Shedd Aquarium research vessel worker alleges sex discrimination in lawsuit
Susan Catherine Edgerton alleges she faced a hostile environment as a woman working on the Shedd Aquarium's Miami-based Coral Reef II.
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View ArticleDespite sharp drop in demand for shots, wheels keep turning on Chicago’s CTA...
Chicago's vaccination bus is part of an ongoing effort by the city as it confronts a new challenge: having more vaccine supply than demand among willing residents. By the end of April, most eager...
View ArticleChicago street vendor in ICU after contracting COVID-19 days before he was...
A Rogers Park street vendor contracted COVID-19 days before he was scheduled to get a vaccination as data shows that Latinos and Black neighborhoods continue to be hardest hit by the pandemic.
View ArticleAssailant opens fire outside Far South Side home, hitting man inside, police say
A hail of bullets penetrated the front window of a Far South Side home, hitting a 50-year-old man in the neck and chest on Friday afternoon.
View ArticleLightfoot orders new study of Southeast Side pollution after Biden EPA and...
Mayor Lightfoot directed the Chicago Department of Public Health to conduct a more thorough investigation of environmental health risks in low-income, largely Latino and Black neighborhoods on the...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 73,526 vaccine doses administered, 3,321 new...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleMajor roadwork resumes in Chicago area just as more drivers venture back...
Following a year of faster travel times due to COVID-19-related closures, Chicago area drivers can expect to run into more delays this year, thanks to traffic increasing just as construction season...
View ArticleWill there be major summer road construction near you? Search our map and list
Construction will slow traffic this year on major thoroughfares like the central Tri-State Tollway and I-90/94 in Chicago, as work continues on massive multiyear projects.
View ArticleFormer Joliet Catholic teacher accused of grooming didn’t ‘fulfill employment...
A former Joliet diocesan teacher charged with traveling to meet a child and grooming “did not fulfill employment requirements” while teaching at a Lockport Catholic school, the Roman Catholic Diocese...
View ArticleDeparting CPS CEO Janice Jackson has been tied to the district since...
“I know what it’s like to go to a school ... where you don’t have everything," Jackson said.
View ArticleColumn: In praise of our mother’s best friends
On Mother's Day, take a minute to remember not just your mom but also her best friends, who play a special role in your life — and hers.
View ArticleBellwood man killed, 6 others wounded in city shootings since Friday night,...
A man was killed and six other people were wounded overnight Friday in city shootings, Chicago police said.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 107,688 administered vaccine doses, 1,729...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View Article3 men killed in explosion near Starved Rock were ‘cousins and uncles’ from...
The three people who died after a black powder device exploded along a bank of the Illinois River next to Starved Rock State Park were men from the Chicago area who were related, the LaSalle County...
View ArticleRed Line trains resume service after CPD bomb squad investigate ‘suspicious...
Red Line trains were back up and running between the Addison and Howard stops Saturday afternoon after a police investigation at an Edgewater Beach neighborhood station, the Chicago Transit Authority...
View ArticleSouth Side Chicago Ald. David Moore joins Illinois secretary of state race
The race for the Democratic nomination for secretary of state gained a new candidate Saturday with South Side Ald. David Moore announcing on Saturday his bid to replace the retiring Jesse White next...
View Article‘Every time I close my eyes I see him getting hit,’ says witness after dirt...
A 25-year-old dirt bike rider lying in the street after being dragged 20 feet was able to call his friend and tell him he was hit by a car before dying Friday night in West Town.
View ArticleOne mom’s legacy lives on as a neighborhood picks up: ‘If you’re feelin’...
More than 200 volunteers — clad in can’t-miss-us fluorescent yellow T-shirts and cloth masks — gathered Saturday morning in Englewood.
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