‘Culturally responsive teaching’ or ‘woke indoctrination’? New standards for...
Under a rule change, training programs for Illinois teachers must follow new “culturally responsive teaching and leading standards."
View ArticleColumn: Evanston’s Gyros Planet and Taqueria will stay open after all. It...
A GoFundMe raised close to $50,000 for Erika Castro and Pablo Sanchez's restaurant, which has been serving free meals since the start of the pandemic.
View ArticleChicago’s new 6 mph speeding ticket rules start Monday, and they’re looking...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new stricter speed camera rules start Monday and, if the early warnings are any indication, they’re looking expensive for Chicago drivers. As the city prepares to start ticketing...
View ArticleCase of a 15-year-old Milwaukee boy charged with shooting eight people...
The case of a 15-year-old Milwaukee boy charged with shooting and wounding eight people at a suburban mall last year will remain in juvenile court, a judge has ruled.
View ArticleCity Council passes Lightfoot COVID-19 spending package despite objections...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot got a federal COVID-19 spending package through the City Council on Friday, days after complaints from some aldermen about her earlier decision to use $281.5 million in relief...
View ArticleUnited Center vaccination site rises
A vaccination site capable of inoculating 6,000 people per day against the coronavirus is emerging in a parking lot at the United Center.
View ArticleBacked by Pritzker, Ald. Michelle Harris holds early lead in contest to...
Veteran 8th Ward Ald. Michelle Harris is moving closer to securing the votes needed to replace former House Speaker Michael Madigan as Illinois Democratic chairman.
View ArticleUnited Center parking lot could distribute up to 6,000 doses of COVID-19...
The site is scheduled to open March 10, with vaccinations available to any Illinois resident who currently qualifies under state guidelines.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: United Center COVID-19 vaccination site...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleRead the letter to Father Pfleger from DCFS
Read the letter to Father Pfleger from DCFS.
View ArticleThe Spin: Durbin, Pritzker on whether there’s a ‘family feud’ over state...
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View ArticleAs DCFS closes its investigation, the Rev. Pfleger still not allowed back at...
The conclusion of an investigation by Illinois’ child welfare agency into molestation claims against the Rev. Michael Pfleger does not mean the beloved pastor will be returning to his ministry anytime...
View ArticleColumn: A lesson from the last ‘normal’ pre-pandemic weekend: We’re not as...
If you think back to the end of February 2020, or the first few days of March, you may remember that you still resided in the vanished land we now call normal. Most Americans did.
View ArticleMan killed in West Garfield Park fire identified as 72-year-old
A West Side fire left a man dead Friday evening, authorities said.
View ArticleDaywatch special edition: Celebrating Black History Month (and beyond)
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View Article2 drivers wounded after Eisenhower Expressway shooting
Two people were shot while driving Friday night on the I-290 Expressway.
View Article‘My son’s in the vehicle!’ mom screamed before son, 8, leapt from moving SUV...
A judge on Saturday set bail at $1 million for a woman accused of two carjackings on the Northwest Side, one in which an 8-year-old boy escaped by jumping from a moving SUV after his mom was run over...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 83,048 vaccine doses administered, 1,780 new...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleTraffic snarled on outbound Kennedy Expressway amid weekend construction:...
Traffic on the outbound Kennedy Expressway was snarled Saturday afternoon as drivers were maneuvering through extensive weekend roadwork that includes lane and ramp closures.
View ArticlePit bull wounded after shooting in Washington Park, police say
A person shot a pit bull through a residential gate Saturday morning in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
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