As daily case COVID-19 count again tops 7,500 in Illinois, public health...
As Illinois recorded its second-highest daily number of newly-diagnosed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the state’s top public health official warned there is a potential hospital bed shortage...
View ArticleChicago rally to defend the election
The Illinois Election Defense Action Council hosts a rally to defend the election, the day after the election in Chicago.
View ArticleA 63-year-old. An Iranian refugee. Teenagers. Mexican immigrants. All voted...
First-time voters in Illinois discuss why they cast their ballots in the 2020 presidential election, and how they feel with results still pending.
View ArticleEven as fall term ends, Chicago Public Schools is still mum on a reopening...
The teachers union says "some principals" have claimed a plan is afoot to reopen schools Monday.
View ArticleStill out of power, Illinois Republicans ride voter dissatisfaction with...
Still out of power, Illinois Republicans ride voter dissatisfaction with state government to deal J.B. Pritzker, Speaker Madigan defeats.
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleColumn: By contesting the election, Trump is trying to disenfranchise...
Win or lose, Trump's ridiculous claim he's a friend to African Americans can finally be put to rest, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Pivotal states remain in presidential race, Pritzker warns of...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleMurder suspect who escaped while on electronic monitoring is captured in Ohio...
A Chicago murder suspect has been captured after he fled to Ohio while on electronic monitoring and then pulled a gun on police officers there.
View ArticleAs Republicans mount legal challenges to presidential results, hundreds march...
As the nation awaited the final results of the presidential election, hundreds of people stood in Daley Plaza on Wednesday night
View ArticlePilsen mural features residents, including essential workers: ‘It mirrors the...
New Pilsen mural depicts “ordinary” Pilsen residents and essential workers, aims to show the resilience of a community hit hard by COVID-19.
View ArticleCrews respond to large fire off Stevenson Expressway near Cicero Avenue
Several Chicago area fire departments responded to a large blaze at a business just north of the Stevenson Expressway near Cicero Avenue, fire officials said.
View ArticleYou lost your job because of COVID-19 restrictions and unemployment benefits...
With more layoffs possible amid increased coronavirus restrictions statewide, some Illinois workers will find themselves again collecting unemployment insurance benefits. Among all states, Illinois...
View ArticleMan finds roommate shot to death in bedroom in Avondale home, police say
A man found his 36-year-old roommate shot to death on his bed in their Avondale neighborhood home early Thursday, according to police.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Thursday with...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleElection 2020 live updates: Thursday brings potential for clarity after...
Thursday brings the potential for clarity in the presidential election. Here are the latest updates.
View ArticleChicagoans bask in warm November temperatures
Unseasonably warm Fall November temperatures are expected to last in the Chicago area into the weekend.
View ArticleTaste of Chicago, Air and Water Show funding not in Chicago’s 2021 budget
Summertime 2021 is a distant mirage in Chicago, but if you’re making warm weather plans to help you get through the winter, don’t put Taste of Chicago or the Air and Water Show in your calendar. With...
View ArticleHammond man accused of killing woman after Tinley Park concert released to...
“It’s definitely not what we wanted, we’ve been pushing against that the whole time," Brad Carter, Lake County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman, said.
View ArticleMissing woman found in Midlothian-area forest preserve was strangled: Medical...
An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday for the body of a Harvey woman found in a forest preserve after she vanished Monday following a walk in a nature preserve with her mother and a friend, authorities...
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