'Let us play’: High school students and parents rally in the Loop, demanding...
About 100 parents and students rallied Saturday morning at the Thompson Center in the Loop, chanting “Let us Play” and demanding that Gov. J.B. Pritzker allow students to participate in fall sports.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,529 new known COVID-19 cases and 25 more...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleTwo separate mass shootings injure 9 in West Englewood, West Pullman,...
At least four people were shot Saturday evening in the 6900 block of South Claremont Avenue, police said.
View ArticleMother returns to scene of her son’s death one year later, this time with...
She stood at the mouth of the alley where his body had laid and prayed out loud, “The spirit of Jordan Cooper, his energy, his unconditional and unlimited love, we bind it to us, and we live a...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot urges people to honor Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by voting
Hundreds of Chicagoans gathered Saturday evening in Federal Plaza as a place to collectively mourn feminist icon Super Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who passed Friday of complications from...
View Article3 injured in South Austin shooting, police say
Three people were injured Saturday night in a drive-by shooting on the West Side, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleJoe Biden headed to Manitowoc Monday for second Wisconsin visit
Joe Biden’s campaign announced Sunday that the Democratic presidential nominee would be campaigning in Manitowoc, a city of about 32,000 about 80 miles north of Milwaukee.
View ArticleChicago Golden Glove boxer and valedictorian arrested in connection with...
A Chicago golden glove boxer from Englewood and the 2018 Tilden Career Academy valedictorian on scholarship at Alabama State University this weekend was arrested in connection with the disappearance...
View ArticleMarch for Peace in Albany Park
People gather in Ronan Park in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago on Sept. 20, 2020, for a peace march along West Lawrence Avenue in response to recent gun violence in the area, including the...
View ArticleA national group studied commercial property tax assessments in Cook County...
A national group studied commercial property tax assessments in Cook County under the last assessor, Joe Berrios. The results were not pretty.
View ArticleThe Tax Divide: How flaws in Cook County property tax assessments harmed the...
The Tax Divide: How flaws in Cook County property tax assessments harmed the poor and helped the rich
View ArticleCook County Jail set for in-person voting despite COVID-19 setbacks: ‘It’s...
The Cook County Jail is set to make history by operating four general election polling places on its campus for pretrial detainees, but COVID-19 has complicated the efforts.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot said City Hall would only issue parking tickets for...
Mayor Lightfoot announced plans to stop ticketing cars during the pandemic. But the city issued thousands when the public was told they’d be getting a break.
View ArticleDiscount Mall vendors ally with young activists to fight displacement in...
Discount Mall vendors and young activists fear redevelopment will erase the Mexican culture of Little Village.
View ArticleLittle Village Discount Mall gentrification fears follow other signs of...
The possible changes to the Little Village Discount Mall echo larger changes in the neighborhood.
View ArticleDaywatch: Parking tickets plentiful despite pandemic, Discount Mall vendors...
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View ArticleWatch live: Gov. J.B. Pritzker to give a COVID-19 testing update
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is scheduled to give a COVID-19 testing update. Watch live here.
View ArticleInterstate 80/94 shooting leaves man, 28, dead; police searching for answers
When toopers arrived and located a black 2004 Lincoln parked against the shoulder, the driver, a man, was initially responsive with the officers. As troopers began administering first aid, officers on...
View ArticleZion woman charged with DUI after crashing vehicle into Waukegan police car
Alisha Smith, 35, of the 2900 block of Willow Lane, was charged with DUI and other counts after an incident that started around 2:20 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Laurel and Lewis avenues in...
View ArticleRival marijuana companies jockey for West Loop marijuana shop sites
Rival marijuana companies NuEra and Dispensary 33 are vying for recreational licenses across the street from each other in the West Loop — too close for state regulations.
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