CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza says she is looking into whether the winning design for the city's next city sticker depicts street gang signs.

CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who prosecutors say was raped as a child by a Cook County correctional officer is suing the Chicago suburb of Harvey.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona, Michigan and Florida, three of the states hit hardest by the housing crisis, will join a nationwide settlement over foreclosure abuses, officials with direct knowledge say. They will join more than 40 other states in approving a deal that would benefit many Americans who lost their homes or can't afford their mortgages.

After 30 years of the HIV pandemic, one might think that terms such as “community collaboration” and “community participation” would be commonplace among those fighting the disease. But in many communities across the country, this is not the case. In fact, the clock seems to be rolling back to the early days, when the opinions and actions of a small minority marginalized the voices of those who were most impacted by the global pandemic.