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View Article5 things to know about the need for ongoing COVID-19 testing
As Illinois begins to reopen, here are five things to know about the ongoing need for coronavirus testing.
View ArticleWoman with a concealed carry license shot in leg during West Side attack,...
A woman, 25, and a 24-year-old woman carrying a concealed handgun each were shot once in South Austin early Thursday. The 24-year-old returned fire but did not hit anyone, Chicago police said.
View ArticleConcealed carry holder pulled out weapon during Hegewisch dispute, shot...
A man with a concealed carry license shot his 53-year-old neighbor once in the leg during an argument, Chicago police said.
View ArticleRep. Lauren Underwood’s reelection stands as US House dismisses challenge by...
The U.S. House on Wednesday rejected Republican Jim Oberweis’ challenge to Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood’s election last fall to a second term.
View ArticleTrial of 3 former Minneapolis officers in George Floyd’s death delayed until...
Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao were scheduled to face trial Aug. 23 on charges they aided and abetted both murder and manslaughter.
View ArticleColumn: Lovely new program invites kids to make pandemic time capsules to be...
Once Upon Our Time Capsule is a creation of two Chicago moms who want to help kids tell their own pandemic stories and help future generations understand what they lived through. Dozens of Chicago...
View ArticleAld. Patrick Daley Thompson pleads not guilty to federal charges in bank probe
Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, 51, the grandson and nephew of two legendary Chicago mayors, pleads not guilty to charges stemming from a probe into the collapse of a clout-heavy bank.
View ArticleCould the sale of gang-plagued Parkway Gardens mark a new beginning or a...
It’s too soon to say whether any families will be affected by Related Midwest’s plan to sell the historic 694-unit complex of apartments, but the sale would offer a fresh opportunity to reverse the...
View ArticleSmall plane makes emergency landing on I-355
An airplane made an emergency landing on Interstate 355 near Interstate 80 on May 13, 2021, in south suburban New Lennox.
View ArticleHigh school clay target shooting
Parkview Christian Academy, a private school in Yorkville, has one of the state's best clay target shooting squads. Target shooting is one of the fastest-growing high school sports in the country,...
View ArticleAutopsy shows Helmut Jahn died of multiple injuries; police continue...
The Kane County Corner’s Office said an autopsy shows the preliminary cause of death of famous German architect Helmut Jahn as multiple injuries from a bicycle vs. vehicle crash Saturday.
View ArticleThere’s no rain: Could this be the second driest May on record in Chicago?
Through almost the first two weeks in May only 0.35 of an inch of rain has fallen at O’Hare International Airport, the city’s official recording site. Typically, at least 1.5 inches more than that...
View ArticleHere’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Illinois
The state has passed more than 10 million total COVID vaccines administered so far.
View ArticleHow to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Chicago
All Illinois residents, including those in Chicago, who are 12 and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
View ArticleRansomware attack hits Gary; FBI, Department of Homeland Security handling...
Gary officials are remaining tight-lipped about a ransomware attack that struck some of the city’s computer system servers.
View ArticleFormer Naperville North assistant coach charged after police say they found...
A former Naperville North High School assistant basketball coach has been charged with seven counts of possession of child pornography, according to DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and...
View ArticleChildren 12 to 15 begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinations in Chicagoland. ‘I...
Teenagers between the ages of 12 and 15 began receiving COVID-19 vaccinations in the Chicago area on Thursday.
View ArticleTeen killed two high school friends who went to Englewood thinking they were...
An 18-year-old man killed two young who went to Englewood from Chicago’s West Side last July thinking they were meeting someone to sell a car one of them had listed for sale on Facebook, prosecutors...
View ArticleThe Spin: Mayor Lightfoot faces exodus of top staffers | Poll finds approval...
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