Gov. J.B. Pritzker set to loosen rules gradually before full reopening of...
An average of 102,147 coronavirus vaccine doses were administered daily over the past week in Illinois, a record surpassing the previous high of 98,166 reported for the week ending March 10.
View ArticleOff-duty Chicago police officer shot in Calumet Heights neighborhood
An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot Monday afternoon in the South Side’s Calumet Heights neighborhood, officials said.
View ArticleNew cannabis stores, marijuana tours, and protecting pets from pot on...
Legislative agenda includes new cannabis stores, marijuana tours and protecting pets from marijuana.
View ArticleFamily, friends remember two killed in Park Manor mass shooting that wounded...
Park Manor mass shooting victims remembered.
View ArticleChicago hit by ‘briefly heavy’ snow and sleet, making for messy afternoon...
What started as rain in central Illinois turned to wet snow and a sloppy, wintry mix in the Chicago area, making for a messy afternoon rush hour as a storm system moved northward Monday, forecasters said.
View ArticleCatholic parishes in Forest Park, River Forest to consolidate this summer
Catholic parishes in River Forest and Forest Park cq are slated for consolidation this summer, but masses will continue to be offered at both churches, according to officials with the Archdiocese of...
View ArticleDes Plaines man shot in back during suspected road rage incident in...
A 45-year-old Des Plaines man who was shot in the back during an apparent road rage incident on Lawrence Avenue in Chicago was hospitalized in fair condition Monday morning, police said.
View ArticleMotorist lost control of vehicle, crashed into utility lines in Lake Zurich...
There was a fatal crash in Lake Zurich where a man crashed his car into utility lines near Village Hall.
View ArticleColumn: Sen. Ron Johnson is afraid of people who don’t look like Sen. Ron...
Last week, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson told a right-wing radio host that he wasn’t afraid when a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, but that he would have...
View ArticleNew legal clinic concentrates on cases of women languishing in the system for...
Legal clinic to focus on cases of women languishing in the system for crimes against alleged abusers.
View ArticleDaywatch: Pritzker set to loosen COVID rules, tracking virus cases in CPS and...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleYaphet Kotto, Bond villain and ‘Alien’ star, dies at 81
Yaphet Kotto, an actor known for his performances in “Alien,” the James Bond film “Live and Let Die” and the television series “Homicide: Life on the Street,” has died, his agent Ryan Goldhar confirmed...
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleChicago police release surveillance video of SUV believed used in...
Chicago police have released surveillance footage of an SUV believed to have been used in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy earlier this month, in an attack that also left two other teens wounded.
View ArticleLake County snowplow crash in Zion leaves SUV passenger critically injured
A passenger in an SUV was critically injured when the vehicle was involved in a crash with a Lake County snowplow Monday in Zion, according to a county news release.
View ArticleIllinois COVID-19 questions answered: Why is vaccine hesitancy higher in...
Is it safe to have surgery if I’ve recently been vaccinated? Here are some Coronavirus questions we put to health and science experts.
View ArticleWelcome to ‘third winter’, the Chicago season where the last big snowstorm...
Seems like the third winter in Chicago runs through March on average. Looking back at 136 years of local weather data, Chicago has experienced its final measurable snow as early as Feb. 28 (in 1994)...
View ArticleWhat’s it like to be 64 in the age of COVID-19?
Vaccinations are underway, but the magic number to get one is age 65. Suppose you're 64? It can be frustrating to see friends and spouses vaccinated.
View ArticleIllinois’ daily COVID-19 vaccination average creeps up; 26 more UK variant...
Illinois public health officials reported Tuesday that 102,564 vaccines were administered daily over the last seven days, topping a previous high of 102,147 set a day earlier.
View ArticleColumn: An incomplete list of things I feel guilty about, a year into...
I’m not reading much about pandemic guilt. But I doubt I’m alone in feeling defeated by my inability to keep this virus from harming my family.
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