Pregnant women deserve more COVID-19 vaccine data, says Sen. Tammy Duckworth...
The letter from legislators noted pregnant women’s increased risk for COVID-19 and that women make up three-fourths of the health care workforce.
View Article4 dead in separate Wednesday shootings on South, Southwest sides, police say
4 dead in separate shootings, Chicago police say.
View ArticleCity promises crackdown on bar overcrowding for St. Patrick’s Day weekend:...
Over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend, city investigative teams say they will increase their efforts to make sure Chicago bars follow COVID-19 distancing rules. The city office of Business Affairs and...
View ArticleSen. Tammy Duckworth rebukes Tucker Carlson’s comments on women in military,...
Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth joined with top Pentagon and senior military officials Thursday in sharply condemning Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson, who decried efforts to accommodate women in the...
View ArticleWind gusts of more than 60 mph in Chicago area down tree limbs, knock out...
About 1,000 ComEd customers lost power during a barrage of wind gusts overnight.
View ArticleIllinois COVID-19 questions answered: Can I choose which vaccine I get? When...
Can I choose which vaccine I get? Can I get a flu shot or other vaccine around that time? Coronavirus questions we put to health and science experts.
View ArticleWisconsin to greatly broaden COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, adding about 2...
Wisconsin plans to greatly expand the number of people eligible for the coronavirus vaccine by about 2 million people, including those with certain pre-existing conditions, as positive cases decline...
View Article‘They should be asleep by now,’ suspect muttered before arson that killed...
A 63-year-old man ‘telegraphed’ his intentions and followed up on them, burning down a house and killing a sleeping 10-year-old girl and her mother because he believed the mother stole his wallet,...
View ArticleReputed Sinaloa cartel figures charged in plot to smuggle massive amounts of...
A reputed Sinaloa cartel figure and four associates have been charged in federal court in Chicago with conspiring to smuggle a massive shipment of cocaine into the city in 2018, prosecutors announced...
View ArticleCustoms seizes $1.5 million in counterfeit ‘Rick and Morty’ vape pens at...
Customs officers seized more than $1.5 million worth of counterfeit vape pens featuring cartoon characters from a popular show at O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border...
View ArticleMarni Yang’s attorneys say crime scene measurements will show she did not...
Attorneys for Marni Yang, convicted of the 2007 murder of the girlfriend of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle, want access to the dead woman’s Deerfield condo to take crime scene measurements they say...
View ArticleAldermen consider guaranteed basic income program for Chicago
Aldermen on Thursday started talking about setting up a way for the city to cut monthly income checks to struggling Chicago families to use for whatever they want. Chicago is in line for about $1.9...
View ArticleHealth experts say not to hold out for a certain vaccine. But Pfizer, Moderna...
The newly approved Johnson and & Johnson vaccine is now available in Illinois, and some people are actively seeking it out, while others are trying to avoid it. Here's what health experts say.
View ArticlePritzker working on plan to bring conventions back, says ‘we’re just at a...
State officials are working on a plan that would allow conventions to return to Illinois by this summer as more people are being vaccinated against the coronavirus and new cases continue to decline,...
View ArticleCOVID-19 relief package could mean $5 billion for Illinois schools, including...
With President Joe Biden’s signing of the $1.9 trillion cq federal relief package Thursday, officials at Chicago Public School anticipate receiving around $1.8 billion cq in funding to help city...
View ArticleThe Spin: U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth unleashes on Tucker Carlson | Biden signs...
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View ArticleThousands of seniors in Chicago public housing get their first dose of...
For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, dozens of people gathered the community room of a public housing building for senior citizens in South Chicago. They were there to get COVID-19...
View ArticleCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announces $73M suburban rental...
A Cook County rental assistance program unveiled last year for suburban residents opened a second round of applications on Wednesday, this time with officials promising to help thousands more with...
View ArticleCook County deploys mobile vaccination teams as details of United Center...
Cook County officials launched a new mobile vaccination program Wednesday afternoon and said details for how suburban residents of high-need communities can sign up for the United Center mass...
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