12-year-old fatally shot in Hazel Crest over weekend
A 12-year-old Chicago girl was fatally shot in a homicide Saturday night in Hazel Crest and local authorities have not released information about the shooting.
View ArticleChicago woman, 24, leads police on interstate chase near Chesterton; faces 11...
As the trooper stopped the vehicle, he saw that the driver never placed the Jeep in park and kept her foot on the brake.
View ArticleHow to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Chicago
All Illinois residents, including those in Chicago, who are 16 and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
View ArticleHere’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Illinois
The state has passed more than 9.5 million total COVID vaccines administered so far.
View ArticleWork on Navy Pier Flyover — key to improving Lakefront Trail — is complete,...
Chicago city officials have completed the Navy Pier Flyover trail, a much-touted project aimed at expanding spaces where the North and South lakefront trails connect.
View Article2 Chicago men dead, 1 person seriously hurt in Joliet crash, officials say
A single-car crash that caused the vehicle to split apart and eject one person early Monday left two people dead and a third seriously injured in Joliet, officials said.
View ArticleCOVID-19 positivity rate in Illinois lowest in more than a month, and...
Public health officials reported the lowest statewide COVID-19 positivity rate in more than a month Monday, and the weekly average of total statewide hospitalizations fell below 2,000 for the third day...
View ArticleChicago reopening latest: Doc10 becomes the first Chicago 2021 film festival...
Below is an updating list of all of the museums, theaters and more that have reopened as well as concerts, festivals and other events that have been rescheduled or confirmed for 2021.
View ArticleIndiana man, a former Park Forest police officer, accused of molesting girl...
A former Park Forest, Illinois, police officer has been charged in Lake Superior Court with molesting a girl over a 14-year period, telling police she could only estimate “1,500 times,” according to an...
View Article3 Chicago men killed in explosion near Starved Rock are identified....
The LaSalle County coroner on Monday identified the three men from Chicago who were killed Thursday when they ignited a black powder substance that exploded along a bank of the Illinois River next to...
View ArticleJudge dismisses felony charges against Gary councilman in 2019 stolen car...
Lake Superior Court Judge Salvador Vasquez dismissed the charges against Ronald G. Brewer, 45, after he successfully completed a six-month pre-trial diversion program.
View ArticleChildren aren’t adults, even if cancer research too often treats them that way
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 ArticleAurora police investigate 2 Sunday shootings
Police were called to two shootings Sunday.
View ArticleColumn: Kids as young as 12 are cleared to get the COVID-19 vaccine. How...
Kids are acutely aware of the national dialogue around the COVID-19 vaccine. It's important to take their concerns seriously, health experts say.
View Article2 teens shot to death at Markham gas station
Two teens were shot to death Sunday evening at a gas station at 167th Street and Pulaski Road in Markham
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: COVID-19 positivity rate in state lowest in...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccination clinics being opened in downtown buildings as efforts to...
The state and the city of Chicago are partnering with building owners to make vaccination clinics available to workers in major commercial buildings in downtown Chicago and other cities across Illinois
View ArticleTinley Park water leak prompts concerns of possible well contamination
A water main break at the former Tinley Park Mental Health Center in that village has spilled more than 2 million gallons and prompted concerns about potential contamination of nearby wells
View ArticleBob Wallace, versatile news reporter and anchor at Channel 2 for many years,...
Longtime Chicago TV newsman Bob Wallace, an affable and award-winning reporter, news anchor and talk show host, dies.
View ArticleThe Spin: Republican US Rep. Adam Kinzinger compares GOP to ‘The Titanic’ |...
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