Portage Park shooting, crash leaves 4 seriously injured
Chicago police are investigating a shooting and a fiery crash between a car and a city street sweeper that caused both vehicles to burst into flames and sent four people to the hospital with serious...
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During equinoxes, the rising and setting sun lines up with Chicago's east-west street grid, creating spectacular views as the sun is framed in Chicago's skyline
View ArticlePolice investigating Portage Park shooting, crash with street sweeper that...
Chicago police are investigating a shooting and a crash between a car and a street sweeper in the Portage Park neighborhood Monday morning that caused both vehicles to catch fire and sent four people...
View ArticleBeach Park man charged in beating, choking and threatening of girlfriend,...
A Beach Park man has been charged with beating and choking his girlfriend, and then threatening to kill her with scissors, the Lake County sheriff’s office said Monday.
View ArticleHammond man charged with shooting at woman with AR-15 rifle
Grant’s first appearance was Monday before Magistrate Mark Watson. His next court date is not yet set.
View ArticleWisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson denies comments about fearing Black Lives Matter...
The senator said Monday that because many of the Black Lives Matters protesters were white, his comments were not racist.
View ArticleA day of free sandwiches? If Manny’s Deli gets 30 days of perfect mask...
Manny's Deli offers a day of free sandwiches if it can reach 30 days of mask compliance from its customers.
View ArticleWatch live: Chicago police provide an update on the off-duty officer shooting
Chicago police provide an update on the off-duty officer shooting. Watch live here.
View ArticleThe craziest St. Patrick’s Day weather since 1871 — and how the Tribune...
A look at the warmest, coldest, wettest and snowiest weather on March 17 — St. Patrick's Day — in Chicago, going back to 1871.
View ArticleWatch live: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, city officials announce break on...
Lightfoot, Mendoza announce break on overdue traffic fines and other fees for low-income residents. Watch live here.
View ArticleFormer Round Lake Park man sentenced to 7 years in prison in knife attack
A former Round Lake Park man has been sentenced to seven years in prison in the 2017 knife attack on a female relative, according to court records and Lake County prosecutors.
View ArticleColumn: They’ve been married 80 years, and they celebrated in pandemic...
As we come to terms with all that’s been lost to COVID-19 I find myself thinking so often about the stories of people in assisted-living facilities.
View ArticleHere’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Illinois
Illinois expects to begin administering an average of 100,000 doses per day by mid-March, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.
View ArticleParolee arrested for using motel room to manufacture crack, officials say
Inside, authorities said, they recovered two pistols and a drum magazine capable of holding dozens of bullets, marijuana and crack cocaine. Authorities allege that Harris was using the motel room as a...
View ArticlePandemic prompts state to offer break on overdue traffic fines and other fees...
Low-income Illinois residents who owe outstanding fines or fees in Chicago and many suburbs won’t have the money taken out of their state income tax returns this year under a one-year deferral program...
View ArticleFormer owners of Great Lakes Peterbilt receive immunity, set to testify in...
Kennelly, who is the third judge to review Snyder’s case, told the Buha brothers, Stephen, 73, of Crown Point, and Robert, 69, of Valparaiso, that the date of their testimony will be determined by the...
View ArticleBrief, heavy snow falls on Chicagoland
Chicago was hit by what was expected to be “briefly heavy” snow, sleet and freezing rain Monday afternoon, with the worst of the precipitation expected to fade after 3 p.m., according to the National...
View ArticleWoman found dead in alley, bound by arms and legs, Chicago police launch...
A woman’s body was found tied up in a Near West Side alley and Chicago police launched a death investigation but have released few details about the case.
View ArticleAppeal denied for man serving 300 years for five Gary murders: Attorney says...
The new evidence in question – a taped confession by a man named Gerald Mathews -- is “hearsay,” Bokota wrote, because Mathews didn’t make the statement during a trial.
View ArticleTracking COVID-19 in CPS: Look up your school to see if cases have been...
CPS tracks cases, close contacts of those infected and students pods in quarantine.
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