Prosecutor cites ‘overwhelming evidence’ in closing arguments in man’s trial...
Prosecutor Scott Brown said in a closing argument there is “overwhelming evidence” that Cristhian Bahena Rivera is guilty of murder in the death of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts.
View ArticleChicago to see scattered showers Friday when beaches reopen, but Memorial Day...
Chicago is expected to see a sunny Memorial Day weekend, after showers on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
View ArticleWho is Mike Madigan — and a timeline of the federal corruption investigation
The announcement of a $200 million fine against ComEd for corruption and details of federal subpoenas to AT&T; and Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s office pushed the widening criminal probe...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 63,717 vaccine doses administered, 891 new...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleFederal authorities, Chicago police announce charges in sweeping narcotics...
Seventeen people have been charged in a drug trafficking investigation in Chicago, U.S. Attorney John Lausch, officials from U.S. Homeland Security and the Chicago Police Department announced Thursday.
View ArticleChicago White Sox are offering COVID-19 shots Friday and Saturday, promising...
The Chicago White Sox and Cook County Health are holding a COVID-19 vaccination event for fans attending games Friday and Saturday, when the Sox host the Baltimore Orioles.
View ArticleMan dies when thrown from car as it plunges into retention pond after driving...
A man was killed early Thursday in Bolingbrook after he was thrown from his car as it flipped into a retention pond off Interstate 55, Illinois State Police said.
View ArticleBoy, 6, and woman, 27, die in head-on collision in Joliet, police say
A 6-year-old boy and a 27-year-old woman have died and two children were injured in a head-on traffic crash Wednesday night in southwest suburban Joliet.
View ArticleColumn: Embattled CPS clerk, paralyzed by drunken driver, can stay at her...
Judy Mahoney, paralyzed by a drunken driver in 2017, learned she can keep her job at Byrne Elementary for one more year if she doesn't find a permanent position at another wheelchair accessible school...
View ArticleChicago’s Memorial Day forecast: Looking like a cool down (Here are the...
Temperatures will fall just in time for the holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Here's a look back at how the forecast compares with the warmest, coldest and wettest Memorial...
View Article3 charged in Elgin street racing crash that killed 2 Judson University...
Two men who prosecutors say were street racing on Route 31 in Elgin when they collided with a car full of Judson University students, killing two of them, have been charged with reckless homicide.
View Article‘World’s tallest water coaster’ to debut Saturday at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago opens on Saturday in Gurnee. Featured this year is the debut of Tsunami Surge, at 86 feet high.
View Article‘School of Rock’ actor Kevin Clark killed in bike accident
Kevin Clark, who played drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones in “School of Rock” and was still playing with a Chicago-area band, was killed riding a bicycle in Avondale.
View ArticleIllinois COVID-19 questions answered: How can I get a shot now that mass...
Mammograms and COVID shots; booster shots; where to get a vaccine: These are some of the issues readers have asked us about.
View ArticleFormer state legislator Annazette Collins pleads not guilty to new charge in...
Former state Sen. Annazette Collins pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a new charge of falsely claiming travel expenses on her tax returns, an outgrowth of a case that arose from the ComEd scandal.
View ArticleWant a trip to Bermuda? CVS becomes latest to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations...
CVS Health is trying to encourage more people to get COVID-19 vaccines by offering prizes including tropical vacations, a Super Bowl trip and cash.
View ArticleMotorist shot with 7-year-old passenger in car on Far South Side, police say
A 7-year-old boy’s ear was grazed by a bullet and a 28-year-old man was shot in the chin Thursday afternoon on the Far South Side, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot’s alternate plan to honor DuSable includes developing...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot released an alternative plan to honor Jean Baptiste Point DuSable on Thursday in an attempt to fend off a competing proposal to rename Lake Shore Drive.
View ArticleConservative media outlet sues Mayor Lori Lightfoot for only granting...
A white journalist for the right-wing Daily Caller News Foundation sued Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday, alleging his free speech rights were violated when she opted to temporarily grant interviews...
View ArticleA piece of an $8 billion pie: Groups that run kids’ after-school programs...
It's about "making sure groups who get funding are meeting the goals for students," one charity official said.
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