Couple charged after 4 children found in squalor at Portage mobile home
A supplemental police report noted that one of the residents told police “to be careful as cockroaches sometimes fall from the ceiling and could land on your head/shoulders.”
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s ‘very optimistic’ about Chicago’s 2021 summer...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot opened the door Wednesday to a more traditional summer in Chicago, saying the city is doing well in its fight against the coronavirus while highlighting the relative safety of...
View ArticleFormer Portage mayor’s finances, phone records discussed during second day of...
Snyder was granted a new trial on the soliciting bribes charge in November 2019.
View ArticleMan charged with murder, arson in house fire that killed mother and...
A man has been charged with murder and arson in connection with a February house fire in the Gresham neighborhood that killed a mother and her 10-year-old daughter, police said Wednesday.
View ArticleFingerprint, DNA link 3rd man to 2018 killing of blind man in Lawndale,...
A third suspect has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a blind man as he walked in the Lawndale neighborhood in spring 2018, police said.
View ArticleShaken by recent suicides in the ranks, Chicago police announce plan for new...
With the Chicago Police Department still reeling from a pair of recent suicides, police leaders will bring in a new senior adviser to coordinate better officer access to mental health and supportive...
View ArticleHead of reform project chosen as Cook County’s next public defender
The director of a prominent statewide criminal justice reform project is Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle’s selection to be the county’s next public defender, records show.
View ArticleMore Catholic parishes forced to merge by Chicago Archdiocese, with further...
Several South Side and south suburban Catholic parishes will consolidate this summer, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced, as part of the ongoing Renew My Church initiative aimed at more efficiently...
View ArticleGlenview police investigate death of 3-year-old Northbrook boy
Police said the young boy was transported to the hospital from a pediatric office in Glenview.
View ArticleBeverly man, 69, with concealed carry license, shoots at 3 would-be robbers,...
Chicago police said a 69-year-old concealed carry license holder successfully defended himself Tuesday night when three men in Beverly demanded his belongings.
View ArticleThe Spin: ‘Chuy’ Garcia on the monthly stimulus checks you may not have heard...
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View ArticleChicago philanthropist and investment manager Richard Driehaus dies at 78
Richard Driehaus was the founder of Chicago’s Driehaus Capital Management and namesake of the Driehaus Museum and DePaul University’s Business School.
View ArticleSocial Graces: Here’s how to handle relatives who have not followed...
Here's what to do when COVID-19 rule-breakers get vaccinated first.
View ArticleFormer Bartlett High School chemistry teacher found guilty of reckless...
A DuPage County jury on Tuesday found a former Bartlett High School chemistry teacher guilty of reckless conduct for pouring liquid nitrogen on a student and causing injuries during a science...
View ArticleIllinois in line for $7.5 billion in federal aid from COVID-19 relief package...
Congress delivered a long-awaited boost to cash-strapped Illinois on Wednesday with the U.S. House passing a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that will deliver $7.5 billion in direct aid to the...
View ArticlePolice boost website, give update on carjacking task force as city endures...
Chicago police announced the debut of a new section of the department’s website Wednesday that gives information about carjackings in the city, including surveillance video and booking photos of suspects.
View ArticleIllinois schools can cut social distance to 3 feet, state announces, but...
Three to 6 feet is the new standard when a school's staff is vaccinated.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Schools can cut social distance from 6 to 3...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleSecond-dose confusion lingers over first two days of United Center...
People getting vaccinated at the United Center did not get their second-dose appointments confirmed on-site, officials said, despite earlier promises to the contrary.
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