Man pleads guilty to carrying gun he test-fired, unwittingly drawing two...
A South Side man pleaded guilty to carrying a gun he had happened to find in an alley — sparking a chain of events that ended with two Chicago police officers fatally hit by a train.
View ArticleTower Slide at Maggie Daley Park torn down following injuries, lawsuits
Maggie Daley Park's Tower Slide taken down.
View ArticleBill Owens, uncle and musical mentor to Dolly Parton, dies
Country songwriter Bill Owens, who was a mentor and early songwriting partner to his niece Dolly Parton and helped start her career in country music, has died. He was 85.
View ArticleColumn: GOP must boycott baseball, Coke and all of ‘woke America’
The GOP must boycott baseball, Coke and all of ‘woke America’ over complaints about Georgia voter suppression laws.
View ArticleThe Spin: Lightfoot vs. CTU over sending high schoolers back to classrooms |...
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View ArticleBookie with long history of alleged mob links sentenced to more than two...
A longtime bookmaker with alleged ties to the Chicago Outfit was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison Wednesday for his role in an illegal sports betting business, authorities said.
View ArticlePublic health official says Cook County ‘will not hesitate’ to impose further...
A Cook County public health leader said Wednesday there won’t be a return to past COVID-19 mitigations just yet in the suburbs, but an ongoing third wave of the virus warrants enough alarm to keep the...
View Article‘Just jump in. I will help you get to the hospital.’ Man in the Tesla tells...
The tech professional, in his 40s, said he could not have lived with himself if he didn’t stop. “I mean, they needed help,” he said. “Ultimately, I could not have that on my conscience," he told the...
View ArticleIllinois COVID-19 questions answered: Should I let my child play sports? Why...
Why should I hold on to my vaccination card? Should I let my child play sports? These are coronavirus questions we asked health and science experts.
View ArticleTwo 16-year-old boys among five fatally shot Tuesday
Five people, including two 16-year-olds, were killed in shootings in Chicago on Tuesday.
View ArticleColumn: Republicans can try to suppress Black voters, but they won’t succeed...
The GOP is out to make it harder for people of color to vote, we can beat them at their game, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Cook County ‘will not hesitate’ to impose more COVID restrictions,...
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View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot announces new recycling deal for Chicago
A new company will take over picking up recycling from outside homes in parts of Chicago under a three-year contract.LRC was the lowest of four bidders for the work, at $79.6 million, according to...
View ArticleMidwin Charles, CNN and MSNBC legal analyst, dies at 47
Midwin Charles, defense attorney and legal analyst for MSNBC, CNN and other cable outlets, died Tuesday. She was 47.
View ArticleWalter Olkewicz, ‘Twin Peaks’ actor, dies at 72
Walter Olkewicz, who played the bartender Jacques Renault on “Twin Peaks,” died Tuesday in Reseda. He was 72.
View ArticleChicago to see showers, maybe lightning, and temps in the 60s. Weekend also...
Chicago is in the midst of some veritable April showers.
View ArticleMan charged in connection with Lake Shore Drive road-rage shooting. Toddler...
Jushawn Brown faces a felony charge of unlawful use of a weapon as a felon.
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleColumn: Let’s stop dragging out Melania Trump’s nudes every time we want to...
In the rush to defend Jill Biden's fishnet stockings, some fans fell into a reflexive habit that I’d love to see us move away from: Holding up a different woman’s wardrobe (or lack thereof) for scorn...
View ArticleCity moves to protect ‘traditional parades’ canceled during pandemic
Long-standing Chicago parades canceled during the pandemic would get first dibs on reclaiming the dates to hold their events rather than having to vie with neighborhood opponents under a plan aldermen...
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