Illinois elementary, high school students to learn about Asian American...
A coalition of advocacy groups pushed for the bill amid a public focus on a rise in attacks against Asian American people during the COVID-19 lockdown and the March shootings and killings of six women...
View Article‘He died doing what he loved’: Smokejumper from Chicago area mourned after...
Tim Hart, who grew up in the north suburbs, died this month from injuries suffered while parachuting to fight a forest fire in New Mexico.
View ArticleDaywatch: Severe weather hits Chicago area overnight, woman stabbed to death...
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View ArticleGrayslake man dies after being struck by car as he walked along Route 120 in...
The sheriff’s office said the man got out his vehicle at about 11:45 p.m. Saturday west of the Fisher Road intersection with Route 120 in Wauconda Township, and began walking along the highway...
View ArticlePrison sentence for ‘Fast Eddie’ Vrdolyak delayed by pandemic, health concerns
The start of a prison sentence for former Chicago Ald. Edward “Fast Eddie” Vrdolyak continues to be delayed by both the pandemic and health concerns, lawyers told a federal judge Monday.
View ArticleWhitney Young High School graduation
Whitney Young High School holds its graduation ceremony at Soldier Field.
View ArticleUniversity of Illinois campuses to require COVID-19 vaccine this fall
University of Illinois students who continue studying remotely and those with medical conditions will be exempt from the COVID-19 vaccine requirement.
View Article5 things to know when the tornado siren blares
Experts warn that waiting for dangerous weather to start planning how to safely ride out a storm or tornado may be too late. Here’s what you should know to get started.
View ArticleWatch live: Officials give an update after widespread tornado damage
Naperville officials give an update after widespread damage from major storms overnight. Watch live here.
View ArticleChicago paramedics in line for $1.83 million sexual harassment settlement
Five Chicago Fire Department paramedics are in line to share a $1.83 million settlement in their lawsuit alleging they were sexually harassed at the department and officials ignored their complaints...
View ArticleLightfoot calls videotaped killing ‘horrific’ as Chicago police search for...
A shooting caught on video in the Humboldt Park community that left one person dead near the site of the Puerto Rican Day parade began with a “very minor” traffic crash, police said.
View ArticleTwo Gary men charged in Munster bank robbery: police
They were accused of robbing a Fifth Third Bank, 8007 Calumet Ave., on June 15. One man allegedly wore a white hazmat suit, blue hard hat and goggles, before they took off on foot.
View ArticleTinley Park man grazed in head by gunshot during robbery
Police said a Tinley Park man was treated for a gunshot wound to the head following a robbery early Sunday in the village
View ArticleA strange and challenging year of pandemic learning is almost over as CPS...
With the last day of school approaching Tuesday, Chicago Public Schools families reflect on the unprecedented experience of educating through a pandemic.
View ArticleSecond gentleman Douglas Emhoff to visit Chicago on Wednesday as part of...
Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff will travel to Chicago on Wednesday as part of the White House's "We Can Do This" COVID-19 vaccination bus tour. It's part of an effort to boost inoculation numbers in...
View ArticleMurder case featuring brother representing brother moves into retrial stage
After five years and many unusual delays, jury selection began Monday in the second trial of Anthony Jackson, whose attorney brother George Jackson III is representing him on murder charges.
View ArticleNational Weather Service says Naperville tornado was an EF-3, with winds in...
Five people were injured in a tornado touchdown in Naperville near 75th Street and Ranchview Drive Sunday night, a city report said.
View ArticleChicago police have ‘pretty good’ idea who killed 5 in Englewood shooting...
Chicago police on Monday said investigators might have hints about who shot eight people, including five fatally, at a home in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side last week.
View ArticleTornado ravages Skeleton Key Brewery in Woodridge 2 months after expansion:...
A tornado that ripped through the Chicago suburbs Sunday struck Skeleton Key Brewery in Woodridge, which was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article‘Like a sonic boom.’ Overnight tornado — with winds over 135 mph — roars...
A tornado with winds over 135 mph tore through Naperville, Woodridge and Darien late Sunday, causing damage to hundreds of structures with no fatalities.
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