No one injured when shots fired at Chicago police, officer returns fire in...
No one was injured Wednesday night when a group under surveillance by Chicago police opened fire on the officers on the South Side, prompting at least one officer to shoot toward the group, police said.
View ArticleTo mask up outdoors or not? Some Chicagoans welcoming loosened CDC rules,...
The CDC now says it's okay for vaccinated people to be maskless outdoors in most situations, and for the unvaccinated in some. How are Chicagoans reacting?
View ArticleBison roaming a bridge over the Mississippi River? ‘Crazy’ idea for national...
A plan to convert the Interstate 80 bridge over the Mississippi River into a 100-acre national park where bison would roam between Illinois and Iowa near the Quad Cities is gaining momentum. Dubbed the...
View ArticlePlan: Bison Bridge park over Mississippi River
A plan is gaining momentum to turn the current I-80 bridge over the Mississippi River into a first-of-its kind national park – a greenway with roaming bison. The Bison Bridge would take the current...
View ArticleSpringfield jail inmate dies after being shocked with Tasers when he resisted...
A correctional officer was conducting a cell check when he observed what appeared to be blood on the inmate's jail togs. The inmate then resisted attempts to be handcuffed and checked.
View ArticleAttacker shoots into South Austin apartment building, wounding 2 men
Two men were shot through a window Wednesday morning by someone they knew in the South Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said.
View ArticleFew April showers: Very dry start to 2021 leaves more than half of Illinois...
How dry is Chicago right now and how much rain is needed to bring totals back into the normal range? We compare 2021 precipitation data with previous years.
View ArticleEx-Melrose Park cop John Amabile pleads guilty to participating in sports...
A former Melrose Park police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to gambling charges stemming from an illegal bookmaking operation run by a longtime mob associate.
View ArticleUniversity of Illinois will end COVID-19 testing requirements for vaccinated...
Some students were required to take three COVID-19 tests weekly.
View ArticleJason Matthews, author of ‘Red Sparrow’ thrillers, dies
Jason Matthews, an award-winning spy novelist who drew upon his long career in espionage and his admiration for John le Carre among others in crafting his popular “Red Sparrow” thrillers, has died at...
View ArticleColumn: Eating disorders have ‘exploded’ among young people during the...
The loss of routines, school day rhythms, cherished after-school activities and face-to-face friendships likely fueled the eating disorder increase.
View ArticleRemote work denied for CPS teachers who are nursing mothers, but district...
CPS employees' kids can attend school four days a week, an option other parents want.
View ArticleNew Trier grad sentenced to more than 2 years in federal prison for stealing...
Robert Gorodetsky, a New Trier High School graduate who used to run numbers in the school hallway, was sentenced to more than 2 years in prison for stealing $10 million from an investor and blowing it...
View ArticleDaily COVID-19 vaccination average in Illinois falls below 100,000 for first...
The seven-day average of COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Illinois has fallen below 100,000 for the first time in more than a month.
View ArticleAlmost 20% of high school students in CPS absent from classes, and only 11%...
Racial disparities persist, with Black and Latino students more likely to be absent than white students.
View ArticleSecond man faces attempted murder charge after attack against on-duty Chicago...
An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday and is the second person to be charged in connection to a brutal February attack on a Chicago police detective working on a homicide investigation, officials said.
View ArticleAdvocates to Lightfoot: Fatal fires investigation shows Chicago building...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot Lightfoot contended that her administration has begun to address some of the issues the investigation raised.
View ArticleEvanston’s Chef Q, others take 2021 Red Cross Heroes awards
The organization's annual awards this year focused on the good work Illinoisans did during the pandemic.
View ArticleChicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, nephew of Richard M. Daley, hit with...
Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson was charged Thursday as part of a federal investigation into the collapse of a clout-heavy bank in his family’s longtime Bridgeport neighborhood.
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