Time runs out for ban on locked seclusion and face-down restraints in...
Legislation to prohibit Illinois schools from putting students alone in locked rooms or physically restraining them face down will have to be introduced again after the General Assembly's session...
View ArticleMichael Madigan’s decadeslong grip on Illinois ends as House Democrats make...
Michael Madigan out as Illinois House speaker, Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch is state's first Black speaker
View ArticleAurora man accused of battering 2-month-old girl
A 27-year-old Aurora man is accused of battering and causing serious injuries to a 2-month-old girl, Aurora police said.
View ArticleCook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli’s message to President-elect Joe...
Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli joined a coalition of colleagues across the U.S. on Wednesday calling on President-elect Joe Biden to immediately begin a one-year pause in deportations and...
View ArticleBill to give Chicago an elected school board fails again as backers cast...
Not having an elected board "has been a disaster," a group of Chicago activists say.
View ArticleMan charged with December fatal shooting in Logan Square
Murder charges have been filed against a man who is accused of fatally shooting another man in Logan Square last month.
View ArticleColumn: Impeachment was the only way to prove that an insurrection and civil...
The Washington riot was entirely different than the protests sparked by George Floyd's death, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleThe Spin: President Trump impeached again | Welch unseats Madigan to become...
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View ArticleOvercoming needle phobia to get the COVID-19 vaccine: ‘A huge victory.’
For millions of Americans suffering from a fear of needles, the distress associated with getting an injection can seem insurmountable.
View ArticleDaywatch: Trump impeached again, Madigan loses decadeslong grip on Illinois...
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View ArticleBoys, 14 and 16, wounded in Humboldt Park neighborhood shooting, police say
A 14-year-old boy and 16-year-old boy were injured in a shooting Wednesday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleHere’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines
Small numbers of at-risk older Chicagoans could start getting COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next week, the city’s health commissioner said Wednesday.
View ArticleColumn: Who cares that Nancy Pelosi wore the same suit to both of Donald...
We experience defining moments collectively and visually. That’s even more true as we sit in our homes, confined by a pandemic, glued to a screen.
View ArticleChicago poised to open new COVID-19 vaccination sites, but Mayor Lori...
Chicago will have six mass COVID-19 vaccinations sites up and running by next week, increasing the city’s capacity to give up to 25,000 shots per week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday.
View Article1 in custody after Near North carjacking, police say
One person is in custody after someone with a gun told a 20-year-old woman to get out of her SUV then took off with it Wednesday night in the Near North neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleProsecutors: Kyle Rittenhouse flashed sign adopted by racists, was serenaded...
Prosecutors say Kyle Rittenhouse flashed sign adopted by racists, seek to ban him from bars, drinking
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot pushing for Chicago bars and restaurants to reopen for...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she wants the city’s bars and restaurants to reopen for indoor service “as soon as possible” and plans to discuss the issue with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
View ArticleElk Grove Village man gets 16 years in prison for postal worker’s shooting
A suburban Chicago man who pleaded guilty in the New Year’s Eve 2018 shooting of a U.S. Postal Service worker has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison.
View ArticleIllinois National Guard heads to DC to help with potential armed riots: ‘It’s...
Illinois National Guard sends security forces to DC to help with potential armed riots at Biden inauguration
View ArticleIllinois Air National Guard deployed to Washington
Members of the Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing security forces depart for Washington amid concerns about the potential for violent protests surrounding President-Elect Joe Biden’s...
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