Delta strain of COVID-19 a ‘variant of concern’ in Wisconsin, health...
Wisconsin health officials said the vaccines currently available in the U.S. have been shown to provide some protection against the Delta strain.
View ArticleA 24-year-old woman was killed in Oak Park in 1984. A new TV special calls on...
Kathleen Lombardo's 1984 killing in Oak Park is the subject of a monthslong court battle and a new episode of the "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" series set to premiere Monday on HBO.
View ArticleMan dies in fiery SUV crash on Lake Shore Drive in Gold Coast, Chicago police...
A teenager was killed in a single-vehicle crash along Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast early Thursday, Chicago police said.
View ArticleCop returns fire at occupant of car pulled over for no seat belts on West...
A Chicago police officer exchanged gunfire with a person in a car following a traffic stop Wednesday evening on the West Side, authorities said.
View ArticleBicyclist caught in crossfire in Jackson Park Highlands shooting
A bicyclist was caught in the crossfire and shot multiple times early Thursday on Chicago's South Side, Chicago police said.
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccines to be offered at several CTA ‘L’ stations on Mondays and...
The CTA is partnering with the Chicago Department of Public Health to provide free COVID-19 vaccines at several “L” stops from 3 to 6:30 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays, according to a news release.
View ArticleMadigan ally pleads guilty in Oak Lawn red-light camera bribery case
A former south suburban official pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to plotting to pay bribes to get lucrative red-light cameras installed in Oak Lawn.
View ArticleChicago man on bond is charged with violating electronic monitoring...
Terhan Morris is in custody at Cook County Jail.
View ArticleThunderstorms, 60 mph winds, hail and possible tornadoes to precede heat...
Severe thunderstorms are expected Thursday night across northern Illinois, forecasters said.
View ArticleUSO Great Lakes Center reopens
The newly renovated and modernized USO Great Lakes Center.
View Article64 cases of COVID-19 Delta variant identified in Illinois so far, as strain...
The Illinois Department of Public Health has identified 64 cases of the Delta variant, a COVID-19 strain first found in India that federal health officials have labeled a “variant of concern.”
View ArticleFollowing similar moves in cities around US, Mayor Lori Lightfoot declares...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday followed the lead of other cities around the country and declared systemic racism a public health crisis.
View ArticleShe’s white. She’s 73. And she’s on a 40-day hunger strike for slavery...
Rachelle Zola, a former special education teacher who joined the Peace Corps at age 59, was deeply moved by the stories of racism she heard in Chicago.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot declines to concede defeat on elected school board bill...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot declines to concede the passage of legislation for an elected school board is a defeat for her, and says she still will try to get changes made.
View ArticleColumn: The Black String Triage Ensemble, which brings music to scenes of...
“To guard against hardening our humanity,” founder Dayvin Hallmon says of why he's assembling the string players on the city's West Side by August.
View ArticleVictim of gun violence to be remembered with Logan Square street
Friends and family of McGhee will gather Sunday to unveil an honorary sign at the corner of Homer Street and Western Avenue.
View ArticleOswego police say no charges will be filed for fight in Portillo’s drive-thru...
Oswego police announced Thursday that no criminal charges will be filed in relation to a fight last month between a customer and an employee of a Portillo’s restaurant in the village.
View ArticleJuneteenth 2021 in Chicago
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation making Juneteenth an official state holiday. The law, which takes effect Jan. 1, will make June 19 — National Freedom Day — a paid holiday for state workers and...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot’s midnight curfew on packaged liquor sales advances to...
Move to limit packaged liquor sales in Chicago to midnight advances to full City Council.
View ArticleA magnitude 3.8 earthquake in Indiana felt in Chicago area
The magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported at 2:18 p.m. about 2 miles west of Bloomingdale, Indiana, but reportedly also felt by Chicago-area residents.
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