Archdiocese of Chicago says lower numbers, higher debt demand mergers of 12...
Officials at the Archdiocese of Chicago said this week they plan to close four Chicago area schools struggling with declining enrollment and mounting debt and merge more than a dozen churches in the...
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccinations to begin at shelter
Franciscan Outreach, which runs three homeless shelters in the city, was tentatively expecting COVID-19 vaccinations to begin this week at its shelter at 2715 W. Harrison St., which is housing about...
View ArticleThe Spin: Biden, Fauci offer COVID-19 warnings as Chicago bars, restaurants...
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View ArticleColumn: A new affliction in the pandemic: Vaccine envy
Vaccine envy a new twist amid pandemic.
View ArticleIn Illinois nursing homes, tens of thousands still waiting for COVID-19...
As of Thursday, roughly 90,000 COVID-19 vaccine shots had been administered in Illinois' long-term care facilities — far less than half of the 360,000 facility residents and staff members who qualify...
View ArticleCook County judge tosses case of man who spent decades behind bars for double...
A Cook County judge on Friday threw out the case of a man who spent decades behind bars for the devastating double murder of two 13-year-old girls in 1995, paving the way for his release from prison.
View ArticleRemote learning to continue until end of school year for Joliet School...
Parents in Joliet Public School District 86 this week were notified that the district’s board of inspectors voted to remain remote through the end of the school year.
View Article2 victims fatally wounded in separate shootings Friday afternoon while...
Man fatally wounded in a vehicle in a parking lot on the West Side, Chicago police said.
View ArticleOne in 5 eligible CPS students attended in-person classes the first week...
A CPS official called the numbers "encouraging."
View ArticleThe Illinois National Guard’s latest mission: Help vaccinate Cook County from...
No one questions the troops’ ability to bolster the massive operation’s efficiency or pace, but there have been debates nationwide concerning whether uniformed soldiers would fuel baseless conspiracy...
View ArticleIndoor dining officially allowed back in Chicago, Cook County under COVID-19...
Chicago and suburban Cook County are officially open for indoor dining for the first time since late October under coronavirus pandemic restrictions, state officials said Saturday morning.
View Article2 dead, at least 8 wounded in city shootings since Friday evening
Two victims are dead and at least eight others were wounded since Friday evening in city shootings, police said.
View ArticleWhat is allowed and not allowed in Illinois’ COVID tiers plan? And where does...
With indoor dining returning throughout parts of the Chicago area there is new attention on the state’s system for managing COVID mitigations. Here is where the regions stand and what is allowed under...
View ArticleMinor injuries reported in CTA ‘L’ train derailment early Saturday, slowing...
Four passengers suffered minor injuries Saturday morning after the first car of a southbound Blue Line train derailed on the Kennedy Expressway, police said.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Indoor dining officially allowed back in...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleMan carjacked in Uptown after letting someone ‘test drive’ his Lexus SUV;...
A 35-year-old man was a victim of a carjacking after arranging a test drive of his vehicle online, police said.
View ArticleCoronavirus at Illinois long-term care facilities: 71,103 confirmed cases and...
The Illinois Department of Public Health releases information on COVID-19 tied to long-term care facilities in Illinois weekly. Check here for the most updated numbers.
View ArticleMotorist nearly 6 times over legal limit in Vittum Park car crash that killed...
A 27-year-old man was nearly six times the legal limit when he plowed head-on into another car, fatally wounding a 12-year-old girl and injuring four other people Wednesday night in the Vittum Park...
View ArticleEast Chicago man facing murder charges enters plea in Hammond robbery that...
Robinson is charged with murder, murder in perpetration of a robbery and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, Lake Superior Court records show. Robinson is being held without bond.
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