Feeling betrayed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, supporters of an elected school...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot didn't directly address whether she still supports an elected board in comments Wednesday.
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View ArticleFamily of Whiting girl killed in 2017 police pursuit reaches $1.2 million...
Indiana law limited the amount of money the family could receive, up to $700,000 from each city, said Thomas Clements, a Merrillville attorney who assisted in representing the family.
View Article2nd teen charged with murder in 2020 killing of 17-year-old mistaken for...
A 17-year-old has been charged with shooting to death a teen who the shooter and his getaway driver mistakenly thought was a rival gang member, according to authorities.
View ArticleSocial Graces: Here’s how to handle work colleagues who refuse to get the...
Colleagues from work refuse to get the vaccine. You're not comfortable, here's how to handle the situation.
View ArticleTwo 16-year-old boys shot during gun battle in West Chatham
Two people including a teenager have been shot on the South Side Wednesday evening, officials said.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot proposes changes to Chicago police search warrant...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled a series of proposed changes to the city’s search warrant policies amid ongoing pressure from City Council members to implement police reforms in the wake of the wrongful...
View ArticleZion man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for conspiring to assist ISIS
A suburban man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Wednesday for attempting to aid the Islamic State terrorist group by providing cellphones to an undercover FBI agent to be used as detonators.
View ArticleIllinois set to open two more mass vaccination sites Thursday as workers put...
The United Center mass vaccination site will be the biggest in the state. It will have a “soft opening” on March 9.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Two new mass vaccination sites being readied...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleChicago to ramp up vaccine outreach to seniors in March through home-based...
The city of Chicago is hoping to blanket residents 65 or older with more vaccine availability this month through home-based appointments and pop-up events on the South and West sides as two in three...
View ArticleThird man alleges inappropriate behavior by beloved South Side priest Pfleger
As the Chicago Archdiocese investigates allegations that the Rev. Michael Pfleger molested two brothers in the 1970s, a third man has come forward to say the priest made an unwanted sexual advance when...
View ArticleColumn: Sexual misconduct can’t bring down Gov. Cuomo alone. It needs the...
Partisan politics shouldn’t be used to shield, or to frame, perpetrators of sexual misconduct, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleColumn: Stimulus checks are coming, but first we must address Mr. Potato Head...
Stimulus checks are coming, but first we must address Mr. Potato Head and Dr. Seuss. Only then can Senate Republicans approve a COVID-19 relief package.
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois opens two new vaccination sites, Dems tap new state party...
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View ArticleChicago is older than you think, birthday well-wishers
Chicago might be marking its 184th birthday on Thursday — but really, it's almost 188 years old.
View ArticleAs COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Chicago’s hard-hit Latino communities, hope is...
Hesitancy about the COVID-19 vaccine plays a role in some Latinos avoiding vaccination. But language and technology barriers are discouraging others.
View ArticleMan shot in confrontation with rail police officer on South Shore Line in...
A 33-year-old man was wounded Thursday morning after he became aggressive toward South Shore Line employee and a physical struggle ensued with a transit police officer, Chicago police said.
View ArticleMan shot in confrontation with rail police officer
A man was wounded Thursday morning after he became aggressive toward a South Shore Line employee and a physical struggle ensued with a transit police officer, Chicago police said.
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