Comprehending 500,000 coronavirus deaths. The pandemic toll, in charts.
The death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. hit 500,000 Monday, an unimaginably tragic number. Data tracked by Johns Hopkins University put the U.S. total at 500,071 Monday.
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View ArticleKenosha’s Carthage College retires Red Men and Lady Reds team names to boost...
The push to change gained steam after the police killings of George Floyd and Jacob Blake, the latter in Kenosha.
View ArticleConservative Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey announces governor run,...
Conservative Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey announces governor run, pledges to fight ‘political elites’
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois will be first state to end cash bail, Madigan steps down...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleMetra BNSF train hits, kills pedestrian in La Grange
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Metra train at or near the La Grange Road station Tuesday morning in La Grange, leading to significant delays and canceled trains, officials said.
View ArticleWoman charged in Lynwood man’s killing in Gary
A woman who told police she lured an 18-year-old Lynwood, Illinois, man to Gary so her boyfriend could kill him has been charged with murder, according to an affidavit unsealed recently.
View ArticleWoman killed in Englewood when SUV driver runs red light, police investigate...
A 43-year-old woman died Monday afternoon after an SUV that may have been fleeing a police traffic pursuit ran a red light in Englewood, hit another car and then hit the woman as she was crossing the...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot signs ‘Welcoming City’ ordinance update ending Chicago...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot signed an ordinance on Tuesday closing loopholes in Chicago’s Welcoming City ordinance, prohibiting police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities to deport...
View ArticleWisconsin, Indiana, Michigan among states moved down on Chicago’s emergency...
Travelers from more than a dozen states and territories, including Illinois neighbors Wisconsin and Indiana, no longer will face COVID-19 test restrictions upon arriving in Chicago under the city’s...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot on state Democratic Party chair race: ‘I love both Robin...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot declined to publicly take sides in the battle for control of the state Democratic Party between her City Council floor leader, Ald. Michelle Harris, and longtime political ally...
View ArticleAppeals court tosses $44.7 million verdict in shooting by off-duty Chicago...
A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out a historic $44.7 million judgement against the city stemming from a shooting by an off-duty Chicago cop, saying that while the incident that left the cop’s...
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Removing US Attorney John Lausch before...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot called for President Joe Biden to keep U.S. Attorney John Lausch in office until a successor is confirmed, saying his removal would put the city “at risk.”
View ArticleColumn: 14 conversations to have before your kid starts high school: One...
Michelle Icard's new book recommends conversations that feel especially relevant when a pandemic is constantly changing our norms, needs and feelings.
View ArticleContenders for Cook County public defender appointment include some...
Several marquee names in Chicago’s criminal-justice circles are in the running to become Cook County Public Defender.
View ArticleFederal housing agency failed West Calumet families, leaving kids exposed for...
A damning federal report concluded several agencies missed “multiple opportunities” to shield children living at the former West Calumet Housing Complex in East Chicago from lead and arsenic poisoning.
View ArticleNo charges against Rochester officers involved in Daniel Prude’s death
No criminal charges against Rochester, NY, officers who restrained Daniel Prude, a Black man, until he stopped breathing.
View ArticleStuck in the same building during COVID-19, Chicago neighbors are falling in...
As the COVID-19 pandemic has Chicagoans cooped up in their homes, some neighbors have gotten closer — and ended up in relationships.
View ArticlePritzker calls for loans to help municipalities hit with high utility bills...
Severe cold and heavy snow in February that spurred a sharp increase in utility bills prompted Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday to call for a $15 million low-interest loan program for municipalities...
View ArticleSun and snow melt: Chicago warming up after bitter cold and heavy snow
Is that ... the sun? Over Chicago? Is the snow ... melting?
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