Teenager arrested in Back of the Yards carjacking after pursuit on I-57,...
A 16-year-old is in custody after forcing a woman onto the ground at gunpoint to steal her car in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early Wednesday, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleShots fired in Tinley Park, no injuries; police
Tinley Park police investigating report of shots fired, nobody hurt
View ArticleCubs would get a rare Friday night game at Wrigley Field under alderman’s plan
The Chicago Cubs could get a rare Friday night home game this June to give them a better chance to beat the Miami Marlins, perhaps a testament to the waning fortunes of the North Side club if it needs...
View Article5 things to know about COVID-19 variants
Each time the virus transmits is another opportunity for a mutation to occur, potentially creating a new — and possibly more problematic — strain of the virus.
View ArticleMan beaten, stabbed by 6 assailants in South Austin, Chicago police say
Six people jumped, stabbed and beat a man late Tuesday, critically injuring him and leaving Chicago police searching for a motive for the West Side attack.
View ArticleInside Rush’s new advanced molecular lab, where scientists are tracking and...
The goal of the surveillance is to help public health officials better allocate resources, prevent coronavirus outbreaks and break chains of transmission of these often more infectious strains.
View ArticleCook County mass vaccination site
Matteson, Tinley Park mass COVID-19 vaccination sites start accepting walk-in appointments.
View ArticleTwo dead in Hammond multi-car crash
The car spun out of control, then went airborne, hitting a southbound vehicle. A fourth car was “somehow involved,” but he wasn’t sure when or how it got hit, he said.
View ArticleLarge metal bolt falls from River North building under construction, hits...
A large metal bolt with a “heavy screw” fell from a River North building under construction, hitting a woman in the head Wednesday morning, officials said.
View ArticleChild suffers broken leg in Route 83 crash
Four children were injured, one with a broken leg, in a crash that took place on southbound Route 83, just south of 31st Street in Oak Brook.
View ArticleMatteson, Tinley Park mass COVID-19 vaccination sites start accepting walk-in...
Two south suburban Cook County mass COVID-19 vaccination sites will accept walk-in appointments starting Wednesday as demand for shots dwindles. The Matteson and Tinley Park mass vaccination locations...
View ArticleFBI, Arlington Heights police looking to identify suspect in TCF Bank robbery
Authorities are asking for the public’s help to identify a man believed to have recently robbed a TCF Bank branch located inside a grocery store in Arlington Heights.
View ArticleHalf of Illinois residents 16 and over have received at least one COVID-19...
Half of Illinois residents 16 and over have now received at least one COVID-19 shot, but restrictions not going away just yet
View ArticleBobcat caught on camera in Will County could be male partner to mom and...
A single bobcat was caught on camera in the Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve in southern Will County.
View ArticleChrist the King parish priest asked to step aside in light of sexual assault...
Fr. Larry Sullivan, pastor at Christ the King on Chicago's Southwest Side, has stepped aside while an investigation is made into an allegation he sexually assaulted a minor 36 years ago, according to...
View ArticleHow to try to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Chicago
Demand for COVID-19 vaccines still outpaces availability. Here's how to try to get a coronavirus vaccine in Chicago.
View ArticleHere’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Illinois
The state has passed more than 8 million total COVID vaccines administered so far.
View ArticleInvestigators look for cause in spate of Gary fires early Wednesday: ‘Each...
The dwellings were scattered around town and not specifically all in the same area, O’Donnell said.
View ArticleProtesters blast instruments, circle City Hall in push for civilian police...
As alderman filed into the first in-person City Council meeting in a year, demonstrators honked horns, banged drums and blasted brass.
View ArticleAttorney General Merrick Garland announces Justice Department investigation...
The investigation into Minneapolis policing practices will be a more sweeping probe of the entire department and may result in major changes to policing there.
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