Used to striding halls of power, Timothy Mapes, former chief of staff to...
Timothy Mapes, the longtime chief of staff to former House Speaker Michael Madigan, pleaded not guilty Friday to lying to a grand jury in the far-reaching ComEd scandal.
View Article5 people, including ‘Dreadhead Cowboy,’ arrested after causing disturbance...
The so-called Dreadhead Cowboy and four other people have been charged after streaming onto the Dan Ryan Expressway and disrupting traffic as rush hour began Thursday, Illinois State Police said.
View ArticleChicago-based TikTok influencer promotes COVID-19 vaccine to his peers: ‘I...
Kahlil Beth is a Ford model and a social media influencer with almost 1 million followers on TikTok and more than 200,000 in Instagram followers — and he wants to use his platform for good, he said.
View ArticleWith Madigan gone, Democrats roll Republicans in Springfield to keep control,...
Illinois Democrats are using their majority to push legislation aimed at helping their party maintain control of Springfield, reward their allies and advance social policies.
View ArticlePedestrian walks into oncoming traffic on Lake Shore Drive in Gold Coast,...
A 29-year-old pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and critically injured in the northbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast neighborhood, officials said.
View ArticleMathias Mattern practiced law in Mount Greenwood, assisting Aurelio’s, Joe...
Attorney Mathias Mattern was known as Mickey to some, Mike to others and The Pope to yet another group. The Leo High School graduate died May 2 at age 87.
View ArticleRetired attorney from Chicago now the oldest American — at 75 — to scale...
A retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest and a Hong Kong teacher who is now the fastest female climber of the world’s highest peak returned safely Sunday...
View Article2 men dead, at least 10 wounded so far during Memorial Day holiday weekend,...
At least four wounded in city shootings, including a 12-year-old boy, since Friday afternoon, police say.
View ArticleNo human remains found during excavation of Northbrook yard following tip in...
No human remains were found after almost a week of excavation work in the backyard of a Northbrook home.
View ArticleWrong-way, 3-vehicle collision leaves 2 dead, 2 injured on Dan Ryan...
Two people were killed as the result of a wrong-way crash Saturday morning on the Dan Ryan Expressway, according to Illinois State Police.
View ArticleMan charged with reckless homicide after striking woman with his car in the Loop
A man accused of striking a Chicago woman with a vehicle in the Loop was expected in bond court Sunday.
View ArticleLegislators pass bill to extend cocktails-to-go until 2024 and also allow...
Illinois legislators send bill to extend pandemic-induced cocktails-to-go law for three years to Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
View ArticleIllinois lawmakers head toward final day of spring session still facing...
Illinois legislators go down to the wire on a number of major issues including the state budget, ethics and energy policy.
View ArticleSome veterans’ families delayed memorial services during COVID-19 pandemic....
Many families of veterans had to bury their loved ones without proper military honors, but those who put off having a service aren't sure whether to "open old wounds."
View ArticleMemorial Day violence: 4 teens shot outside sub shop, 2 shot on Northwest Side
Four teens were shot at a sub sandwich shop in the Grand Crossing neighborhood Sunday night as Memorial Day weekend violence continued to mount in Chicago.
View ArticleThe Chicago area celebrates Memorial Day 2021
The Chicago area celebrates Memorial Day on May 31, 2021.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 22,255 vaccine doses administered, 521 new...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Illinois by the numbers: Here’s a weekly update on cases,...
Here's where Illinois' 11 regions stand on the key metrics that would prompt the state to restrict activities to contain an outbreak.
View ArticleIllinois legislators vote to dramatically limit use of seclusion and facedown...
Illinois lawmakers voted to limit seclusion and restraint in schools, following through on promises made after a 2019 Tribune-ProPublica investigation revealed that school workers had regularly misused...
View ArticleDomestic violence task force in honor of slain Joliet toddler approved by...
Illinois is expected to launch a new task force aimed at identifying gaps in domestic violence laws in memory of a Joliet boy whose mother’s pleas for protection against the toddler’s abusive father...
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