faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Mourners in heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb remember Muslim boy killed as kind, energetic
Crowds of mourners in a heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb paid respects to a 6-year-old Muslim boy killed in an alleged hate crime.
 
CAPTION CORRECTION CORRECTS AGE: In this undated photo provided by Rabbi Meir Hecht on behalf of the Raanan family is Judith Raanan, left, and her daughter Natalie, 17, after Natalie's recent high school graduation. On Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, Israel announced the two American women held by Hamas militants were released. Judith and Natalie went missing while visiting relatives in Nahal Oz for Simchat Torah, a festive Jewish holiday that marks the conclusion of the annual reading of the Torah. (Raanan Family via AP)
An American mom and daughter are missing in Israel. Their family says Hamas is holding them hostage
Judith Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter Natalie were excited to celebrate a family member’s birthday and the Jewish holiday season in Israel. That’s according to their rabbi in the Chicago suburb of Evanston.
 
Run by a private firm hired by the city, migrants stay in a makeshift shelter at O'Hare International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Chicago. Unlike migrants in the public eye at police stations, the migrants at O'Hare and a handful at Midway International Airport have limited access to resources, including showers and medical care. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago is keeping hundreds of migrants at airports while waiting on shelters and tents
As Chicago struggles to house asylum-seekers, the city is using a shuttle bus center at O’Hare International Airport. The use of airports to house migrants has been rejected elsewhere and highlights what has been a haphazard response to the crisis.
 
In tihs image taken from video, Matthew Bussler, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer at Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, uses mapping equipment in Dowagiac, Mich., on Aug. 10, 2023. Americans whose ancestors called the state home hope a new state law will speed the recovery and reburial of ancestors' remains unearthed over the past two centuries. Bussler said it is critical that ancestors are returned “to the womb of Mother Earth,” not only so they may continue their journey in the hereafter, but to “redeem all of the pain and the suffering” of their tribe, especially their descendants. (AP Photo/Melissa Winder)
Centuries after Native American remains were dug up, a new law returns them for reburial in Illinois
Illinois officials and Native Americans whose ancestors called the state home hope a new state law will speed the recovery and reburial of their relatives’ remains unearthed over the past two centuries. Gov. J.B.
 
FILE - In this April 20, 2019 file photo, migrants are loaded onto a bus at the Border Patrol headquarters on Hondo Pass, in El Paso, Texas. Officials say Illinois will provide for a funeral and burial, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023 for Jismary Alejandra Barboza González, the three-year-old migrant girl who died last week on a bus headed to Chicago from Texas. (Mark Lambie/The El Paso Times via AP, File)
Illinois will provide burial for migrant toddler who died on bus
Officials say Illinois will provide funeral and burial services for the migrant toddler who died last week on a bus headed to Chicago from Texas. Jismary Alejandra Barboza González would have turned 4 next week.