Black Moline high school football player told to sit near banana peels says...
A Black football player at an Illinois high school captured on video sitting in a locker littered with banana peels says he’s “fine” and wants people to “stop talking about the incident.”
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View ArticleJohnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations paused in Illinois. Here’s some key...
Health departments across Illinois, along with Walgreens and Jewel-Osco, paused distribution of the J&J; COVID-19 vaccine after blood-clot cases.
View ArticleColumn: Adam Toledo. Daunte Wright. George Floyd. Over and over, after a...
Over and over, the families of people harmed by police are summoned to be peacekeepers despite the violence inflicted on someone they love, columnist Mary Schmich writes.
View ArticleKenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake returns to duty
A white police officer from Wisconsin who was investigated and cleared for shooting and injuring a Black man during a domestic dispute has returned from administrative leave, officials said Tuesday.
View ArticleColumn: After the killing of Daunte Wright, it’s time to talk about defunding...
The shooting of Daunte Wright revitalizes the movement to defund the police. So what does that mean?
View ArticlePeaceful group marches downtown to honor Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo, both...
Daunte Wright, was fatally shot in Minnesota by a police officer during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minn., last week. Adam Toledo, 13, was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer last month
View ArticleConvicted murderer Drew Peterson’s oldest son faces pot-growing charges in...
The oldest son of ex-Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson, imprisoned for killing his third wife, is facing felony drug charges after authorities accused him of operating an illegal marijuana-growing...
View ArticleFamily of 13-year-old Adam Toledo views video of his fatal shooting by...
The family of 13-year-old Adam Toledo has viewed video of his shooting by a Chicago police officer in a Little Village alley.
View ArticlePeaceful group marches downtown to honor Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo, both...
Activists march in the Loop on April 13, 2021, to support protesters in Brooklyn Center, Minn., after the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright. The rally also attracted those hoping to honor Adam...
View ArticleIn these times of COVID-19, how does adults wearing masks affect children’s...
Speech experts are monitoring how living in a world where most adults wear masks might impact children learning to speak.
View ArticleDaywatch: What we know about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Chicago’s...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View Article2 men fatally shot while sitting in car in Englewood early Wednesday, police say
Two men were shot and killed as they sat in a parked vehicle in Englewood early Wednesday.
View ArticleBernie Madoff, guilty in biggest Ponzi scheme in history, dies in federal...
Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has died in a federal prison, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on...
View ArticleAt least 4 Michigan Republicans test positive for COVID-19 after restaurant...
At least four, and potentially more than eight, Michigan Republicans who attended a district meeting at a restaurant tested positive for COVID-19, according to GOP officials.
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleMass vaccination site in Gary draws Chicago-area residents — including high...
A mass vaccination site in Gary is giving Illinoisans shots since the state opened eligibility requirements for COVID-19 shots earlier than Illinois.
View ArticleFees waived for adoption of longtime shelter dogs, cats
Homeless dogs and cats who have been overlooked by those seeking a pet will have their adoption fees waived at a virtual adoption event sponsored by PAWS Chicago later this month.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot spent $104,000 on upgrades to her City Hall conference...
As Mayor Lori Lightfoot prepared to warn the city about a yawning budget deficit last summer, she lined up more than $100,000 in upgrades to her City Hall conference room — a project that included...
View ArticleChicago Fire Department needs stronger policies against sexual harassment,...
The Chicago Fire Department needs to put in place stronger policies to deal with the sexual harassment and racial discrimination that have long dogged the agency, the city’s watchdog found in a report...
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