Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Wednesday with...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticlePritzker-funded group concedes defeat on Illinois graduated income tax...
The fate of the “yes or no” referendum might remain unknown for days or weeks as late-arriving mail-in votes continue to be counted.
View ArticleCPS releases ventilation and air quality assessments, says most classrooms...
According to CPS, 94% of the more than 36,000 spaces in school buildings that were assessed are cleared for the return of students.
View ArticleCountry Club Hills man rammed Chicago police officer with stolen car, had...
Country Club Hills man allegedly rammed Chicago police officer with stolen car loaded with machine gun
View ArticleThe Spin: Pritzker blames rich Republicans for losing ‘fair tax’ fight |...
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View ArticleAfter winning second term, Democratic Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx...
Democratic Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx on Wednesday thanked supporters for delivering her a second term and promised to continue criminal justice reform efforts aimed at keeping communities...
View ArticleNo Chicago travel quarantine order update this week
Chicago will not add or remove states from its travel quarantine order this week, the city announced, following an indication last week that Michigan could be added soon.
View ArticleTopolobampo launches 5-course to-go menu, new deli opening in West Loop: How...
How Chicago restaurants are adapting to bring customers back in during the coronavirus pandemic. A running list.
View ArticleWatch live: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to hold a news...
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is holding a news conference. Watch live here.
View ArticleChicago-area voters' Wednesday mood: From optimism to nerves to ‘grim...
Chicago-area voters' Wednesday morning mood: From optimism to nerves to ‘grim forebearance’
View ArticleCity fixes curbless Depression-era streets that led to Chicago alderman’s no...
Chicago’s Department of Transportation has fixed a poorly maintained stretch of road in West Englewood that led a South Side alderman to vote against authorization for the Obama Presidential Center.
View ArticleAfter Chicago matches record high for Wednesday, will the warm weather last?
Chicago and Rockford could set records for five consecutive days with temperatures at or above 70 degrees in November, forecasters said.
View ArticleColumn: Tight Biden-Trump election shows the cult of Trump is strong, and...
As the election count continues, many liberals bemoan the fact that former Vice President Joe Biden didn't win in a landslide. They can't believe such a large portion of the populace would still...
View ArticleEvanston school officials say no evidence of hacking found after student...
After an Evanston middle school student encountered a racial slur on a remote learning platform last week, school officials now say an investigation found no evidence of hacking.
View ArticleWarm November temperatures
Unseasonably warm Fall November temperatures are expected to last in the Chicago area into the weekend.
View ArticleRepublican Jim Oberweis claims victory, but Rep. Lauren Underwood says...
The race between Rep. Lauren Underwood and Republican challenger Jim Oberweis remained too close to call Wednesday morning, with the candidates separated by less than 1,000 votes, according to...
View ArticleAldermen question special downtown taxing district for Mag Mile area that...
A city-sponsored special downtown business tax to help pay for security for businesses that got hit by summer looting ran into turbulence Wednesday from aldermen who said Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s...
View ArticlePritzker warns ‘there will be cuts, and they will be painful’ after...
Fresh off spending $58 million of his fortune in a losing effort to pass a graduated-rate income tax, a frustrated Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday said “painful” budget cuts are coming and...
View Article‘The horse is out of the barn.’ Voters in suburbs show support at polls for...
Mount Prospect was one of six suburbs — along with Batavia, Glen Ellyn, Elk Grove Village, Park Ridge and Wilmette — where advisory referendums showed majority support for allowing sales.
View ArticleStray bullet shatters window, hits 70-year-old woman on West Side
A 70-year-old woman was shot and critically wounded while inside a home on the West Side Wednesday night.
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