Chicago-area woman, 92, survived the Holocaust, life behind the Iron Curtain...
Daughter desperate to visit her mother, 92, who survived the Holocaust, in a nursing home.
View ArticleColumn: There’s plenty of blame to go around in the alleged sexual assaults...
Little progress has been made in protecting Black girls from sexual predators, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Vaccines meant for CPS misallocated, Chicago ‘headed in the wrong...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleProsecutors and judge agree that after 20 years in prison, mother deserves...
A rare extension of mercy for a troubled mother convicted of killing a child more than two decades ago, after a judge and prosecutors agree with the woman's lawyer that she deserves another chance.
View ArticleCompany in charge of vaccinating CPS employees misallocated 6,000 vaccines,...
The company in charge of vaccinating Chicago Public Schools employees “knowingly” misallocated 6,000 vaccines, leading the city’s public health department to stop providing it with shots, officials...
View ArticlePeoria schools named after Thomas Jefferson, Calvin Coolidge and Charles...
The Board of Education in Peoria has voted to remove the name of the third U.S. president from a city primary school because of his legacy on human rights and slavery.
View ArticleRed Line trains suspended on South Side for half hour because of person on...
Red Line train service between the Roosevelt and 63rd stops on the South Side was suspended for about half an hour Wednesday morning because of an unauthorized person on the tracks, the Chicago Transit...
View ArticleSocial Graces: Here’s what to do when vaccinated friends annoy you about when...
You haven't received the coronavirus vaccine yet. What should you do when vaccinated friends bug you about it?
View ArticleManny’s Deli didn’t last 2 hours without a maskless customer in its 30-day...
Though customers failed spectacularly, a mysterious benefactor has stepped up to reward people who do wear masks on a date yet to be announced.
View ArticleMotorist says ‘brakes went off,’ blows red light, T-boning Chicago police SUV...
A woman and an officer were injured in an early morning crash in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Chicago police said.
View ArticleBody found in Valparaiso ruled homicide; man arrested at scene on unrelated...
Officers with the Valparaiso Police Department were called around 8:16 p.m. March 21 to the 250 block of Michigan Avenue for a death investigation, and the coroner’s office was called to the scene just...
View ArticleEvanston reparations program: When it started, who will benefit, why start...
Evanston approved spending the first dollars from the city’s reparations fund, created to compensate Black residents who have suffered discrimination on the part of the city. What does that mean, exactly?
View ArticleChild, 2 adults hurt during Clearing neighborhood fire on Southwest Side
A fire on the Southwest Side has left a child and two adults hospitalized Wednesday morning on the Southwest Side.
View ArticleInnovative Express Care vaccinates CPS workers
Innovative Express Care, which is in charge of vaccinating Chicago Public Schools employees, “knowingly” misallocated 6,000 vaccines, officials announced.
View ArticleSupervisor at Hines VA Medical Center charged with battery in sex harassment...
A supervisor at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital has been charged with battery in connection with a sexually harassment investigation involving four of his female coworkers or subordinates, according to...
View ArticleHigh school seniors in Chicago and across Illinois won’t have to take SAT to...
Schools are still making the test optional and encouraging students to take in for college entrance purposes.
View ArticleHow to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Chicago
As vaccinations ramp up, there is a glimmer of a new normal on the horizon. Here's how to get a coronavirus vaccine in Chicago.
View ArticleBaby born in car on I-55; ‘The baby did not want to wait’
A mother gave birth in a car on southbound I-55, west of Cass Ave., before police or paramedics arrived.
View ArticleFirefighters rescue girl from pond in Willowbrook
A girl was rescued from a pond at the Knolls Condominiums in Willowbrook Wednesday, by firefighters in wet suits from the Tri-State Fire Protection District.
View ArticleWatch live: Mayor Lightfoot to provide an update after City Council meeting
Mayor Lightfoot to provide an update after meeting of the City Council. Watch live here.
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