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View ArticleColumbia College deletes listing for housekeeper in president’s house after...
Staff at Columbia College, frustrated after almost three years of contract negotiations with their employer, decided to make a point by applying for a part-time housekeeping position at the president's...
View Article‘I won’t be participating in this’: Lawyer’s effort to defend his brother in...
Lawyer steps away from case after guilty verdict in his brother's murder trial.
View ArticleBill headed to Pritzker could set up a wave of annual property tax hikes by...
Legislation headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk could set the stage for a wave of annual real estate tax increases across Illinois by allowing local taxing bodies the ability to make up for refunds...
View ArticleJournalist Jerome Cahill, who covered national politics with a ‘determined...
Journalist Jerome Cahill, who covered national politics with a ‘determined pursuit of facts,’ dies at 92
View Article‘No Boundaries Bandit’ robbed six banks within months of release in prior...
A Cicero man once dubbed the “No Boundaries Bandit” for a prolific string of bank robberies in 2014 is under arrest again.
View ArticleLoyola University grad who works for Morton Salt, University of Chicago...
At least two people with ties to Chicago are said to be among the scores missing in the condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida.
View ArticleState to partner with Red Cross, local agencies to provide tornado relief...
In an effort to help DuPage County residents adversely affected by Sunday’s tornado, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday announced a partnership between the state of Illinois and community relief...
View ArticleGiannoulias looks to consolidate union support, gets Teamsters backing in...
Former state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias on Friday received the backing of Teamsters Joint Council 25, a significant show of support as he continues to try to consolidate union support more than a year...
View ArticlePreckwinkle facing labor woes as about 2,000 Cook County employees take to...
About 2,000 Cook County employees went on strike Friday morning, a day after the county hospital system’s nurses also staged a work stoppage despite Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s...
View ArticleIndianapolis man wanted in fatal Whiting hit-and-run, charging docs say
An Indianapolis man is wanted in connection with a fatal Whiting hit-and-run in September after a night gambling at a local casino, according to Lake Superior Court records.
View ArticleHobart attorney found dead in ransacked house; William Enslen ‘never gave up’...
A prominent Lake County, Ind., attorney was found dead in his ransacked Hobart home Thursday afternoon.
View ArticleMore than 50 COVID-19 cases linked to outbreak at teen church camp in central...
More than 50 teen campers and adult staff members caught COVID-19 during an outbreak at a central Illinois church summer camp earlier this month, and at least one person was hospitalized, according to...
View ArticleGlenview man charged with attempted murder, battery in connection with...
A Glenview man is facing attempted murder and battery charges after police say he attacked a 61-year-old woman with a 22-pound boulder and assaulted a utility worker.
View ArticleFlash flood watch in effect for Chicago area. Rainfall could reach 6 inches....
A flash flood watch remains in effect for much of the Chicago area through Saturday morning, with several rounds of “torrential rainfall producing” thunderstorms predicted to be moving through northern...
View ArticleChicago aldermen vote to ban packaged good stores from selling booze after...
Chicago aldermen on Friday approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed ban on alcohol sales at packaged good stores after midnight. The ban goes into effect immediately.
View ArticleWith Illinois schools fully reopening in the fall, Chicago Public Schools and...
As Illinois school districts prepare for fully reopened classrooms in the fall, city and suburban educators are now reviewing applications for “medically vulnerable” students who hope to continue...
View ArticleThe Spin: City Council approves renaming Lake Shore Drive for DuSable | Will...
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View ArticleLake Shore Drive renamed for Jean Baptiste Point DuSable
Two years after a South Side alderman introduced an ordinance to rebrand the Chicago landmark to honor DuSable, the City Council on Friday ended months of racially charged debate by adopting a...
View ArticleColumn: Derek Chauvin’s sentence for murdering George Floyd and the right’s...
Derek Chauvin’s sentence for murdering George Floyd shines a light on Fox News and Republican politicians' yearlong fight to focus on anything but race.
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