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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Gov. Pritzker gets his shot and raises...

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

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Loretto Hospital doctor embroiled in vaccine controversy resigns, officials say

Anosh Ahmed, a top doctor at Loretto Hospital, has resigned amid ongoing controversy over connected people receiving vaccinations from the West Side provider.

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Sources: Potentially explosive material found at Near North Side apartment...

FBI, bomb squad, SWAT called to hazmat where man died earlier on Near North Side.

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Column: Evanston’s reparations plan is more symbol than substance

Evanston set out to show how it could be done but fell short, Dahleen Glanton writes.

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Column: COVID-19 vaccinations are everyone’s chance to do something good. And...

COVID-19 vaccinations are everyone’s chance to do something good and help other people. Plus it may give you sculpted abs, who knows?

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Daywatch: Loretto Hospital doctor resigns over vaccine controversy, COVID...

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

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Murder charges after fatal shooting, police standoff

A man arrested after a Far South Side standoff with a Chicago police SWAT team has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Senita Harper, 40, who was found dead when Joseph West, 30,...

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Explosive materials found at Near North Side apartment

Sources say two pipe bombs were found in the unit at 240 E. Illinois St. on Wednesday, more than 12 hours after Theodore Hilk was found dead there.

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The pollution next door

In Illinois and the Midwest, there are numerous neighborhoods bordering properties producing air, water or soil pollution. Some residents have lived in these areas for generations; others can’t afford...

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Residents fight Army Corps plan to expand sludge tank at the mouth of the...

Officials with the Army Corps said they hope to award a construction contract for the larger tank by September, while community groups have vowed to fight any environmental permitting needed for the...

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Fiercely proud of their home, residents of the Southeast Side — long a toxic...

The Southeast Side remains home to various industries that produce waste materials affecting the area’s air, land and water.

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Bob Plager, a St. Louis Blues great, dies in a car accident

Former St. Louis Blues defenseman Bob Plager was killed Wednesday in a car crash in St. Louis. He was 78.

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2 men die in shootout in South Shore apartment, police say

Two men have died after they got into a dispute early Thursday and started shooting at each other in a South Shore apartment, according to Chicago police.

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Toxic lakefront sludge dump holds up redevelopment as a park

A long-awaited plan to convert a toxic lakefront sludge dump into community parkland would give residents lakefront access. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is trying to scuttle that plan and now...

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Southeast Side residents rise up against pollution

The Chicago's Southeast Side was once the gateway to Big Steel. Industrial work near the convergence of Lake Michigan and the Calumet River produced jobs and prosperity from the South Side to Gary...

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‘Moderate to heavy rain,’ high waves, 60 mph wind gusts in Chicago area...

Moderate early spring temperatures should continue in the Chicago area through the weekend, but most of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana will first face a trifecta of treacherous weather...

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Column: ‘I lost 65 pounds. ... I had to learn how to get the muscles working...

Glen Ellyn's Chris Ward was hospitalized for nearly four months. His story is a reminder of our responsibility to protect one another's fate.

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Man found dead in Chicago River downtown

A man was found dead in the Main Branch of the Chicago River downtown Thursday morning, according to police.

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Illinois COVID-19 questions answered: How do vaccination providers ensure a...

How do vaccination providers ensure a second dose? Who is eligible right now for the vaccine and where? Here are some coronavirus questions we put to health and science experts.

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Acclaimed French director of ‘Around Midnight’ Bertrand Tavernier is dead...

Bertrand Tavernier, the prolific French filmmaker noted for films such as “Coup de Torchon,” “A Sunday in the Country” and “Round Midnight,” has died. He was 79.

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