Santa Claus mall visits will be different during the pandemic. Here’s how.
Santa won’t be self-quarantining at the North Pole to escape the coronavirus pandemic. But that doesn’t mean he’s ready to let thousands of kids hop on his lap.
View ArticleChicago police release video of suspects in deadly carjacking of retired...
Chicago police released video Monday evening that showed the gunmen who fatally shot a 65-year-old retired firefighter Dwain Williams on Dec. 3. 2020.
View ArticleO’Hare, Midway plan to open COVID-19 testing sites next week as American...
Chicagoans traveling to destinations with COVID-19 travel restrictions are getting more options to get tested before flying. Testing sites at O'Hare and Midway are expected to open before Christmas.
View Article‘She is with us wherever we are’: Believers find ways to honor Our Lady of...
For many Catholics, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be more significant this year, despite the changes in celebrations brought by the coronavirus pandemic and cancellation of traditional...
View Article‘Another young life cut short by senseless violence.’ Chicago’s cardinal...
A 15-year-old boy died after he was shot near an alley on the Far South Side Monday, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleSchool employees should be a priority in COVID-19 vaccine rollout, say...
“If schools are to reopen safely, education workers should be prioritized to receive the vaccine,” the IFT president said.
View ArticleIndiana reports 124 more COVID-19 deaths, toll passes 6,400; Lake County says...
Another 124 Indiana residents have died from COVID-19, pushing the state’s pandemic death toll past 6,400, state health officials said Tuesday.
View ArticleConnor Kerner gets 179 years for killing two teens, setting bodies on fire at...
Connor Kerner, 19, was sentenced to 179 years in prison Tuesday for the deaths of Thomas Grill and Molley Lanham in February 2019, when a drug deal went bad and Kerner and beat and shot the pair before...
View ArticleIll. Appellate Court upholds Deerfield’s ban on assault weapons, partially...
An Illinois Appellate Court has overturned a lower court ruling related to the village of Deerfield's ban on assault weapons.
View ArticleRicardo Alanis, founder of first pilgrimage from Chicago to Our Lady of...
Though the traditional overnight celebration of the Feast for Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Shrine in Des Plaines and all pilgrimages from December 11-12 have been canceled, some of Ricardo Alanis’...
View ArticleCOPA employee arrested in looting case, released
COPA employee arrested in August looting incident, released without charges.
View ArticleThe Spin: If FDA OKs Pfizer vaccine, Chicago distribution could start next...
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View ArticleCoronavirus vaccine could be days away from arriving in Illinois as state...
With the first shipment of a new coronavirus vaccine possibly just days away from arriving in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the state’s top public health official on Tuesday sought to allay fears...
View ArticleChicago cop who died of COVID-19 in November given honors funeral
A full honors funeral was scheduled Tuesday for Chicago police Officer Titus Moore, a 14-year veteran who died at home last month, as the Cook County medical examiner’s office determined Moore died...
View ArticleIf Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine receives FDA approval, here’s what it will mean...
With possible approval of the Pfizer vaccine coming within days, officials in Chicago and elsewhere in Illinois are preparing to receive the first doses, maybe as early as next week.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 7,910 new COVID-19 cases and 145 more deaths...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View Article1 shot after gunfire exchanged with Chicago police in Rogers Park, officials say
At least one person was injured after someone exchanged gunfire with Chicago police Tuesday in the Rogers Park neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleAfter prosecutors drop charges and CPD clears him of wrongdoing, Chicago...
A veteran Chicago police sergeant is suing two Wisconsin officers and several prosecutors for false arrest and malicious prosecution after the district attorney’s office dropped sexual assault charges...
View ArticleChicago rapper G Herbo due in court Wednesday to face federal fraud charges
Chicago rapper G Herbo set to appear in federal court on charges he and five members of his crew used stolen identities to fraudulently purchase luxury items such as private jet trips and “designer...
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