All essential workers in suburban Cook County eligible for vaccine as...
The next step will be opening up vaccines to all people 16 and older, which should come in the next few weeks, the release said.
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Is it rude to ask how your friends qualified for the coronavirus vaccine?
View ArticleHammond man, 63, charged with shooting two relatives, records allege
The son told police Woods seemed “highly intoxicated” and shot him in the left leg, charges state.
View ArticleRomantic rivalry sparked fight leading to fatal West Side shooting,...
Chicago police arrested a 17-year-old Tuesday who is charged with first-degree murder in a fatal shooting in September in the Austin neighborhood, according to a news release.
View ArticleFeds investigating controversial shooting by Chicago police on CTA Red Line
Federal authorities are investigating a controversial shooting last year of an unarmed man by Chicago police at a busy downtown CTA station that was captured on cellphone video by a rider, federal...
View ArticleWith assist from Mayor Lightfoot, public health doctors Arwady, Ezike to...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot will be at the pitcher’s mound on Thursday as the two public health officials who have shepherded Chicago and Illinois through the pandemic are honored for their work during the...
View Article2009 Portage cold case dismissed as victim’s mother prays for man held 28...
The dismissal came after consultation with members of the Portage Police Department’s detective bureau, Germann said in a release, adding, “I am sorry to announce a collaborative decision has been made...
View ArticleFormer state Sen. Annazette Collins indicted on federal tax charges stemming...
Former Illinois state Sen. Annazette Collins was indicted Wednesday on federal charges alleging she underreported income from her lobbying and consulting firm, and failed to file federal income taxes.
View ArticleVideo captures Lake County sheriff’s deputies arresting man filming from...
Tensions flared after at least four Lake County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man filming from the sidewalk outside the Lake County Government Center, according to a 10-minute video uploaded to YouTube.
View ArticleGreen Thumb Industries responds to report of federal investigation
Green Thumb called the headline on a Tribune story “misleading” and demanded a retraction.
View ArticleArgument over face masks at Park Ridge nail salon leads to confrontation,...
A Park Ridge woman was arrested after she was accused of striking an 18-year-old in the face when the teen confronted her about not properly wearing a mask inside a nail salon, police said.
View ArticleFormer Park Forest police officer faces rape charge in Indiana, court records...
A former Park Forest police officer has been charged with rape and sexual misconduct with a minor in Indiana, according to court records
View ArticleOfficials say 70% of Illinois residents 65 and up have been vaccinated, but...
Seventy percent of Illinois residents 65 and over have now received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, but rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations will prevent the state from moving forward...
View ArticleLightfoot administration still behind on court-ordered Chicago Police...
Chicago Police Department continues to lag behind on a legally required overhaul, missing 60% of its most recent deadlines to make reforms, according to a new watchdog report.
View ArticleCPD has made little progress on vow to replace gang database criticized as...
The city’s watchdog has found that the Chicago Police Department has “fallen critically short” on its vow to replace and improve its gang database, which reports have described as an error-laden tool...
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View Article2 dead, 4 wounded Wednesday on West, South sides
A man was fatally wounded Wednesday afternoon on the West Side in the south Austin neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleLong hours, strained resources and emotional overload: How the Cook County...
As Cook County marked 10,000 confirmed deaths from coronavirus-related causes Wednesday, never before have the doctors, investigators and technicians at the medical examiner’s office had to handle so...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Cook County to release ‘limited number’ of...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleVice President Kamala Harris to visit Chicago next week to discuss equitable...
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Chicago on Tuesday to talk about equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the White House. It’s her first official visit here since she and...
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