Here’s what to say to someone afraid of the coronavirus vaccine
What should you say to someone who is hesitant about the coronavirus vaccine?
View ArticleAs Illinois surpasses 2.3M COVID-19 vaccinations, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says...
Illinois administered 55,947 coronavirus vaccine doses Tuesday, reaching a statewide total of 2,310,929, public health officials reported Wednesday. The number of Illinois residents who have been fully...
View ArticleSpeaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch wants a graduated income tax do-over — this...
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch wants a graduated income tax do-over — this time tied to pension funding
View ArticleWatch live: Lightfoot provides update after City Council meeting
Mayor Lori Lightfoot provides an update after a meeting of the Chicago City Council. Watch live here.
View ArticleA Chicago gym spurred outbreak of 55 COVID-19 cases after infected patrons...
A Chicago gym spurred an outbreak of at least 55 COVID-19 cases over the summer after infected people attended indoor high-intensity exercise classes — including several who had already tested positive...
View ArticleDUI charges filed following deaths of 4, including teen and 6-year-old, in...
DUI charges filed following deaths of four, including teen and 6-year-old, in Rolling Meadows collision, state police say
View ArticleChicago lakefront, Catholic churches top newest list of city’s most...
Preservation Chicago called on the city and the Chicago Park District to seek a national park designation for Chicago's entire lakefront, which topped the group's new list of Chicago's most endangered...
View ArticleIndiana State Police continuing investigation of Michigan City prison...
On Monday, Tymetri Campbell, 38, was being held on preliminary charges of murder after he allegedly stabbed Lt. Eugene Lasco, 57, after he came to the aid of Sgt. Padrick Schmitt, 22, who was also...
View Article‘Ride or die’ girlfriend charged with helping man set fire to ex-girlfriend’s...
Wilson had threatened her with a gun and had beat her multiple times in the past, she told police. He left several messages in the month since they broke up before the fire crying and asking her to...
View Article‘They killed a really good woman’: Friends of woman killed in Englewood crash...
Reckless homicide charges have been filed against a 20-year-old man who Chicago police say was driving an SUV through Englewood on Monday when he ran a red light and hit and killed a woman.
View ArticlePreservation Chicago’s list of the city’s most endangered historic buildings
Preservation Chicago called on the city and the Chicago Park District to seek a national park designation for Chicago's entire lakefront, which topped the group's new list of Chicago's most endangered...
View ArticlePro-Trump candidate announces plans to challenge one of the former...
Pro-Trump Republican Catalina Lauf has launched a bid to unseat GOP Chicago-area U.S. Adam Kinzinger, who's made headlines and waves in his own party for blasting former President Donald Trump.
View ArticleAnjanette Young police raid prompts Chicago aldermen to push for search...
Aldermen introduced a plan on Wednesday to significantly tighten the rules the Chicago Police Department must follow to obtain and execute search warrants in response to the high-profile wrongful raid...
View ArticleHot mic picks up Mayor Lori Lightfoot muttering a profanity during City...
A hot mic captured Mayor Lori Lightfoot muttering an f-bomb during Wednesday’s City Council meeting.
View ArticleMichael Madigan’s hand-picked successor in state House resigns just three...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s hand-picked successor for the legislative seat he held for a half-century resigned Wednesday morning, just three days after being selected for the seat
View ArticleChicago hospital cited by feds for COVID-19-related safety issues
Community First Medical Center in Portage Park is contesting a citation and $13,494 penalty issued by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration in December related to COVID-19 safety.
View ArticleChicago police official resigns amid investigation of bar party that led to...
A high-ranking Chicago police official resigned from the department Wednesday, weeks after an investigation began into a bar party allegedly held for him which led to the business being cited for...
View ArticleAs CPS aims to reopen high schools this spring, parents push for better...
COVID-19 "has definitely opened all of the equity gaps" in CPS, one activist said.
View ArticlePlan would hike demolition fees near The 606 and in Pilsen to try to stem...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and aldermen are backing a plan to assess additional fees on building demolitions in the fast-gentrifying Pilsen neighborhood and the vicinity of The 606 elevated park.
View ArticleIllinois COVID-19 questions answered: Who should take the Johnson & Johnson...
Who should get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine? Here are some coronavirus questions readers have sent that we’ve put to health and science experts.
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