City Council passes Lightfoot COVID-19 spending package despite objections...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot got a federal COVID-19 spending package through the City Council on Friday, days after complaints from some aldermen about her earlier decision to use $281.5 million in relief...
View ArticleUnited Center vaccination site rises
A vaccination site capable of inoculating 6,000 people per day against the coronavirus is emerging in a parking lot at the United Center.
View ArticleBacked by Pritzker, Ald. Michelle Harris holds early lead in contest to...
Veteran 8th Ward Ald. Michelle Harris is moving closer to securing the votes needed to replace former House Speaker Michael Madigan as Illinois Democratic chairman.
View ArticleUnited Center parking lot could distribute up to 6,000 doses of COVID-19...
The site is scheduled to open March 10, with vaccinations available to any Illinois resident who currently qualifies under state guidelines.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: United Center COVID-19 vaccination site...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleRead the letter to Father Pfleger from DCFS
Read the letter to Father Pfleger from DCFS.
View ArticleThe Spin: Durbin, Pritzker on whether there’s a ‘family feud’ over state...
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View ArticleFire victim ‘tried to escape but succumbed to heavy smoke’ on West Side,...
A West Side fire left a man dead Friday evening, authorities said.
View ArticleAs DCFS closes its investigation, the Rev. Pfleger still not allowed back at...
The conclusion of an investigation by Illinois’ child welfare agency into molestation claims against the Rev. Michael Pfleger does not mean the beloved pastor will be returning to his ministry anytime...
View ArticleColumn: A lesson from the last ‘normal’ pre-pandemic weekend: We’re not as...
If you think back to the end of February 2020, or the first few days of March, you may remember that you still resided in the vanished land we now call normal. Most Americans did.
View ArticleDaywatch special edition: Celebrating Black History Month (and beyond)
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View Article2 drivers wounded after Eisenhower Expressway shooting
Two people were shot while driving Friday night on the I-290 Expressway.
View Article‘My son’s in the vehicle!’ mom screamed before son, 8, leapt from moving SUV...
A judge on Saturday set bail at $1 million for a woman accused of two carjackings on the Northwest Side, one in which an 8-year-old boy escaped by jumping from a moving SUV after his mom was run over...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 83,048 vaccine doses administered, 1,780 new...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleTraffic snarled on outbound Kennedy Expressway amid weekend construction:...
Traffic on the outbound Kennedy Expressway was snarled Saturday afternoon as drivers were maneuvering through extensive weekend roadwork that includes lane and ramp closures.
View ArticlePit bull wounded after shooting in Washington Park, police say
A person shot a pit bull through a residential gate Saturday morning in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
View ArticleBoy, 16, killed in Marquette Park shooting after 2 gunmen chase him down...
A 16-year-old boy died after being shot multiple times Friday night in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, authorities said.
View ArticleHere’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Illinois
A mass vaccination site, at a parking lot at the United Center, capable of inoculating 6,000 people per day against the coronavirus is set to open next month.
View ArticleCarpentersville man gets 9-year prison term in exchange for guilty plea on...
A 37-year-old Carpentersville man pleaded guilty to a charge that he sexually assaulted a child in exchange for a nine-year prison term.
View ArticleYoung girl among 2 killed in Gresham house fire, officials say; 4 others...
Two people, including a young girl, were killed in a Gresham house fire early Sunday. Four more adults also were injured in the blaze, officials said.
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