Durbin says Illinois shouldn’t count on Washington for future pandemic aid to...
Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Tuesday touted the benefits a combined pandemic and omnibus spending bill will have for Illinois while also warning Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state lawmakers not to...
View ArticleA patient saying over and over, ‘Please save my life,’ will forever be...
"Ask every person who’s working in a COVID unit and they’ll have these same stories," says one nurse. "That’s what’s heartbreaking."
View ArticleConnecticut education Commissioner Miguel Cardona selected for U.S. education...
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona to serve as his education secretary, the Associated Press confirmed Tuesday.
View ArticleChicago makes plans for first mass vaccination sites as health care workers...
Chicago plans to open its first mass vaccination sites next week to help inoculate more health care workers against the coronavirus, the city’s top health official said Tuesday.
View ArticleOPRF High School investigating ‘Zoom bombing’ incidents where racist,...
OPRF High School investigating multiple ‘Zoom bombing’ incidents where racist, anti-Semitic language was used during classes
View ArticleRestaurants grateful for new round of aid but still fighting for additional...
On Monday night, after Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief bill, just for a second, restaurants could breathe again.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: CPS to receive $800 million in federal...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle ‘deeply disappointed’ as SEIU...
About 1,600 Cook County employees began a one-day strike on Tuesday morning calling for additional pay and work accommodations amid a contract negotiation that has grown increasingly bitter over the...
View ArticleVideo captures fatal carjacking in Bridgeport. ‘Give me the key!’ ‘What?’...
A man was shot and killed behind his Bridgeport home Monday when he refused to hand over his car keys to a robber, according to Chicago police, the latest attack in a year that has seen a steep rise in...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot enlists former federal judge to investigate Anjanette...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has enlisted former federal judge Ann Claire Williams to lead an outside investigation into the Anjanette Young Chicago police raid case and how it was handled.
View ArticleMurder charges dropped against man accused of shooting girlfriend’s brother
Prosecutors dropped a murder charge Tuesday against a man they say shot to death his girlfriend’s brother when he started beating her after she shot one of his tires in a confrontation in the Homan...
View Article‘We want them to feel loved’: Hundreds of families receive groceries for...
A new report by the Greater Chicago Food Depository finds Chicago area food pantries saw an average of 50 percent more people this year. One food pantry run by a Little Village church now feeds 60...
View ArticleConcordia University Chicago cuts 51 faculty and staff, closes 15 academic...
Concordia University Chicago is letting go of 51 faculty and staff members and closing 15 academic programs due to budget concerns that have been accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic and a...
View ArticleThe Spin: ‘Hollywood’ Hendon talks about music video ‘Rona Money’ | Ken...
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View ArticleMaskless young conservatives chant ‘four more years’ with Pence at West Palm...
Thousands of young conservatives from all over the country flocked to West Palm Beach for a four-day summit that flouted COVID-19 health guidelines and featured speeches from top conservative leaders,...
View ArticleVaccines are coming to nursing homes, after dozens of Kane County care...
COVID-19 vaccines are coming to nursing homes, as soon as Monday, as dozens of long-term care facilities in Kane County have reported virus cases within the past month.
View ArticleTrump EPA overhaul of lead pipe regulations allows toxic plumbing to stay in...
Chicago has more lead water pipes than any other American city, yet federal regulations unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration likely won’t require anything new to prevent homeowners and renters...
View Article‘He meant everything’: The profound legacy of a small-town swim coach felled...
The death of Monmouth College swim coach Tom Burek is a reminder of COVID-19's capricious nature, but it also summons thoughts of how profound a life in coaching can be.
View ArticleColumn: An election-denying Trump reads ‘The Night Before Christmas’
An election-denying President Donald Trump reads "The Night Before Christmas" while remaining focused on his favorite person - himself.
View ArticleDaywatch: Botched CPD raid’s ripples spread, 2 Chicago nurses treating...
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