Column: ‘Dream jobs’ are a myth, and Janice Jackson’s departure from Chicago...
The trouble with any dream — house, car or relationship — is they don't live up, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Lightfoot sets sights on July 4 reopening, how one server sparked...
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View ArticleKim Foxx says her office’s ‘checks and balances’ didn’t work before faulty...
A misleading description of 13-year-old Adam Toledo’s fatal shooting by police was given in court by a prosecutor because of a communication breakdown at top levels of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim...
View ArticleWith annual AP exams underway, some students feel ‘wildly unprepared’ because...
With the majority of AP instruction happening remotely in and near Chicago, some students feel at a disadvantage.
View ArticleAs deaths from burning coal decline, natural gas now a leading hazard, study...
In 2017, about half of the deaths from soot exposure can be attributed to the state’s reliance on gas to heat homes and businesses, the study found. Coal is more deadly only when used to generate...
View ArticleColumn: ‘Stranger Care’ is a stunning love letter to the author’s foster...
Sarah Sentilles' memoir will change the way you understand love and loyalty and family. Wednesday night she'll be in conversation with Sally Field.
View ArticleMan shot, carjacked during supposed test drive in Matteson, police say
A man from Richton Park was shot multiple times and carjacked Tuesday during a supposed test drive while he was trying to sell his car, Matteson police said in a release.
View ArticleMerrillville man sentenced to 4 years for role in 2012 waitress slaying
Craig and two co-defendants Stephen Lee Henderson, of Gary, and William Blasingame III, of Harvey, Illinois, were charged with killing Jacqueline Gardner, 24, during a May 19, 2012, robbery outside her...
View ArticleEx-Ald. Ricardo Munoz pleads not guilty to charges of using campaign cash for...
Former 22nd Ward Ald. Ricardo Munoz pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges alleging he spent cash from a political fund he controlled on personal items.
View ArticleTrial date set in murder case of ex-Griffith basketball player in...
Brown asked Cappas to see if prosecutors or the court would speed up ballistics processing, since it was a key part of his defense.
View ArticleSecond brother faces murder charge in Far South Side shooting, prosecutors say
A 22-year-old man is the second brother charged with chasing down a 21-year-old man until he tripped and curled into a fetal position, then standing over him firing multiple rounds into his body last...
View ArticleIllinois says 60% of residents 18 and up have at least one COVID-19 vaccine...
Illinois public health officials said Wednesday that 60% of residents 18 and over have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a day after President Joe Biden set a new national...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: State says 60% of residents 18 and up have...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleSocial Graces: Here’s what to say to loved ones who don’t want the second...
Some people don't want to receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Here's how to handle the situation.
View ArticleRare hummingbird’s stop in LaBagh Woods is a once-in-a-lifetime sight for...
The striking bird, with teal plumage and a bill that’s a flash of red, is generally found summering in Mexico, along with areas in southern Arizona and New Mexico. How it ended up more than 1,500 miles...
View ArticleMore bad news for higher education: Illinois community college enrollment...
COVID-19 has prompted people "for the first time to calculate the value" of a college degree, one official said.
View ArticleMichael Madigan is elephant in courtroom as lawyers in ComEd bribery case...
Michael Madigan was the elephant in the courtroom as lawyers for four people charged with conspiring to bribe the former speaker on behalf of Commonwealth Edison said they expect more charges are...
View ArticleEndangered history: From Thompson Center to ‘Green Book’ sites, group lists...
Making Landmarks Illinois annual endangered places list for the first time are the state’s “Green Book” sites.
View ArticleChicago rapper G Herbo hit with new charges of lying to FBI
Chicago rap sensation G Herbo has been hit with new federal charges alleging he lied to an FBI agent investigating fraud case.
View ArticleThe Spin: Kim Foxx releases findings in internal investigation as top...
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