HarrisonSouth Loop

First Stop: Harrison

Sweet Beginnings Helps Ex-Cons Turn Life Around

Clifford Covington left prison after 11 years and started searching for a future. Then he found the Sweet Beginnings program, and life got a lot better.

Video: Sweet Beginnings and second chances

Photo: Clifford Covington inspects a bee hive. (Photo/Jill Wallace)

Second Stop: Jackson

Group Turns Trains into Rolling Libraries with Books on the L

Commuters on Chicago CTA trains have been finding books left behind on seats, but it's no accident. A group has organized a book-sharing program on the trains and tweets to the hashtag #booksonthel.

Photo: Commuters share books by leaving them on El trains. (Photo/Marc Filippino)

Third Stop: Election 2014 Coverage

It's Over: Rauner Wins, Quinn Finally Concedes

Republican challenger Bruce Rauner won the Illinois gubernatorial race Tuesday night, but it took incumbent Pat Quinn until Wednesday afternoon to finally concede the race.