In CDC’s backyard, school reopening debate divides medical experts
Just down the road from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a community flush with resident health professionals, the Decatur, Georgia, school system had no shortage of expert input...
View Article5 killed in Des Plaines house fire
Four young children and one adult were killed in a house fire in the 700 block of West Oakton Street in Des Plaines, Jan. 27, 2021.
View ArticleWith Chicago teachers on the brink of a second strike in 15 months, weary...
"Now we are watching an HR dispute hold up the delivery of an essential public service," a pro-opening parents group said.
View Article‘People were afraid to talk to me:’ Chicago woman wants to promote...
After losing her brother to suicide, Amy Kartheiser started the charity Under The Same Sky to finance a program that connects survivors of such a loss.
View Article2 shot in apparent ‘targeted attack’ in Orland Park, police chief says
Two people were shot in an apparent road rage incident early Wednesday afternoon in Orland Park, police Chief Joe Mitchell said.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 3,751 new COVID-19 cases and 81 additional...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View Article‘COP House’ plan gets go-ahead on Chicago’s Far South Side
A Far South Side alderman may get an outpost for Chicago police in a house located in a high-crime area after all, as part of a two-year program despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s opposition to his plan...
View ArticlePritzker says earlier federal notice on COVID-19 vaccine deliveries should...
President Joe Biden pledged a 16% boost in dose deliveries to states starting next week.
View ArticleOff-duty cop carjacked in North Kenwood neighborhood
An off-duty Chicago police officer was a victim of a carjacking Tuesday night on the South Side in the North Kenwood/Oakland neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleCloris Leachman, Emmy and Oscar winner, dies at 94
Leachman also won a supporting actress Oscar in the early part of the decade for a far different character, an embittered small-town housewife in Peter Bogdanovich’s elegiac “The Last Picture Show”;...
View ArticleCounting Chicago's homeless
Chicago Department of Family and Support Services workers conducts its annual homeless survey.
View ArticleBeach Park man charged in federal court after attempted carjacking in Glencoe...
A Beach Park man was charged in federal court this week after an attempted carjacking last summer at the Glencoe Golf Club, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says spike in carjackings ‘top of mind,’ adding...
Under pressure over Chicago’s ongoing spike in carjackings, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday that the issue is “top of mind” for her and announced the police department has added 40 officers to...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Q&A: Do all Cook County ZIP codes work on the county’s vaccination...
Experts offer guidance on questions including whether all ZIP codes work on Cook County's vaccination information website.
View ArticleColumn: Reddit, GameStop, AMC and the day traders’ stock surge: A completely...
Reddit, GameStop, AMC Entertainment and the day traders’ stock surge: A completely useless explanation for people who don't understand money.
View ArticleThe Spin: State buys Near West Side building as part of Thompson Center exit...
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View ArticleWoman who lived at Chicago church for years goes home — for 3 days — then...
Francisca Lino: "I am disillusioned and sad because I was already in my house with my children, but unfortunately because of the racism in some people’s hearts I had to come back here."
View ArticleMan charged with murder cut boyfriend with box cutter in fight over sex, then...
An Uptown man told police he got into a fight with his boyfriend over having them having sex with a third person, then slashed the boyfriend with a box cutter, causing an injury that led to the...
View ArticleIllinois man caught on TikTok video fighting National Guard at Capitol arrested
An Illinois man who allegedly appears in a TikTok video fighting National Guard officials outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been arrested, according to federal authorities.
View ArticleDaywatch: CPS impasse continues, COVID-19 shrinks downtown offices and why...
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