Third suspected gunman charged in killing of retired Chicago firefighter...
A third man has been charged with murder in connection with a botched Dec. 3 carjacking that left a retired Chicago firefighter dead.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 4,453 new COVID-19 cases and 105 additional...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleAnjanette Young meeting with Mayor Lori Lightfoot called off in dispute over...
A proposed meeting between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and social worker Anjanette Young has been called off after the two sides couldn’t agree on a public forum, according to emails exchanged between the...
View ArticleJudge rules against marijuana craft grower applicants seeking immediate licenses
More than three dozen companies who applied for Illinois marijuana craft grower licenses will continue to wait after a court ruling kept the permits in limbo.
View ArticleThe Spin: Kinzinger ‘concerned’ Trump’s election claims could spur violence |...
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View Article‘The light at the end of the tunnel’: COVID-19 vaccinations begin in...
“These vaccines are the light at the end of the tunnel. But we are still very much in that tunnel,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday.
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleRep. Adam Kinzinger has battled Trump and his fellow Republicans. In deep...
Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger has been virtually alone among members of his party in readily criticizing some of Trump’s most egregious statements and proposals on social media and in national cable...
View ArticleIllinois’ largest rodents are in city lagoons, rivers and streams. Now,...
As the pandemic forces more people outside, animals like beavers are gaining a following.
View ArticleDaywatch: COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Chicago’s nursing homes, real estate...
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View ArticleColumn: It wasn’t all bad, was it? 9 things to keep from 2020
Here are some of the scant few good things to come out of 2020. Share yours with us.
View ArticleDonnie Kirksey, Chicago basketball legend, dies at 57 of complications...
Kirksey was a mentor to hundreds of basketball students in the Chicago area, including former NBA players Juwan Howard and Eddy Curry.
View ArticleWisconsin removed from ‘red’ tier states in Chicago travel order, negative...
Travelers heading to Chicago from Wisconsin can now bypass the 10-day quarantine by receiving a negative COVID-19 test result before coming into the city. Illinois’ neighbor to the north was bumped...
View ArticleCoronavirus at Illinois long-term care facilities: 62,600 confirmed cases and...
The Illinois Department of Public Health releases information on COVID-19 tied to long-term care facilities in Illinois weekly. Check here for the most updated numbers.
View ArticleHow full are hospitals in Illinois? Search our list to find out.
Amid pandemic fears of overrun hospitals, federal regulators have released figures on bed usage at each hospital. The data covers the most recent Friday-to-Thursday period, and the figures are a daily...
View ArticleWith ‘no hesitation,’ Chicago’s health commissioner, other non-hospital...
Chicago’s public health commissioner received the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning at Malcolm X College as part of a wave of non-hospital healthcare workers now eligible for the shot.
View Article‘It just took her so fast,’ says mom of Lincoln-Way East senior who died from...
The death of an 18-year-old Lincoln-Way East High School senior from Tinley Park was due to a COVID-19 infection, medical examiner finds.
View ArticleCOVID-19 Q&A: Am I eligible to get the vaccine if I’m out of state? When will...
Experts discuss the impact of the coronavirus mutation in England, and how to overcome vaccine hesitancy in Black and brown communities.
View ArticleChicago radio pioneer Dan Lee, who once led WXRT and The Score, dies at 78
Radio executive Dan Lee, who led WXRT-FM and The Score, has died at age 78.
View ArticleCPS denies COVID-19 accommodations to hundreds of teachers and staff who are...
Teachers are being forced to choose between their safety and livelihood, a Chicago Teachers Union official contends.
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