Indiana COVID-19 death toll tops 5K as virus continues surge; 10 new Lake...
Eighty-four newly recorded coronavirus-related deaths pushed Indiana’s pandemic toll to 5,025, including confirmed and presumed coronavirus infections, the Indiana State Department of Health said.
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces new COVID-19 restrictions
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives an update on the state’s response to COVID-19. Watch live here.
View ArticleChicago’s travel quarantine order adds 2 states and D.C. to orange list,...
Chicago has revamped its travel quarantine order to reflect rising rates of coronavirus in Chicago and the rest of Illinois, moving from a blanket list of states to a color-coded list comparing the...
View ArticleThe day after Thanksgiving, Chicago wants you to celebrate Black Shop Friday,...
The city is encouraging Chicagoans to support Black-owned businesses on Black Friday, the traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping season, with a website promoting more than 500 local businesses.
View ArticleK-9 officer shot during Gary carjacking suspect’s arrest
A Lake County K-9 officer is “recovering well” after a Gary Police officer shot it during an early Monday arrest in Gary.
View ArticleBeloved 911 dispatcher called a ‘voice of security’ by Chicago police loses...
Longtime 911 dispatcher Guadalupe "Lupe" Lopez, credited for walking police officers through sticky situations on the beat, loses life to COVID-19
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker lowers capacity for retail shops and shuts down casinos in...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to announce targeted restrictions for retail shops and the closure of casinos on Tuesday afternoon in is latest effort to slow the surging coronavirus, sources told the...
View ArticleChicago updates city’s COVID-19 travel list, urges people to cancel...
While updating Chicago’s new rules Tuesday for staying inside after returning from other states with serious pandemic outbreaks, the city’s health commissioner urged people to cancel traditional...
View ArticleNew Chicago takeout restaurant opens today, feeding guests for free in a...
Community Canteen Kitchen is a new restaurant embedded at Kimski in Bridgeport, and it’s feeding guests for free.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 12,601 new confirmed and probable COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleBoy safe after minivan he was in was stolen, but Bridgeview police continue...
About two hours later, police found the van parked about 10 miles farther north in the Irving Park neighborhood. Liam was still strapped into his carseat, Hanania said.
View ArticleNew coronavirus restrictions: What will be open, closed, different in...
With confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases on the rise, the following new targeted restrictions for the entire state of Illinois were announced by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and will take effect at midnight...
View ArticleZion man arrested after firing gun at ex-girlfriend, police say
Bowers, the woman said, went back to his car, came back with a pistol and fired one time at her before he fled, reports said.
View ArticleChicago Public Schools will resume in-person classes in January, but more...
"I know this decision will come with mixed feedback" from parents and staff, one superintendent said.
View ArticleIHSA puts temporary ‘pause’ on winter high school sports season
Illinois high school boys and girls basketball, boys and girls bowling and boys swimming will not begin to play as scheduled until 2021.
View ArticleThe Spin: Duckworth says she’s talking to Biden team | Pritzker gets personal...
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View ArticleProposal to cap delivery app fees in Chicago clears City Council hurdle
A plan to cap delivery fees charged to Chicago restaurants by third-party delivery companies such as Grubhub and Uber Eats at 10% of the order’s cost as long as indoor dining capacity is set at below...
View ArticleMan found dead on CTA tracks in the Loop, police say
A male was found dead on CTA tacks Tuesday afternoon in the Loop, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleMan, 20, faces murder charge in West Side shooting, police say
A 20-year-old man faces a charge of first-degree murder in a fatal West Side shooting from earlier this month, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleColumn: I’m all for post-Trump healing. But if you called me the N-word, I’ll...
I haven’t seen very many signs that haters are ready to stop hating, Dahleen Glanton writes.
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