Column: Why aren’t Chicago’s mass shootings included in the outcry over...
“Mass shootings are mass shootings when they involve white people. When they’re Black people, it’s just something that happened over there."
View ArticleAlleged drunken driver clips ambulance in South Shore, flees, police and fire...
An alleged drunken driver clipped an empty Chicago Fire Department ambulance with his SUV early Monday morning and fled the scene, Chicago police said.
View ArticleCDC asks Walgreens to give Pfizer vaccine doses three weeks apart, not four
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked Walgreens to start spacing first and second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine three weeks apart instead of four, in line with the agency’s...
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker signs firefighter pension bill Mayor Lori Lightfoot says...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed a bill supporters say puts firefighter pensions in Chicago on par with suburban and downstate systems, while detractors led by Mayor Lori Lightfoot argue the changes...
View ArticleSharon Cohen, much-honored AP national writer, dead at 68
From her base in Chicago, she unreeled an array of stories about the triumphs and tragedies of people both ordinary and extraordinary.
View ArticleCTU’s bargaining rights expand to include class size, assignments under bill...
The Chicago Teachers Union is lauding Gov. J.B. Pritzker for restoring its ability to bargain with the city over issues including class sizes, staff assignments and subcontracting.
View ArticleGrand jury called to investigate 2019 shooting of 83-year old man by Gary...
Officers ordered Bouler, who was hard of hearing, out the car, and then allegedly shot into the car’s front window when he didn’t comply, seriously wounding him, reports said.
View ArticleMass vaccination centers open at Wrigley Field, Chicago State University
Mass vaccination centers grounded in community partnerships help make health care “much more equitable,” said Dr. David Trotter, chair of emergency medicine at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
View ArticleProcession for fallen Hometown officer comes as charges lodged in his death
An Oak Lawn man has been charged in connection with the death of longtime Hometown police officer who was hit by a vehicle early Saturday
View ArticleFormer Obama Cabinet member Ray LaHood resigns Lincoln Museum post after...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who appointed LaHood to the Springfield museum’s post in September 2019, accepted the former Peoria congressman’s resignation.
View ArticleCook County releasing about 30K first dose appointments Monday across five...
Cook County Health announced it will open up about 30,000 first-dose coronavirus vaccination slots at 6 p.m. Monday across five suburban sites, according to a news release.
View ArticleThe Spin: Lightfoot calls for new Chicago police foot-chase policy after teen...
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View ArticleArmed robbers tried holding up 3 people on Easter. They shot 2 of them —...
Armed robbers tried holding up 3 people on Easter, shooting 2 but came up empty.
View ArticleCommunity members remember Adam Toledo; leaders demand an end to...
Members of the Little Village Community Council have been standing by the fence of Farragut Career Academy near the alleyway where 13-year-old Adam Toledo was killed by Chicago police.
View ArticlePilot dies after ultralight aircraft crash in Huntley
The pilot of an ultralight aircraft died after a crash in a Huntley field.
View ArticleMore meteotsunamis occur on Lake Michigan than any other Great Lake. New...
As summerlike temperatures start to arrive, and with the lakefront open again, Chicagoans are likely looking forward to beach season. But that also means meteotsunami season.
View Article7 people shot and wounded in Englewood, Chicago police say
The victims, ranging in age from 18 to 39, were involved in a fight on the sidewalk on the 6800 block of South Justine Avenue when shots were fired, police said.
View ArticleDaywatch: Teen’s killing sparks calls for CPD change, suburban election guide...
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View ArticleSeven people shot in Englewood
Seven people were shot and wounded during an incident in the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.
View Article‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Chernobyl,’ actor Paul Ritter dies at 54
British actor Paul Ritter, whose credits include HBO drama “Chernobyl” and the wizard Eldred Worple in “Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince,” has died of a brain tumor. He was 54.
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