Milwaukee gas station shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 wounded, including an...
A 26-year-old Illinois man and a 27-year-old Milwaukee woman were wounded and taken to a hospital. There’s no word yet on their condition.
View ArticleLongtime political operative Rudy Acosta Jr. intends to plead guilty to...
Rudy Acosta Jr., a longtime precinct captain for indicted Chicago Ald. Edward Burke is slated to plead guilty to federal charges of misleading the FBI, records show.
View Article‘Tantalizing’ results of 2 Fermilab experiments defy rulebook physicists use...
Evidence is mounting that a tiny subatomic particle called a muon is disobeying the laws of physics as we thought we knew them, scientists announced on Wednesday.
View ArticleColumn: A 1-year-old boy in Chicago and a mother of 6 from Pennsylvania are...
The boy on Lake Shore Drive and the North Carolina mom are now improbably linked. Gun violence is what connects us as Americans. Are we OK with that?
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot says she expects ‘to see some summer festivals’ this year
Despite a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, Mayor Lori Lightfoot again said on Wednesday that she expects to see a more normal summer in Chicago this year than what the city experienced in 2020, including...
View ArticleTeachers union wants to delay high school reopening, but Mayor Lori Lightfoot...
CTU is prepared to escalate its action to win concessions over high school reopening, the union's president said.
View ArticleUniversity of Notre Dame will require COVID-19 vaccines for all students next...
The Indiana university joins a growing list of schools that will mandate the shots for students.
View ArticleBody found near brush fire identified as Portage Township man, 82,
Magura lived in the area where the brush fire occurred, according to the Porter County Sheriff’s Department.
View ArticleDaily COVID-19 cases, positivity rate in Illinois reach levels not seen since...
The latest tally of daily coronavirus cases and the statewide positivity rate for tests in Illinois rose to levels not seen since late January, public health officials reported Tuesday.
View ArticleSuburban elections yield low voter turnout
Chicago suburban counties' low voter turnout typical for consolidated elections.
View ArticleMan, 18, charged in shooting death of Hammond teen at drug deal, records allege
In a phone call with detectives, Wells claimed self-defense, saying Castillo, of the city’s Hessville section, tried to rob him as Wells was buying drugs from him, court records allege.
View ArticleKristal Larson declares victory in bid to become first out transgender person...
After declaring victory in her race for Avon Township clerk, Kristal Larson, 45, will become the second openly transgender person ever elected in Illinois, according to the Washington, D.C.-based LGBTQ...
View ArticleSocial Graces: You’re hosting a family get-together. Should you only invite...
When planning a gathering, should you only invite COVID-19 vaccinated guests?
View ArticleAld. Pat Dowell joins secretary of state race, vows not to use it as...
Ald. Pat Dowell formally announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for secretary of state on Wednesday and pledged not to use the office in its traditional role as a steppingstone for...
View ArticleMontrose beach dunes habitat expansion
The Chicago Park District has signed off on a habitat expansion of the Montrose dunes natural area, part of the beach where a pair of endangered Great Lakes piping plovers escaped a music festival,...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: State’s daily COVID-19 cases and positivity...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticlePark District expands habitat at Montrose Beach ahead of expected return of...
Last year, Monty and Rose arrived in the same week, settled on an empty beach and sent three chicks flying south by summer’s end.
View ArticleProduction of music video leads to shooting death in Ford Heights
Cook County sheriff's police said that a dispute broke out Tuesday night among a group of people producing a music video in Ford Heights, with an East Hazel Crest man dying from a gunshot wound to the...
View ArticleBridgeview tax preparer accused of defrauding COVID-19 aid programs
Federal authorities say a tax preparer from the southwest suburbs defrauded two federal programs intended to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
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