Illinois State Police investigating fatal shooting by officer in Stephenson...
The sheriff’s office said officers were responding to a call about a man who had entered a bank with a firearm.
View Article2 former CPD chiefs blast city’s rules for removing problematic cops as...
Former Chicago Police Department leaders Garry McCarthy and Jody Weis blasted the city for what they said was failing to punish to bad officers and instilling a sense of impunity among their ranks.
View ArticleDaywatch: Third COVID wave stresses Illinois hospitals, a look at where the...
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View ArticleIllinois VA sued by estate of Korean War vet who died in coronavirus outbreak...
The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs is facing a $2 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of one of 36 residents who died at the state-run veterans home in LaSalle during a fall...
View ArticleFight, stabbing at Blue Line station on West Side leaves man, 28, in serious...
A man was stabbed on a CTA platform and left in serious condition in a West Side hospital early Tuesday morning.
View ArticleRamadan during the pandemic
As Muslims everywhere embark on a second Ramadan during the coronavirus pandemic, many are hoping to make the most of another opportunity to focus on the purpose of the Islamic holy month.
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Illinois
Cook County Health and the state of Illinois have paused distributing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine following recommendations from the FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after...
View Article19-year-old man killed in Bronzeville shooting is identified
A 19-year-old man who died Monday night in a shooting in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the city’s South Side was identified by authorities Tuesday morning.
View ArticleWatch live: Dr. Arwady, Chicago health officials give a COVID-19 update
Dr. Allison Arwady is expected to give an update on COVID-19. Watch live here.
View ArticleDes Plaines man was driving 108 mph when he caused crash that killed family...
A 25-year-old Des Plaines man with a long history of traffic violations was driving 108 mph and under the influence of drugs when he caused a fatal crash last month that killed a husband and wife and...
View ArticleMan charged with threatening to murder a Chicago federal judge in 2016
A downstate man has been charged with threatening to murder a Chicago federal judge who was overseeing his prisoner’s rights lawsuit nearly five years ago.
View ArticleMichigan hits ‘record high’ for COVID-19 hospitalizations of children
Statewide, 49 children were hospitalized Monday with either confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19, according to state data.
View ArticleIllinois attorney general’s office investigating hack of its computer network
The Illinois attorney general’s office is investigating a hack of its computer network that was discovered over the weekend, officials said Tuesday.
View ArticleColumn: Some parents complained about Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, so...
Hundreds of Chesterton Middle School families on Monday protested the northwest Indiana school's decision to remove the flags from three classrooms.
View ArticleResidents are protesting the possible trapping and drowning of Glenview beavers
For now, the beavers’ fate is unclear. The Concord at the Glen homeowners association board and its management company said future action is on pause.
View ArticleLive grenade found in lunch bag in empty lot in Austin neighborhood
The Chicago Police Department bomb squad disarmed a live grenade left in a lunch bag in the Austin neighborhood Tuesday morning, officials said.
View ArticleHealth departments throughout Illinois, along with Walgreens and Jewel-Osco,...
The CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot that people have experienced after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to...
View ArticleWithout a high school vaccine plan, Chicago Teachers Union plans remote work...
Chicago Public Schools high school teachers will refuse in person work Wednesday if no COVID-19 vaccine plan is in place.
View ArticleLombard man charged with murder in Elmhurst bar altercation
A Lombard man has been charged with murder following an altercation Saturday in an Elmhurst bar.
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccination 7-day average at another new high in Illinois, but...
An additional 100,729 coronavirus vaccine doses were administered in Illinois Monday, while the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 for the first time since mid-February, public...
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