No bail for second man charged with murder of 32-year-old killed in West Side...
A parolee accused of fatally shooting another man last month on the West Side was held without bail Saturday after prosecutors said he fired the shot that killed the victim and was found with the...
View Article‘Unattended cooking’ blamed for blaze that left child, 2 adults injured on...
Two adults and a child were injured during an apartment fire at a Southwest Side apartment building Saturday, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
View ArticleTop cop: ‘Dedicated and decorated’ Chicago police officer dies by suicide on...
For the second time within a week, a veteran Chicago police officer has taken his own life.
View ArticleMan found dead with gunshot wound in Englewood building fire, police say
When Chicago police officers responded to a fire Saturday afternoon at an abandoned building in Englewood, they found a man dead with a gunshot wound to his back, Chicago police said.
View ArticleCommunity, football players remember teen shot, killed in Valparaiso
The Valparaiso community has rallied behind Noah Beller’s family with at least two fundraisers, including an online page set up by one of his former classmates.
View Article2 dead after single-vehicle traffic accident in Warren Township
Two men in their 20s died when the vehicle they were traveling in struck a guardrail, according to the Lake County sheriff's office.
View ArticleSpringlike temperatures predicted for the start of the week with sporadic...
Rain will continue for a few days from Wednesday through Friday morning, according to the weather service.
View ArticleWrigley Field campus could become city’s next COVID-19 mass inoculation site,...
Plans surfaced Tuesday that Advocate Aurora Health is working to host a mass vaccination site at the Wrigley Field campus.
View ArticleUnited Center limits vaccinations to only Chicagoans after majority of...
Since registration for the United Center site began Thursday, more than 40,000 seniors booked appointments, according to a Sunday news release, and those appointments will be honored. But less than 40%...
View ArticleChicago Medical Society to help provide background checks so doctors can give...
After raising concerns that local health departments were slowing the approval of volunteers to give COVID-19 vaccinations, the Chicago Medical Society says it will help clear doctors who want to help.
View ArticleColumn: The liberal Dr. Seuss probably would have thought ‘cancel culture’...
It's hard to square Dr. Seuss' anti-racism advocacy with his racist imagery, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleWith methadone lawsuit concluded, DuPage County Jail looks to expand opioid...
DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick, fresh off a lawsuit alleging he prevented jail inmates from receiving addiction-fighting medications behind bars, said that not only does he support the use of...
View ArticleMonarch butterfly population down so it’s not too early to plan your urban...
The area covered by monarchs in Mexico has decreased by more than a quarter compared with last season, experts say.
View ArticleFor some Chicago teachers who want a COVID-19 vaccine before returning to...
More than 3,500 CPS staff members have received shots at CPS-run vaccine sites; more have been inoculated at other locations.
View ArticleDaywatch: United center limits vaccinations to Chicagoans, some CPS teachers...
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View Article11-year-old boy among 9 people shot, 1 fatally, Sunday in Chicago, police say
Nine people were shot in Chicago on Sunday, including an 11-year-old boy and a 51-year-old man who died from his injuries, police said.
View ArticleFamily of Daniel Prude, who died after being restrained by police, files...
The family claims in the suit that both the actions of the Rochester police and an “attempted cover-up” by the department and city government violated Prude’s rights.
View ArticleTime for a campus visit?
Spring break is usually a popular time for college campus visits. Here are options at 7 regional universities amid the pandemic.
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. Pritzker, legislative Black Caucus to make education...
Gov. J.B Pritzker will joined by members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and community advocates for an education announcement. Watch live here.
View ArticleSpring break is usually a popular time for college campus visits. Here are...
From in-person tours to on-screen visits, here's what high schoolers can expect to help with some Midwest college searches during spring break.
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