Beach Park man found not guilty by reason of insanity in garden-shears...
Lake County Judge Patricia Fix ruled that George Bryce could not substantially appreciate the criminality of his acts in July 2019 when he attacked his father Warren at their home.
View ArticleSnow totals from 147 area weather stations — and how this February stacks up...
The Presidents Day blizzard that dumped more than a foot and half of snow on large parts of the Chicago area also marked a record ninth straight day of more than a tenth of an inch of snow.
View ArticleAlliance of religious schools in Cook County arranges for vaccines for all...
Religious leaders from Catholic, Jewish and Lutheran schools in Chicago and suburban Cook County are joining forces beginning this week to provide COVID-19 vaccines for 6,300 educators and school...
View ArticleThat cat lawyer video was funny. Here’s why mental health experts say you...
Like the widely circulated video of a hapless cat lawyer, funny videos can be a balm during troubled times and the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleColumn: Heavy Chicago snowfall, harsh winter explained: It’s all my fault.
A massive snowstorm in Chicago combined with frigid temperatures. This winter weather is all my fault.
View ArticleImago Events and a second building collapse after heavy snow moves through...
A popular downtown wedding venue, Imago Events, and another Elgin building were badly damaged after their roofs caved in, the likely result of the heavy snow that’s fallen since the weekend and before.
View ArticleSlain Yale graduate student attended Maine South High School in Park Ridge
A Yale graduate student who was shot to death earlier this month in New Haven, Connecticut once attended high school in Park Ridge, a school official said.
View ArticleThe Spin: In Milwaukee, Biden to call for fast-tracking COVID-19 relief plan...
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View ArticleOne more light snow Wednesday before temperatures are forecast to return to...
Temperatures are expected to return to seasonal norms in the 30s with possibly a 40-degree high by Feb. 24.
View ArticleDozens of Highland Park homes left without heat after gas line fire
A gas line fire in Highland Park Monday night left dozens without heat and power as a snowstorm rolled through the area.
View Article3 South Side buildings partially collapse, bringing snow-related cave-ins to 8
Two South Side buildings partially collapsed on Tuesday morning, officials said, marking the sixth and seventh buildings in the Chicago area to cave in in recent days due to the heavy snowfall.
View ArticleAurora man charged with hijacking vehicle on near East Side
An Aurora man is accused of forcing a person out of a vehicle on the city’s near East Side Sunday afternoon and then driving off, Aurora police said.
View ArticleWaiting for the snow to melt? Read up on the latest Chicago weather news,...
Our guide to surviving the past weekends snow, including latest weather news, tips for shoveling and suggestions on what to watch and eat.
View ArticleColumn: With a car buried in snow, I walked 3 miles there and 3 miles back...
By the time the coronavirus pandemic is over, millions of Americans will have a story of the day they got the vaccine, and they’ll want to tell it. I hear new tales every day.
View ArticleHeavy snowfall takes a toll on Chicago-area roofs — and collapses could be...
This year’s especially snowy winter is weighing on Chicagoans’ hearts, spirits and shoulders. But most of all, it’s weighing on their roofs.
View ArticleA ferocious winter storm dropped 18 inches of snow on Chicago. As residents...
Snowfall from the storm that blew in Sunday night may have varied from neighborhood to neighborhood, but the totals were staggering
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker to propose reversing tax changes agreed to with...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday will propose rolling back several tax policies he agreed to in 2019 to win Republican support for his infrastructure plan and budget in his first year in office,...
View ArticleDaywatch: Pritzker to propose reversing tax changes, millennial renters are...
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