Memorial Day 2021 in Chicago marks step closer to normalcy following pandemic...
Across the Chicago area Monday, people honored the holiday in ways that didn’t mark a complete return to normalcy, but still moved everyone a little closer to resuming their lives.
View ArticleLawmakers ban some background checks on people who sign up to speak at public...
Illinois lawmakers approved a bill that makes it illegal for police to access at least one commonly used law enforcement database to perform criminal background checks on citizens who sign up to speak...
View ArticleIllinois legislators send to Gov. J.B. Pritzker a bill to move 2022 primary...
Illinois lawmakers are proposing moving next year’s March 15 primary to June 28, along with measures to make it easier for people to permanently receive a mail-in ballot, as part of a comprehensive...
View ArticleIllinois college athletes could sign endorsement deals under bill passed by...
Illinois college athletes would be able to hire agents and sign endorsement deals starting this summer under legislation passed by state lawmakers.
View ArticleBoystown, the nickname dropped by business leaders in Chicago’s premier gay...
Business leaders switched the name Boystown to Northalsted, but the nickname persists.
View ArticleTravelers are returning to O’Hare, but the ‘people mover’ is still closed: ‘A...
O'Hare airport's "people mover" was supposed to be substantially finished more than two years ago, but instead passengers are still stuck with shuttle buses. Here's where things stand.
View ArticleDaywatch: State lawmakers go into overtime, the Boystown nickname still going...
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View ArticleIllinois lawmakers go into overtime, approve $42 billion budget, elections...
Illinois lawmakers went into overtime Tuesday, approving a $42 billion state budget, a plan shifting next year’s primary to June and an ethics package.
View ArticleMichigan eases mask rules outdoors, capacity limits in bars and restaurants
Restaurants and bars can operate indoors at 50% capacity and can stay open past 11 p.m. There’s no limit on the number of people at one table. Full capacity returns on July 1.
View ArticleRomy Walthall, ‘Face/Off’ and ‘The House of Usher’ actor, dies at 57
Romy Walthall, an actor known for her roles in “Face/Off” and “The House of Usher,” died on May 19 in Los Angeles after experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. She was 57.
View ArticleRobert Williams, one of Chicago’s house music gems, recognized for his...
Robert Williams, a driving force in the house music scene, recognized for his contributions.
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.
View ArticleUber driver seriously wounded in shooting Monday evening in Cicero
A 39-year-old man from Indiana was shot Monday evening in Cicero after he was called to the west suburb to pick up a ride-share passenger, a police spokesman said.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Chicago’s travel order has no restricted...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleCatholic schools in Summit, Lansing and South Holland to say goodbye for good...
Three Southland Catholic schools will soon mark the end of their educational runs, but farewell events are expected to honor their legacies among the communities they served for decades. The schools...
View ArticleRainbow flag raised at Daley Plaza in honor of LGBTQ Pride Month, to be flown...
Rainbow flags were raised Tuesday morning across Cook County, marking the first year LGBTQ Pride flags will be flown over county buildings all June for Pride Month, according to officials.
View ArticleAt least 3 dead, 34 wounded in Chicago’s Memorial Day weekend violence
Three people were killed and 34 others were wounded from Friday afternoon to Tuesday morning during Memorial Day weekend in Chicago.
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. Pritzker holds press conference as lawmakers conclude...
Watch live: Gov. J.B. Pritzker holds press conference as lawmakers conclude legislative session. Watch live here.
View ArticleSix families displaced by Hainesville townhouse fire
The fire was reported at around 11:08 p.m. Sunday at 37 West Big Horn Drive, which is in a six-unit townhouse building in a development near the Hainesville Road and Washington Street intersection,...
View ArticleColumn: Chicago doctor needs a liver to stay alive. His family friend, a...
Rick Foulkes, a Chicago ophthalmologist, has been searching for a living liver donor to keep him alive. Now the son-in-law of his wife's best friend has stepped up, and the surgery is this week.
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