‘They killed a really good woman:’ friends of woman killed in Englewood crash...
Reckless homicide charges have been filed against a 20-year-old man who Chicago police say was driving an SUV through Englewood on Monday when he ran a red light and hit and killed a woman.
View ArticlePreservation Chicago’s list of the city’s most endangered historic buildings
Preservation Chicago called on the city and the Chicago Park District to seek a national park designation for Chicago's entire lakefront, which topped the group's new list of Chicago's most endangered...
View ArticlePro-Trump candidate announces plans to challenge one of the former...
Pro-Trump Republican Catalina Lauf has launched a bid to unseat GOP Chicago-area U.S. Adam Kinzinger who's made headlines and waves in his own party for blasting former President Donald Trump.
View ArticleChicago hospital cited by feds for COVID-19-related safety issues
Community First Medical Center in Portage Park is contesting a citation and $13,494 penalty issued by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration in December related to COVID-19 safety.
View ArticleChicago police official resigns amid investigation of bar party that led to...
A high-ranking Chicago police official resigned from the department Wednesday, weeks after an investigation began into a bar party allegedly held for him which led to the business being cited for...
View ArticleTeachers get second dose of COVID-19 vaccine and ‘peace of mind’ at Our Lady...
In an effort to vaccinate teachers and staff within the Archdiocese school system, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy hosted an on-site vaccination day Wednesday afternoon. The vaccines were administered...
View ArticleThe Spin: Madigan’s successor resigns after 3 days, still eligible for...
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View ArticlePolitical operative connected to ex-Ald. Solis charged in CPS contract fraud
A longtime political operative at the center of the investigation into former Ald. Daniel Solis has been charged in a scheme to steer a massive Chicago Public Schools contract to a Cleveland-based...
View ArticleCPS looks to require COVID-19 vaccines for employees without medical or...
CTU had pushed for teachers to get vaccines before they resume in-person learning.
View ArticleFormer Democratic lawmaker, two sons hit with tax charges in ComEd lobbying...
Former Democratic lawmaker Eddie Acevedo, two sons hit with tax charges in ComEd lobbying probe
View ArticleColumn: It’s time to rethink Black History Month
Let's focus on improving the present rather than looking back at the past, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois expands vaccine access but Chicago will not, lakefront on...
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View ArticleMan pleads guilty in 2019 fatal shooting of Illinois state trooper
One of two men charged in the 2019 fatal shooting of an Illinois State Police trooper in East St. Louis has changed his not guilty plea, the St. Clair County state’s attorney’s office said.
View ArticleWisconsin residents flocked outdoors during pandemic, finds report, whose...
The nonpartisan policy think tank suggests that state and local officials should consider increasing investments on parks, public lands, boat ramps and other green space.
View ArticleIllinois begins offering COVID-19 vaccine to people with health conditions...
Illinois is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people under age 65 with health conditions Thursday, but it likely will be difficult for Chicago-area residents to find shots in coming days.
View ArticleYou’ve gotten your second COVID-19 vaccination. When will your life get back...
There are reasons to be hopeful that life can improve after the second COVID-19 vaccination shot, but experts are telling people to continue masking and social distancing after they are considered...
View Article2 officers, 1 other driver injured in rear-end crash on Near North Side,...
Two Chicago police officers were injured in a rear-end crash across the street from Holy Name Cathedral early Thursday, police said.
View ArticleIn an error, Facebook labels Illinois US Rep. Marie Newman’s video ‘hate...
U.S. Rep. Marie Newman’s feud over LGBTQ rights with controversial Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene took a new turn Thursday when Facebook temporarily took down Newman’s video putting up a transgender...
View ArticleColumn: After giving away 25,000 meals, Evanston’s Gyros Planet and Taqueria...
Erika Castro and Pablo Sanchez used their restaurant to combat hunger caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but their bills have outpaced their business.
View ArticleWoman who sued DuPage County sheriff to receive methadone treatment in jail...
A federal judge has thrown out a Chicago woman’s request to ensure she can receive an addiction-fighting medication during a jail stint that begins Thursday, but the practical effect of the decision...
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