Woman killed in four-car crash on Naperville Boulevard
A Chicago woman was killed Tuesday morning after her car crossed the median on southbound Naperville Boulevard and veered into oncoming traffic, Naperville police said.
View ArticleSecond man charged in connection with fatal shooting of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams
Prosecutors have filed charges against a 21-year-old man who they allege was involved in the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams when she was in a McDonald’s drive-thru with her father on April...
View ArticleIllinois set to follow looser CDC guidelines on masks; Chicago to offer ‘Vax...
The new guidance from the CDC comes as nearly 1 in 3 Illinois residents have received both doses of the two-dose Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or the single required shot of Johnson & Johnson’s.
View ArticleChicago looking at ‘Vax Pass’ for concerts and other events, public health...
Chicago’s top public health official on Tuesday said she expects the city to debut a form of a vaccination passport requirement next month for access to events geared toward young adults. Chicago...
View ArticleLawsuits dropped as Jackie Robinson West league admits having ineligible...
Little League International has announced that it reached a settlement with Jackie Robinson West Little League team players agreeing that their 2014 title will not be reinstated.
View ArticleThunderstorms and ‘hail large enough to dent vehicles’ possible later Tuesday...
Thunderstorms and hail could follow an unseasonably warm day in the Chicago area late Tuesday and into Wednesday.
View Article‘I have no answers’: Family of Anthony Alvarez views video of his fatal...
A Chicago police officer shot and killed a 22-year-old man as he ran away from police on the Northwest Side late last month, a lawyer for the man’s family told reporters late Tuesday after they viewed...
View ArticleColumn: Chicago’s Pride Parade is postponed again by COVID-19, but smaller...
Organizer Tim Frye hasn't ruled out a parade in the fall, and suburban organizers are planning drive-by parades, proving the movement is resilient.
View ArticleColumn: The man who prosecuted Derek Chauvin felt ‘a little bad’ for him. So...
The notion that most Blacks hate the police is just another racial stereotype, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Chicago to unveil a vaccine passport, family of Anthony Alvarez...
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View ArticleIllinois’ new student safety hotline was delayed by COVID-19. Now it’s...
The goal is to get students to “seek help before harm."
View ArticleColumn: Lake County appears poised to join ‘reefer madness rush’ to open...
Every month, even during the pandemic, recreational marijuana sales in the state have set records. In March, sales topped $100 million, according to state data.
View ArticleAfter COVID-19, came panic and paranoia. The suicide of a Morris businessman...
Ben Price became increasingly panicked and irrational as he recovered from COVID-19; his family is trying to raise awareness of the rare condition.
View ArticleInmate is exception to failed to support
Sandra Brown is getting ready to leave prison after serving two decades for murder. She’s earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, all behind prison walls, mostly on a typewriter. And is working...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago’s ‘Vax Pass’ plan a ‘work in progress,’ but...
Lightfoot said city officials are looking for ways to give vaccine stragglers incentive to get inoculated from the disease that could include preferred seating and admission to certain events.
View ArticleAfter record-tying warmth in Chicago (87°) on Tuesday, temps drop...
The cool weather should persist through Wednesday, with temperatures in the high 40s along the lakefront and mid-50s farther inland.
View ArticleAfter losing podcast co-host to brain cancer, DePaul grad aims to preserve...
In addition to graduating from college in a pandemic, the two best friends launched the podcast “InTheir20s,” interviewing dozens of influencers on how they navigated their 20s. “I’m just gonna keep it...
View Article‘I (expletive) up,’ gunman said after fatally shooting man he did not know...
Chicago police Wednesday announced a murder charge filed against a man in connection with a homicide earlier this month, which happened on a dangerous West Side block that has been home to...
View ArticlePritzker says anyone wanting a shot just has to ‘raise your hand’ as daily...
The weekly average of COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Illinois continues to decline even as the supply of vaccines remains steady.
View ArticleJudge denies bail for 2 charged with murder in Albany Park killing that...
A judge on Wednesday denied bail for a man and woman accused in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man in the Albany Park neighborhood
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