IHSA invites Pritzker’s office, IDPH and others to meet as its survey...
Basketball teams can practice Monday, but whether the season moves forward won't be decided until after Nov. 19, the IHSA said.
View ArticleIn last week’s presidential election, Chicago tallied its most votes cast...
As Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden challenged Republican President Donald Trump for the Oval Office in last week’s election, Chicago saw the most voters cast ballots in nearly four decades,...
View ArticleRep. Lauren Underwood extends slim lead over Republican challenger Jim Oberweis
Freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood extended her slim lead over Republican challenger Jim Oberweis as ballots continue to be counted in the west and northwest suburban and exurban 14th...
View ArticleIllinois hospitals delay elective surgeries, add beds as COVID-19 cases climb
Faced with a record number of COVID-19 patients, some Illinois hospitals are returning to strategies similar to those they adopted in the early days of the health crisis, including limiting elective...
View ArticleIllinois reports 145 COVID-19 deaths, first triple-digit toll since early...
Illinois public health officials on Wednesday reported 145 deaths related to the coronavirus, the most in a single day since late May and the first time the daily death toll has reached triple digits...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Nov. 11 with COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleExtra-alarm fire engulfs Far South Side warehouse, no injuries reported
An extra-alarm fire engulfed a Far South Side warehouse Wednesday night but no injures were reported, according to the Chicago Fire Department and Chicago police.
View ArticleMan, 25, fatally shot, another man critically injured in West Side shooting,...
A 25-year-old man was killed and another man was critically injured Wednesday night in a West Side shooting, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleColumn: Trump’s denial of defeat creates fantasy MAGA-verse. Here are some...
Donald Trump is doing an excellent job creating a fantasy world — let’s call it “the MAGA-verse” — in which he won the 2020 presidential election. But he didn't, and here are some pointed facts to...
View ArticleColumn: Give Republicans a standing ovation for their voter fraud performance
Trump might think these displays of loyalty are about him, but Republicans have something else on their mind, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois hospitals see record COVID-19 patients, restaurants call...
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View Article2 firefighters suffer heat exhaustion after battling Jewelers Row blaze in...
Two firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion after battling an extra-alarm fire that started early Thursday on the 10th floor of a 22-story commercial building in the Loop, officials said.
View ArticleLeading Cook County judge named to appellate seat by Illinois Supreme Court
Cook County Judge LeRoy Martin Jr., who presides over the busiest felony courthouse in Chicago, has been appointed to a seat on the state’s appellate court.
View ArticleWithout graduated income tax, Illinois state universities brace for ‘almost...
The tax amendment's failure "is so catastrophic for higher ed in the state," one advocate said.
View ArticleNewcomer Republican Mike Buehler declares victory in McHenry County Board...
First-time Republican candidate Mike Buehler declared victory Thursday in the race for McHenry County board chairman, as incumbent Jack Franks conceded the election.
View ArticleCook County sheriff gives coronavirus update at jail, asks community for help...
At a Cook County Jail coronavirus update, Sheriff Tom Dart pushed back against the narrative that jail staffers were negligent in responding to the virus and pleaded with the community to follow public...
View ArticleMan in his 60s killed in Lake Forest hit-and-run; police search for white...
A man was killed in a Lake Forest hit-and-run Thursday morning.
View ArticleFormer Cook County commissioner Tony Peraica sues state after daughter...
Former Cook County commissioner Tony Peraica filed a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Employment Security on behalf of his daughter after she was denied unemployment benefits during...
View ArticleThe Spin: Underwood wins ‘tough’ race for second term | Lightfoot’s stern...
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