Chicago weather: Expect scattered thunderstorms, temperature drop Wednesday
Forecasters said wind speeds could reach nearly 35 mph during scattered thunderstorms that are expected in the Chicago area Wednesday afternoon into evening.
View ArticlePresident Joe Biden visits Chicago area
President Joe Biden is making his first trip to the Chicago area as president July 7, 2021, with a visit to northwest suburban Crystal Lake, where he will push a portion of his domestic agenda aimed at...
View Article3 Chicago schools will be standing COVID-19 vaccine sites as city aims to...
Shots will also be available during CPS summer programs and back-to-school events.
View ArticleColumn: Bail reform isn’t to blame for Chicago’s violence. And...
On the heels of a grimly violent Fourth of July weekend, with more than 100 people shot and 17 killed, the last thing Chicago needs is city officials pointing fingers, columnist Rex Huppke writes.
View ArticleIndiana police officer fatally shot outside federal building
A police officer from Terre Haute, Indiana was fatally shot outside a federal office building.
View ArticleThe Spin: Biden in Chicago region to talk up economic programs as city sees...
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View ArticleIn Chinatown, many are eager to get back to business in a neighborhood...
Some residents were already on edge because of high-profile violent crimes in Chinatown, some fearing that immigrants in particular were targets.
View ArticlePresident Biden came to Chicago area to talk ‘human infrastructure,’ but...
President Joe Biden made his first visit to the Chicago region since taking office to discuss his plan to help working and middle class families but, as is often the case, the city’s rampant gun...
View ArticleMan dies after drowning in residential pool in Maine Township
An unincorporated Maine Township man died from drowning while swimming in a condominium complex pool, authorities said.
View Article‘Person of interest’ being questioned in Far South Side shooting of 2 ATF...
A “person of interest” was being questioned by Chicago police hours after a police officer and two federal agents were shot while on duty early Wednesday on the Far South Side, officials said.
View ArticleFirst state COVID-19 vaccine lottery drawings are Thursday. Illinois to give...
The first drawings in the state’s vaccine lottery are scheduled for Thursday afternoon, when one vaccinated Illinois resident will be awarded a $1 million prize and three vaccinated students will...
View ArticleFormer Lake County coroner’s deputy charged with recording juvenile while...
Lake County authorities say criminal charges have been filed against a former coroner’s deputy who they say secretly recorded a video as she notified a juvenile that a relative had been killed.
View Article‘I see them coming around’: After 7-year-old Natalia Wallace’s fatal shooting...
In the year since, Natalie’s surviving siblings — Denise, Nate and Ashanti — have grappled with the daily terror of going on without her.
View ArticleIllinois ends participation in Midwest Student Exchange Program, which saved...
Illinois students who attend out-of-state institutions will no longer be eligible for the MSEP tuition reciprocity program, which saved Illinois students $44 million in 2019-2020.
View ArticleDaywatch: Violence at forefront of Biden’s Chicago-area visit, Southport...
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View ArticleOne year after her death, Natalia Wallace's family still navigates grief
In the year since her death, Natalia “Natalie” Wallace’s surviving siblings — Denise and Nate, and 11-year-old Ashanti — have grappled with the daily terror of going on without her.
View Article2 dead, 3 seriously injured in Wednesday night shootings in Chicago
Chicago police responded to at least eight shootings Wednesday night.
View ArticleDistinctly Chicago: 16-inch softball
Chicago is the place to find 16-inch softball. It's also known as mushball or cabbageball.
View ArticleIllinois is about to get its first marijuana lounge. But it’s not in Chicago...
Cannabis smokers will soon be able to light up legally in public for the first time in Sesser, Ill.
View ArticleAld. Carrie Austin, chief of staff plead not guilty to bribery charges a week...
Ald. Carrie Austin pleaded not guilty to bribery charges a week after she and her chief of staff were accused of shepherding a development through City Hall while they were given home-improvement perks.
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