Column: Biden refuses to play into the Fox News narrative, and it’s making me...
President Joe Biden’s Thursday news conference was a perfect example of his stubborn and un-American refusal to behave in a way that matches the Fox News narrative I have been receiving.
View ArticleTallying up indoor dining ban fines: Chicago dinged restaurant, bar owners;...
While Chicago levied hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines on bars, restaurants and other businesses for violating COVID-19 restrictions during the pandemic’s first year, suburban county...
View ArticleAs Agassiz School is rechristened Harriet Tubman, CPS looks at how to deal...
It's not just about renaming schools but working on anti-racist practices, one CPS official said.
View ArticleColumn: Would Honey the duck come back this spring? The man who loves her...
Through the dismal months of this pandemic winter, Jerry Coyne sometimes wondered whether his beloved Honey would ever come back.
View ArticleJessica Walter, ‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Archer’ star, dies at 80
Jessica Walter, an Emmy-winning actress known for her work as the stalker in Clint Eastwood’s “Play Misty for Me,” and for the TV series “Arrested Development” and “Archer,” died Wednesday in New York....
View ArticleStan Albeck, former Bradley and Chicago Bulls coach, dies at 89: ‘He brought...
Stan Albeck, who coached Bradley to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1988 after starring at the school as a player, died Thursday in hospice care at his son John’s home. He was 89.
View ArticleDaywatch: Lightfoot eases COVID restrictions as cases rise, tallying up...
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View Article1 killed, at least 7 wounded in Wrightwood neighborhood shooting
Eight people were shot, one of them fatally, when at least two gunmen opened fire at a gathering at a Wrightwood neighborhood storefront early Friday
View ArticleTeen hit by CTA Yellow Line train in Evanston
A male in his teens was hit by a CTA Yellow Line train Friday morning in Evanston, leading to the suspension of service on the line for more than two hours, officials said.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot earned more than $350K from law firm during first year...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot reported making $497,000 in 2019, her first year in office, according to a tax return released by the mayor’s office. Lightfoot, who took office on May 20 that year, made $111,120...
View ArticleLarry McMurtry, Oscar winner for ‘Brokeback Mountain’ and author of ‘Lonesome...
Larry McMurtry, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer whose novels, such as “The Last Picture Show,” “Terms of Endearment” and “Lonesome Dove,” were turned into award-winning films and who won an Oscar for...
View ArticleSecond Wall Street agency upgrades Illinois financial outlook to stable,...
Better-than-expected performance during the pandemic and billions of dollars in federal aid have led one Wall Street ratings agency to improve its outlook for the state's finances to "stable
View ArticleMan charged in February attack on Ald. Brendan Reilly outside River North bar
A 35-year-old Chicago man has been charged in an attack last month on Ald. Brendan Reilly outside a bar in his downtown ward, Chicago police said.
View ArticleA third surge in Illinois? It’s a race between COVID-19 vaccinations and...
For the first time in months, COVID-19 cases are climbing again in Illinois. So is the percent of tests coming back positive. So are hospitalizations. All as vaccines are injected into tens of...
View ArticleFormer Buffalo Grove middle school teacher arrested in sexual assault of...
A former teacher at a Buffalo Grove middle school sexually assaulted a student he met while working at the school four years ago, Lake County authorities said Friday.
View ArticleRise in COVID-19 cases could be early sign of ‘a possible resurgence’ as...
Illinois is authorizing local health departments that have seen waning demand for coronavirus vaccinations to begin inoculating anyone 16 and older, the state Department of Public Health said Friday.
View ArticleThe Spin: City vs. suburbs on enforcing state’s COVID-19 shutdown orders,...
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View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: As experts worry about 3rd surge, state says...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View Article2 charged in fatal shooting outside Bridgeview secretary of state’s office...
Two men have been charged with murder in a killing Wednesday afternoon outside an Illinois secretary of state’s driver facility in Bridgeview, authorities said Friday.
View Article2 charged in Waukegan motel killing
Waukegan police said Friday that two men are now in custody, charged in the August slaying of a Chicago man whose body was found at a Waukegan motel.
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