Federal prosecutors allege Ald. Ed Burke made anti-Semitic remark, detail...
Prosecutors revealed new details Tuesday in the corruption case against Chicago Ald. Edward Burke, including the cooperation of former Ald. Daniel Solis, wiretapped conversations and other evidence in...
View ArticleIllinois COVID-19 questions answered: What do I do if I received the Johnson...
My period is irregular following my COVID-19 vaccination. Why is that? This is among the coronavirus questions we asked health and science experts.
View ArticleChicago’s ‘taste of winter’ continues with snow showers, overnight freeze...
The Chicago area’s “taste of winter” should extend through Thursday morning, with snow showers likely throughout the day and sub-freezing temperatures expected overnight, according to the national...
View ArticleCPS plans for daily in-person classes, a remote learning option and bigger...
Chicago school officials said they'll seek family input to develop fall plans.
View ArticleMix-up at a suburban Mariano’s gives a few patients the wrong COVID-19...
A Mariano's official said the incident has been reported to the CDC and the Illinois Department of Public Health.
View ArticleMan killed Roseland woman for not leaving with him after their roommate...
A 54-year-old parolee, angry at a woman for not joining him when police removed him from the coach house they shared with a roommate, went back to the home an hour later and stabbed her to death last...
View ArticleDePaul University and Columbia College will require COVID-19 vaccines this...
DePaul University and Columbia College Chicago are the first post-secondary schools in Illinois to require COVID-19 vaccines for students returning to campus this fall.
View ArticleIn return to in-person meetings, Chicago City Council approves...
At their first in-person meeting since the beginning of the pandemic, Chicago aldermen on Wednesday approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s long-promised changes to the city’s affordable housing requirements...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Half of Illinois residents 16 and over have...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleVideo gambling operator pays $75,000 in settlement as Illinois Gaming Board...
Gaming Board drops attempt to revoke license of video gambling operator after he agrees to pay $75,000 settlement
View ArticleDeath of Cook County Jail detainee probed
A detainee died at the Cook County Jail, and the cause of his death remains under investigation, officials said.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot says city’s ‘full steam ahead’ on path to a Chicago...
The Lightfoot administration on Thursday will put out a request for proposals from would-be Chicago casino operators.
View ArticleFrom runaway violence to COVID-19 to the Adam Toledo shooting, Chicago police...
David Brown’s first year as Chicago police superintendent started in a time of unprecedented difficulty for his new city, and it was only a trying, uphill path from there.
View ArticleColumn: Instead of vaccine passports, issue mandatory ‘I’M SELFISH!’ T-shirts...
President Joe Biden announced a surge in COVID-19 vaccinations, but too many remain wary. Columnist Huppke has a plan involving pithy T-shirts that should appeal to folks fearful of vaccines or vaccine...
View ArticleColumn: What if there’d been good cops like Cariol Horne at the scene of...
Horne paid a harsh price for simply doing what a decent human should do, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Half of eligible Illinoisans have received a vaccine dose, New...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View Article2 killed in West Pullman shootings in under an hour, police say
Two people were killed Wednesday night in separate shootings that were about half an hour apart in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleGlenview man charged in 2020 hit-and-run death of Lake Forest businessman, CEO
Lake Forest police arrested a Glenview man in connection with the hit-and-run death of a Lake Forest man last fall.
View ArticleSenators seeking applicants for next US marshal in Chicago 3 years after last...
After nearly three years without a permanent U.S. marshal in Chicago, the search is on to fill one of the top federal law enforcement posts in the city.
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