Chicago to Evanston shooting victims: A doorwoman, a college student, a...
An East Hyde Park condo building was one of multiple locations across two cities in which three people were killed and four injured in a shooting spree that police tied to a single gunman — a man who...
View ArticleNo bail for gun parolee accused of firing on good Samaritan in car, killing...
The shots missed the 27-year-old who was the target but struck three people inside the Honda.
View ArticleCourtney Key was found dead on Christmas, shot in the head and dragged by a...
Courtney “Eshay” Key was proud to be a trans woman and was always straightforward about it.
View ArticleVaughn High was the first Chicago school to close due to COVID-19. Today,...
Chicago Public Schools will reopen Monday despite teachers union opposition.
View ArticleDaywatch: CPS students return to schools, Chicago shooting rampage victims...
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View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Monday with COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleWoman charged after being shot several times during weekend confrontation...
A woman has been charged after being shot shot multiple times during a confrontation Saturday afternoon involving Chicago police officers on the West Side, police said Monday morning.
View ArticleCPS schools reopen today
About 6,500 CPS students in pre-kindergarten and special education were due to arrive to schools for in-person classes on Jan. 11, 2021, in a district whose total enrollment is about 350,000. Less than...
View ArticleMundelein man killed in Antioch Township crash
A 57-year-old Mundelein man was killed in a weekend auto accident when a vehicle in which he was a passenger was struck by another vehicle and rolled, according to Lake County sheriff’s police.
View ArticleColumn: White privilege — and the American caste system — were on display...
The way the white mob was treated compared to Black protesters isn't just about race, but about caste, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleLawsuit filed in case of off-duty cop who fired a shot after confronting...
A man who authorities say was shot at by a drunk off-duty Chicago police officer last fall has filed a federal lawsuit.
View ArticleGary man, 58, killed after being hit by car: police
A 58-year-old man died after being hit by a car in Gary over the weekend, authorities said.
View ArticleLawsuit filed in case of off-duty cop firing a shot at a couple
Body camera footage shows Chicago police detain Esael Morales, who has filed a federal lawsuit against off-duty Officer Joseph Cabrera and other officers.
View ArticleOfficials: More contagious variant of the coronavirus found in Indiana
A more contagious variant of the coronavirus that was first identified in the United Kingdom late last year has been found in Indiana, state health officials announced Monday.
View ArticleChicago Tribune to exit Prudential Plaza, move newsroom to printing facility
The Chicago Tribune and its parent company will leave Prudential Plaza at the end of this month, leaving the city’s largest newspaper without a downtown office less than three years after its exit from...
View ArticlePolice investigating shooting at Portage roller rink; no injuries reported in...
Police discovered four people of “unknown description” had been in possession of firearms and several rounds were fired in the parking lot from at least two different weapons.
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says President Trump’s actions before US Capitol...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday said President Donald Trump’s actions last week incited the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol and constituted a crime. But the first-term Democratic mayor and...
View ArticleCPS schools welcome students back for the first time in 10 months, even as...
CPS schools reopen after 10 months, but not without controversy.
View ArticleAmid criticism over handling of coronavirus outbreak that has killed 36...
The head of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs stepped down Monday amid ongoing criticism of the agency’s handling of a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 36 veterans who lived at a state...
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