Chicago man, 50, dies from gunshot in Hammond apartment
Hammond Police are investigating the shooting death of a Chicago man Tuesday evening at a Hohman Avenue apartment.
View ArticleChicago’s police watchdog agency releases bodycam, security video of police...
Chicago’s civilian investigative police watchdog released video footage on Tuesday of an October shooting where an officer fatally shot a man running with a handgun in the city’s Little Village...
View ArticleArctic blast to hit Chicago, driving away warmth but possibly bringing...
A gusty and unseasonably warm Wednesday in Chicago will give way to below-normal, bone chilling cold for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, along with the possibility of light snow for the holiday,...
View Article5 Chicago restaurants and bars cited and 2 parties shut down for coronavirus...
The restaurants were issued citations for allowing indoor dining and the parties, both in River North, were shut down for dangerous conditions.
View ArticleBeloved swim coach falls to COVID-19
Tom Burek, mens and womens swim coach at Monmouth College in Western Illinois, died from COVID-19 after a long battle. His death leaves a big hole in that area's swimming community.
View ArticleTrump commutes 20-year sentence of former Chicago-area nursing home mogul...
Chicago-area nursing home mogul Philip Esformes was once called the “king” of Medicaid fraud, but is now free after his 20-year sentence was commuted by President Trump.
View ArticleFederal lawsuit filed by woman who claims Chicago police dragged her from car...
A woman who says Chicago police officers pulled her from a car by her hair and placed a knee on her neck at the Brickyard Mall has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, claiming her civil rights...
View ArticleRead the lawsuit filed against Chicago, police officers in Brickyard Mall arrest
Mia Wright, whose arrest May 31, 2020, outside Brickyard Mall was caught on camera, leading to two officers being relieved of duty as officials investigated, filed a lawsuit Dec. 23, 2020, along with...
View ArticleGreat Lakes advocates look to Biden administration to take on climate change:...
Much is at stake when it comes to the Great Lakes region. Warming temperatures and more precipitation can mean more flooding. Invasive species threaten to upend ecosystems and toxic algae blooms are...
View ArticleColumn: In some neighborhoods, Santa is a volunteer kids see every day
In some neighborhoods, Santa has a more familiar face. He or she is the minister, the social worker, the police officer, the teacher and the community volunteers whom children interact with every day....
View ArticleMore people staying home for the holidays, but air travel still the highest...
With health officials repeatedly warning against family gatherings during the end-of-year holidays, experts say the number of Americans traveling will be the smallest since 2002 and will end an 11-year...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: More than 100,000 in Illinois vaccinated as...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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The five Great Lakes of North America: Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie.
View ArticlePritzker says more than 100,000 people have received COVID-19 vaccination in...
More than 100,000 people in Illinois had been vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Tuesday night, and hundreds of thousands more doses are being shipped to the state during its second week of a mass...
View ArticleJoliet police shoot and kill Naperville man, 19, after he pointed BB gun that...
Joliet police officers on Tuesday shot and killed a male who was in the street “brandishing what appeared to be a black semi-automatic handgun,” according to a press release from the Will-Grundy Major...
View ArticleThe Spin: Duckworth pushes back on Trump’s threat to hold up COVID-19 relief...
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View Article‘Whirlwind of emotions’: Donors give more than $10,000 to pay off student’s...
Donors gave more than $10,000 to support low-income students at Dominican University after a Tribune story highlighted the challenges of a current junior struggling to pay tuition as her job dried up...
View Article‘That’s it?’ Moderna vaccine debuts at Lovell Health Care Center in North...
The Captain James A. Lovell FHCC in North Chicago is one of 133 VA centers across the United States that are receiving limited amounts of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
View ArticleColumn: Santa Claus is real: A columnist’s case for St. Nick
Yes, Santa Claus is real. This columnist explains that Christmas without Santa Claus would be ahistorical, a ship of dreams with no wind in its sails.
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