Chase for alleged Portage shoplifters ends with crash, minor injuries in...
The van, police said, ended up westbound on 106th Street in Chicago’s East Side neighborhood, before disregarding stop signs and at least one red light, and then “mounted the curb at Yates Avenue and...
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot looks to earmark nearly $1 billion in federal...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot hopes to spend nearly $1 billion in federal COVID-19 relief money to pay off the short term borrowing her administration has used to get through the first two years of the...
View ArticleWaukegan house fire forces 7 people to evacuate, kills 2 dogs and injures 2...
Seven people were forced from their two-unit house by a fire that broke out early Wednesday morning, the Waukegan Fire Department reported.
View ArticleWith Chicago help, Buffalo officer earns court win in claim she was fired for...
Chicago activists, lawyers, helped Cariol Horne reverse her firing from the Buffalo Police Department after she contended she stopped another officer from using a chokehold on a man who was handcuffed.
View Article4 Muncie officers charged in excessive force allegations
But acting U.S. Attorney John Childress announced Wednesday that a 17-count superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury charges all three with additional counts while also charging Officer...
View ArticlePlea deal accepted in East Chicago beauty store stabbing: Highland man faces...
Mousa admitted he went to M&M; Beauty Supply, 3712 Main St., on Oct. 27 and stabbed an employee in the side of his face behind the counter, who was his relative, records show.
View ArticleBody found in trunk at Northwest Side business; one person held in homicide...
One person was being detained Wednesday afternoon after a body was found in the trunk of a vehicle at a business in the Belmont Central neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleAn additional 138,538 COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Illinois and more...
An additional 138,538 coronavirus vaccine doses were administered in Illinois Tuesday, as the number of residents who have been fully vaccinated surpassed 3 million, public health officials reported.
View ArticleIllinois COVID-19 questions answered: What should people know about the...
If we need boosters, must people get the same shot they had the 1st time? This is among the coronavirus questions we asked health and science experts.
View ArticleParents group accuses Chicago Teachers Union of ‘moving the goalposts’ as it...
The teachers union indicated it's possible to reach a deal, but it's unclear if that will happen before Monday.
View ArticleColumn: Hank Azaria’s apology for voicing Indian character Apu on ‘The...
After years of criticism, Hank Azaria said he wants to apologize to "every single Indian person in this country." An author and educator said children of immigrants can especially appreciate the impact...
View ArticleChicago man, 21, is accused of pulling cop into vehicle during investigation,...
A man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly pulling an officer into his vehicle, crashing and injuring the officer, Chicago police said.
View ArticleJudge accepts plea for Missouri man accused of killing former Hammond girlfriend
Williams was transported to Franciscan Health Hammond where she was pronounced dead around 8:15 a.m., according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
View ArticleColumn: Downers Grove baker who ‘always looks out for people’ battles...
Downers Grove baker Chuck Kalousek battles COVID-19 while the community rushes in to help
View ArticleDaunte Wright police shooting: Former Minnesota cop Kim Potter charged with...
Minnesota prosecutor says he will charge white officer with manslaughter in fatal shooting of Black motorist.
View ArticleObama Presidential Center faces new lawsuit the same day as pre-construction...
Preliminary construction for the Obama Presidential Center at Jackson Park has begun, officials said Wednesday while kicking off a process that will cost more than $200 million and take up several...
View ArticleSpringfield man charged with storming Senate floor in U.S. Capitol attack
Federal charges made public Wednesday alleged a Springfield man stormed the floor of the U.S. Senate during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: More than 3 million residents now fully...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleVideo of fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo to be made public...
Video of the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by a Chicago police officer last month will be made public on Thursday, according to COPA.
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