Officials say construction worker seriously injured at old Copley renovation...
A worker at the old Copley Hospital renovation site in Aurora was taken to the hospital with serious injuries Monday after bricks fell on him, officials said.
View Article‘She saved her life — and then she gets shot herself,’ says relative of...
A mother of five who was critically injured in a Park Manor shooting while working as a security guard Tuesday night didn’t appear to be the target of the shooter, her employer said Wednesday morning.
View ArticleBody pulled from car submerged in Wolf Lake, Indiana police say
A man was found dead after authorities pulled a car from Wolf Lake late Tuesday night, Hammond police said.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot’s new deputy mayor for public safety has sided with...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new deputy mayor for public safety is a former No. 2 for the U.S. Marshals Service in Chicago, whose time on the city’s police disciplinary panel included siding with officers...
View Article‘My first instinct was to make sure TK was OK’: Teens recount Englewood...
‘My first instinct was to make sure TK was okay’: Teen drives friend TK Howard to hospital after shooting Monday in Englewood.
View ArticleSydney Roberts, head of Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability,...
The head of the agency that investigates shootings by Chicago police officers and allegations of officer misconduct announced her resignation on Wednesday. Sydney Roberts’ departure as chief...
View ArticleChicago lags behind major cities that have audio signals at street crossings...
In 2019, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Chicago would add crossing signals with audible tones for blind and low vision pedestrians at up to 50 intersections in the next two years. Today though, such...
View ArticleColumn: Let’s pay people to get the COVID-19 vaccine if that’s what it takes
Of course, we shouldn’t have to bribe people to take care of themselves and others, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: New Lightfoot deputy has history of siding with police, companies...
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View Article4 men shot while standing on porch in South Shore, police say
Four men were shot Wednesday night as they stood on a porch in South Shore, according to Chicago police.
View ArticlePassenger shot in apparent road rage dispute in Ravenswood, cops say
A 19-year-old man was shot early Thursday during an apparent road rage dispute in the Ravenswood neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleStudent put up nooses at York High School football field to draw attention to...
An investigation by Elmhurst police found that a York High School student put two noose up in January on the metal bleachers at the football field.
View ArticleNo appointment needed: CVS joins Walgreens, Walmart in offering walk-in...
CVS Health is now allowing walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations at more than 300 stores in Illinois, joining Walgreens, Walmart and Sam’s Club in no longer requiring appointments.
View ArticleWisconsin man pleads guilty to fatally punching 5-year-old son over a piece...
According to prosecutors, Travis Stackhouse was angry that his children were eating cheesecake he had gotten for Father’s Day and admitted striking the boy.
View ArticleColumn: City Lit bookstore will reopen in June. And the neighbors (including...
After Teresa Kirschbraun closed the store in December, Logan Square resident and Chicago Public Library librarian Stephanie Kitchen bought the gem.
View ArticleOff-duty Lynwood officer investigated after shooting person at gas station,...
An off-duty Lynwood police officer was being investigated in a shooting at a gas station Sunday, according to police.
View ArticleMaine South High School investigating photo reenacting George Floyd’s death;...
Maine South High School is investigating after a photo showing two people reenacting the murder of George Floyd was shared on social media and reported to school officials, the Park Ridge school’s...
View ArticleThousands lose water service, boil order issued as Far South Side pumping...
A 110-year-old water pumping station on the South Side went offline Thursday morning, temporarily leaving thousands of households, businesses and schools without water service and leading to a boil...
View Article‘You know nothing other than it is either success or failure.’ Parents of...
In the federal budget for cancer research, only a tiny slice is for kids; parents have long sought more child-centered research and treatment.
View ArticleChicago police marine sergeant accused of accepting bribe from diver known...
A Chicago police marine unit sergeant is accused of taking a bribe from a diver who gained fame when he fished out Chicago Cubs player Anthony Rizzo’s wedding ring after it flew off his finger into...
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