Police seek help finding driver of Buick after cyclist left in critical...
Chicago police are asking for help identifying the driver of an SUV that hit a cyclist and critically injured her last week in Avondale.
View Article73.2% of the U.S. is covered by snow with 20 inches on the ground at O’Hare —...
An estimated 73.2% of the contiguous United States was blanketed by accumulated snow, or snow cover, as of Feb. 16, according to NOAA’s National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center. That is...
View ArticleMike Madigan, ComEd and corruption: Timeline of how the investigation unfolded
The announcement of a $200 million fine against ComEd for corruption and details of federal subpoenas to AT&T; and Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s office pushed the widening criminal probe...
View ArticleInside University of Illinois at Chicago's mass COVID-19 vaccination site
University of Illinois’ Chicago campus is serving a new purpose during the pandemic: the Credit Union 1 Arena now operates as a mass COVID-19 vaccination site, offering about 1,000 coveted doses to...
View Article2 teens arrested in unrelated carjackings, cops say
Two teenagers, ages 15 and 17, have been arrested in connection with carjackings on Chicago’s West and Northwest Sides, police say.
View ArticleChicago police showed ‘confusion and lack of coordination’ that endangered...
Chicago police showed 'confusion and lack of coordination' that endangered protesters, officers last May, city watchdog concludes in scathing report
View Article‘In 22 minutes, everything was full’: Thousands of Chicagoans receive...
The University of Illinois Chicago didn't advertise its COVID-19 vaccine site. "It was all word of mouth," an official said.
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot spent $281.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration spent $281.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief money on Chicago Police Department personnel costs, prompting an angry response from activists and some aldermen.
View ArticleActivists hammer Mayor Lori Lightfoot for spending $281.5 million in federal...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s decision to use $281.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to cover Chicago Police Department payroll costs during the early months of the pandemic drew an angry rebuke...
View ArticleUS Rep. Bobby Rush, aldermen call for Chicago USPS postmaster to resign after...
U.S. Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush called on Chicago’s top U.S. Postal Service official to resign, joining a coalition of politicians from the South Side and suburbs on Thursday saying their constituents...
View ArticleLan’s Old Town restaurant shut down after weekend party violates COVID-19...
Lan's Old Town shut down for violating COVID-19 restrictions Saturday night, the second citation for the longtime Chicago restaurant.
View ArticleColumn: I loathe ‘The Bachelor,’ but the spotlight on Chris Harrison is...
I’m less interested in the show host’s career than I am in how this moment might shape and inform our conversations and progress on race and history.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 73,091 administered vaccine doses, 1,966 new...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleIllinois identifies 17 more cases of UK coronavirus variant
Seventeen additional cases of the coronavirus variant from the United Kingdom have been identified in Illinois, bringing the statewide total to 42, state public health officials reported Thursday.
View ArticleNo consecutive snowfall record for Chicago, but snowshowers return as people...
No snow was recorded Wednesday at O’Hare International Airport, stopping just short of breaking a 78-year-old record for most days with snowfall in a row.
View ArticleMichael Madigan resigns: Read his statement about stepping down
Read Illinois Rep. Michael Madigan's resignation letter.
View ArticleMichael Madigan resigns from Illinois House after being ousted as speaker,...
State Rep. Michael Madigan on Thursday announced his resignation from the Illinois House after representing a Southwest Side district for a half-century, the majority of that time as the powerful speaker.
View ArticleCoronavirus vaccine etiquette: Here’s what to say if a friend stops wearing a...
After you get a coronavirus vaccine, do you still have to wear a mask in public?
View ArticlePostal service delays
Residents on Chicago's South Side are frustrated with mail delays that have been going on for months.
View ArticleJoliet mother charged after teacher reports child home alone during remote...
The children were placed in protective custody after a police welfare check, authorities said.
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