Chicago, no big St. Patrick’s Day parties this year, public health...
While Chicago has seen its luck with coronavirus rates turn for the better in recent weeks, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations should stay muted this year, Chicago’s public health commissioner said Thursday.
View ArticleDoctors work to dispel COVID-19 vaccine misinformation: ‘There is no evidence...
Doctors who specialize in pregnancy and fertility are coming out in full force against vaccine-related misinformation that falsely connects the vaccine and infertility.
View ArticleBourbonnais teachers walk off the job and strike over pay, insurance and...
“We did everything we could to prevent this from happening,” a teachers union official said.
View ArticleChicago temperatures to be ‘flirting with the 60s’ next week after a cooler...
Temperatures headed toward to 60s next week, forecasters say.
View ArticleSecond suspect charged in fatal shootings of Beach Park couple
Derenell D. Hill, 35, of Waukegan, was charged with murder in the deaths of Carlos Rodas Perez and Mercedes Rodas, who were fatally shot in the garage of their home in December.
View ArticleColumn: Chicago’s Polar Plunge is another pandemic casualty, but Special...
The Special Olympics fundraiser is different this year, like so many things we cherish. But that doesn’t make the effort any less remarkable.
View ArticleIn electing US Rep. Robin Kelly to succeed Michael Madigan as state party...
The election of U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly of Matteson as Illinois Democratic chairman represented the party’s growing effort to move beyond the one-man control exercised by embattled former House Speaker...
View ArticleCPS proposes starting classes in August, citing ‘learning loss’ from COVID-19...
While looking to next year, CPS still aims to bring high school students back this school year.
View ArticleChicago statues reviewed
A look at some of the 41 Chicago monuments being reviewed by an advisory committee formed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
View Article17-year-old charged with murder of two men in 2019 shooting in East Garfield...
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in a daytime double slaying in East Garfield Park nearly two years ago, Chicago police announced Thursday.
View ArticleHoman Square resident charged with killing man visiting Chicago for his...
A Homan Square resident killed a man who was visiting friends in the Galewood neighborhood on Valentine’s Day while he was in town for his brother’s funeral, prosecutors said Thursday.
View ArticleAfter initial glitches, thousands register for COVID-19 mass vaccination site...
Registration for the United Center mass vaccination site opened Thursday morning, and at least 6,000 people have already registered by phone and online, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Thousands register for United Center...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleThe Spin: In Kelly pick, Illinois Democrats look to decentralize | Rauner...
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View ArticleNorthwestern University President Morton Schapiro to step down next year
NU's ranking and endowments have grown during Schapiro's tenure, but he's also faced calls to resign.
View Article4 wounded in 3 shootings on South Side
Two men were wounded in a shooting Thursday morning in the Englewood neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleWill the world ever really get over COVID-19? What we learned from Dr....
COVID vaccines are rolling out, but those who get them should still be cautious. What we learned from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s virtual Chicago talk.
View ArticleColumn: Area Neanderthal not happy Biden compared him to Republican governors...
Republicans are angry President Joe Biden accused the governors of Texas and Mississippi of "Neanderthal thinking," but a local Neanderthal is even more offended at the comparison.
View ArticleColumn: The feud for which there is no truce? The saga of old Dr. Seuss
Where's the truce when it comes to Dr. Seuss?
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