High school proms are back, sort of. Some will have no dancing, no eating, no...
In-person graduations are also expected to be more common than last year.
View ArticleAt least 9 wounded in city shootings since Friday afternoon, say police
Nine people were wounded in city shootings since 4 p.m. Friday, Chicago police said.
View ArticleMan discovered fatally stabbed in Little Village neighborhood
A 35-year-old man was pronounced dead after he was stabbed in the neck and chest in the Little Village neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 88,753 administered vaccine doses, 2,813 new...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleDuPage County woman accused of dropping 5-year-old daughter off parking...
A 28-year-old Plano woman who was charged with aggravated battery to a child under 13 in connection with dropping her 5-year-old daughter off a six-story parking garage was ordered by a judge Saturday...
View ArticleFamily of Anthony Alvarez marches through Portage Park to demand charges in...
Family of Anthony Alvarez marched through Portage Park Saturday to demand charges in fatal Chicago police shooting: ‘He didn’t deserve to get killed this way’
View ArticleFormer Joliet Catholic teacher accused of grooming, subject of warrant, was...
As police were searching for a former teacher at a Joliet diocesan school who was charged with traveling to meet a child and grooming, the 44-year-old man was admitted to a hospital, and his attorney...
View ArticleCharges pending for motorist angered by ‘yuppies with dogs’ who jumped curb,...
A 57-year-old man was taken into custody after Chicago police say he hit and injured a female with his vehicle in the Logan Square neighborhood Saturday afternoon.
View ArticleBody found in Douglass Park Lagoon on West Side
Chicago police are conducting a death investigation after a body was found in the water at Douglass Park on Saturday afternoon.
View ArticleThaddeus Jones sworn in as Calumet City mayor, appoints new police chief
In the first vote with his new administration, he made a laundry list of new appointments including Kevin Koloch as interim police chief (replacing Christopher Fletcher) and Andre Black as assistant...
View ArticleKenosha officer who shot Jacob Blake suspended after his gun was stolen
The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake last summer was suspended for three days this year because his service weapon was stolen just weeks after the shooting.
View ArticleChicago police thought they were breaking up a fistfight in Lawndale. They...
A man was fatally stabbed early Sunday in Lawndale, Chicago police said.
View ArticleWisconsin tribal leaders in shock after 2 people killed in a hailstorm of...
Tribal leaders in northeastern Wisconsin were in shock Sunday hours after a gunman opened fire at a casino complex, killing two people and wounding another.
View ArticleReligious groups rally in Uptown against racism facing Asian American and...
People attend the Uptown Rally Against AAPI Racism on May 2, 2021, at the Buddhist Temple of Chicago. The rally was organized by local clergy and community leaders.
View ArticleReligious groups rally in Uptown against racism facing Asian American and...
State senator says: "We’re not gonna let hatred win in this community."
View ArticleA slew of ex-state lawmakers face criminal charges, but critics question...
A federal corruption investigation has ensnared more than a half-dozen current and former Illinois lawmakers. An ethics reform package is in front of the General Assembly during the spring session, but...
View Article5 people shot in Near West Side neighborhood
Five people were shot during a drive-by shooting late Sunday in the Near West Side neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleDaywatch: Motorist rams woman in Logan Square, can Illinois’ ‘vibrant culture...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticlePublic transit agencies across US seek to lure back commuters lost during the...
As the president urges more federal spending for public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling with a new uncertainty: how to win passengers back.
View ArticleRiverwalk fight leaves two people injured, at least one of them sliced with a...
One person was stabbed Sunday night on the Riverwalk in the Loop, Chicago police said.
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