Illinois surpasses 2.2 million COVID-19 vaccines, but 7-day average still down
The state administered 59,748 coronavirus vaccine doses Sunday, reaching a total of 2,211,700, health officials reported Monday. Difficulty in securing vaccination appointments continues, worsened by...
View ArticleColumn: A 14-year-old Chicago kid has connected more than 100 people to...
Francis W. Parker freshman Benjamin Kagan joined a vaccine crowdsourcing group after helping his grandparents secure appointments in three states.
View ArticleDownstate Illinois superintendent withdraws after backlash to the hiring of...
Altamont Unit 10 will continue its search for a superintendent after “rather excessive” community backlash to the hiring of a former professional wrestler and Jerry Springer guest caused him to withdraw.
View ArticleWoman killed, good Samaritan who tried to help injured in Morgan Park...
A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday and a man who stopped to help her was injured when a passing motorist hit the good Samaritan and drove off, investigators said.
View ArticleWheaton school district investigating ‘highly inappropriate images’ shared in...
A virtual class in Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 was bombarded with “highly inappropriate images and ... very inappropriate comments” after a substitute teacher admitted several people who...
View ArticleBarring word from White House, Chicago US Attorney John Lausch faces last...
Barring a last-minute change of heart from the White House, Chicago U.S. Attorney John Lausch will be stepping down from his high-profile post at end of the week despite a bipartisan push to keep him.
View ArticleChicago alderman says he was attacked by two men while waiting outside...
Downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly said he was randomly attacked one night last week by two men who punched and kicked him outside a bar in his ward. Reilly said he was waiting outside for friends to settle...
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker signs sweeping Illinois criminal justice overhaul
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed a sweeping criminal justice overhaul package that has been praised by reform advocates and panned by law enforcement groups.
View ArticleMan charged in Chicago carjacking after SWAT standoff and arrest at Villa...
A man arrested following a standoff at a Villa Park motel faces charges related to shooting a gun as he carjacked a man in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleChicago aldermen advance settlements in police misconduct lawsuits
Chicago aldermen advanced two settlements in lawsuits alleging police misconduct in a wrongful raid and in the fatal police shooting of a man with mental health issues, but not before several...
View ArticleMore Chicago buildings buckle Monday morning under weight of seasonal snow...
Two more buildings collapsed early Monday in Chicago under the weight of recent snowfall and city officials now estimate there have been about 25 or 30 such collapses this year.
View ArticleMarkham man charged with murder in shooting outside Midlothian bar
A Markham man was charged with first-degree murder in the Saturday night shooting death of a South Holland man in Midlothian.
View ArticleGovernor signs criminal justice bill
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs sweeping Illinois criminal justice bill at Chicago State University.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: State surpasses 2.2 million COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleJudge abruptly halts Gary teen’s plea hearing in Portage woman’s 2019...
The three teens, all of Gary, allegedly picked up Adriana Saucedo, 27, on Nov. 19, 2019, at her Portage home for a drug deal arranged by Silas on Facebook. The trio decided to rob her instead,...
View ArticleHere’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Illinois
With COVID-19 vaccines in short supply, more and more people are turning to social media for help as they scour the internet for available immunizations.
View ArticleChicago man charged with beating Good Samaritan unconscious in Hammond,...
The male victim had a “large laceration” on his head and was unconscious, but still breathing, charges allege. Hospital staff later said he had brain bleeding and couldn’t remember what happened.
View ArticleEmbattled former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan steps down as state...
Former longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan as chairman of the state Democratic Party on Monday, one day after anointing a 26-year-old constituent services worker to fill the legislative...
View ArticleWho is Mike Madigan — and a timeline of the federal corruption investigation
The announcement of a $200 million fine against ComEd for corruption and details of federal subpoenas to AT&T; and Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s office pushed the widening criminal probe...
View ArticleNurses at Harvey’s Ingalls Hospital ratify first-ever contract, provides wage...
Nurses voted 276-109 in October 2019 to be represented by the union, which also represents nurses at University of Chicago Medicine in Chicago.
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