Pritzker names Navy vet to take over state VA following criticism of...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker named Navy veteran Terry Prince as director of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs on Friday, pending confirmation by the state Senate.
View ArticleWisconsin man charged in fatal Lake County crash sheriff blames on ‘ego mixed...
A Wisconsin man has been charged with reckless homicide in an October Stateline area collision that killed an Antioch man and may have been fueled by “ego mixed with road rage,” a Lake County sheriff’s...
View ArticleRiverdale man dies in fatal hit-and-run in Lansing; motorist arrested
A 62-year-old Riverdale man has died from injuries he suffered in a fatal hit-and-run accident earlier this week in Lansing.
View ArticleIllinois expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to workers including higher...
Illinois on Friday expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to several additional groups of essential workers, including higher education staff, government employees and religious leaders, ahead of the...
View ArticleMarking more than a year of pandemic, Mayor Lori Lightfoot rallies...
In a televised speech marking more than a year since COVID-19 disrupted life around the world, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday praised Chicagoans for their resiliency and vowed to fight against rampant...
View ArticleDid you get COVID-19 vaccine envy as other states expanded eligibility...
While vaccine rollout in Illinois was initially sluggish compared with most other states, the pace has since greatly improved.
View ArticlePrairieview-Ogden vs St. Joseph Middle School
When the state lifted its prohibition against basketball in January, a shortened season was back on — but with no state tournament. That gave Prairieview-Ogden’s final game, against local rival St....
View ArticleMetro Infectious Disease Consultants
Metro Infectious Disease Consultants, based in Burr Ridge, is a practice of doctors that specializes in infectious diseases and has been given nearly 30,000 doses to distribute.
View Article2 men, teen girl posing as Tinder dates lured 2 men to Kenwood, beating,...
Two men and a 17-year-old girl have been charged with carjacking and kidnapping a man after he went to a Kenwood neighborhood home to try to hook up with someone who he thought was a woman he met...
View ArticleFewer than 1/4 of CPS students eligible to return to schools have attended...
The Chicago Teachers Union asserts the turnout shows families "do not trust" Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CPS.
View ArticleBronzeville could become federal National Heritage Area
Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation designate Bronzeville as a National Heritage Area and pump $10 million into preserving its remaining buildings and traditions.
View ArticleWho’s ahead in the Illinois vaccine race? Data shows downstate counties...
Three months into Illinois’ mass vaccination program, geographic disparities in who has been vaccinated illustrate the frustratingly uneven pace of vaccinations across the state.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: State expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleMan dead on scene among 3 shot, including 10-year-old, in East Garfield Park...
A 24-year-old man was dead, while a child, 10, and a 25-year-old woman were seriously injured during a shooting attack on the West Side Friday evening, according to officials.
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker gives his campaign fund $35 million in surest sign yet of...
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the nation’s wealthiest officeholder, gave his campaign fund $35 million as he has dodged questions about whether he officially plans to seek election to a second term in...
View ArticleBoy, 4, shot in Washington Park neighborhood
A child shooting victim was dropped off at a South Side hospital on Friday night, police said.
View Article‘This is not happening’: Carjacking victims’ fears are realized as city...
The Chicago Tribune talked with victims of carjackings in the hours or days after the crimes occurred. Here are their stories.
View Article5-year-old boy dead after SUV hits him in Englewood
A boy, 5, is dead after being struck by an SUV while walking with his mother Friday night in Englewood, police say.
View ArticleAll CPS families are getting $450 pandemic food benefit cards. Some who don’t...
As food benefit cards begin to arrive in the mailboxes of Chicago Public Schools families, some mutual aid groups are taking advantage of the opportunity to help communities.
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