Newly inaugurated Illinois GOP congresswoman claims she was attacking...
Newly inaugurated Downstate Illinois Congesswoman Mary Miller’s office is claiming she was referring to Democratic attempts to indoctrinate youth rather than her stated push to persuade younger people...
View ArticleRegistered sex offender was allowed to volunteer for JROTC program in CPS,...
The case was among many involving alleged sexual misconduct by adults against Chicago students.
View Article2 suburban men are arrested and Chicago real estate agent is fired following...
A tattoo artist from Roselle was among dozens of people arrested in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday after the invasion of the U.S. Capitol, according to police records.
View ArticleSpeaker Madigan’s future, Black Caucus’ social justice agenda top items as...
House Speaker Michael Madigan's future and a sweeping social justice agenda pushed by Black legislators take center stage as the Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield for the first time...
View ArticleAs driver’s license offices reopened again, those braving the long lines also...
Social distancing and customer limits have reduced the number of people who can be served in a given day.
View ArticleColumn: Trump incited violence in the U.S. Capitol and NOW some Republicans...
In the wake of President Donald Trump inciting a violent mob of raving lunatics to attack the U.S. Capitol in what can best be described as the Charge of the Not-Bright Brigade, a number of Republican...
View ArticleDaywatch: Trump acknowledges defeat, 2 suburban men arrested following siege...
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View ArticleActivists in Kenosha move carefully after US Capitol chaos
Chaotic protests haven’t returned to Kenosha after a prosecutor declined charges against the police officer who shot Jacob Blake.
View ArticleWatch live: Mayor, CPS discuss return to in-person classroom learning
Lori Lightfoot, CPS CEO Dr. Janice Jackson and community members discuss a return to in-person learning.
View Article25 have died of COVID-19 in Wisconsin prisons, with more than half of inmates...
Two additional inmates have died from coronavirus in Wisconsin’s prison system, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 25, according to corrections officials.
View ArticleThe Magnificent Mile is ‘not invincible.’ Water Tower Place faces its biggest...
Almost a half-century after opening on North Michigan Avenue, the Water Tower Place mall faces its greatest challenge. How effectively the massive shopping center can repurpose more than 300,000 square...
View ArticleColumn: ‘I gave birth to her. And she’s going to keep me alive.’ Oncology...
The mother, daughter nurse duo have leaned on each other throughout the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, daughter Lizzy Murphy gave mom Lynn Griesmaier the second dose of her COVID-19 vaccine.
View ArticleColumn: Food drive raises more than a quarter-million dollars as Tribune...
Columnist Huppke's food drive raises more than $250,000.
View ArticleHere’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines
Chicago is currently in phase 1a, which includes health care workers and long-term care facility staff and residents, and the next stage may not start until February.
View ArticleCoronavirus at Illinois long-term care facilities: 67,407 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 ArticleUS surpasses 4,000 deaths in a single day from coronavirus for the 1st time
The U.S. topped 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier, with several Sun Belt states driving the surge.
View Article11-year-old girl tells others during remote learning that she was being...
An 11-year-old girl was taken to a hospital Friday afternoon after she told others during a remote learning session that she was being sexually assaulted, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleChicago using COVID-19 tests that FDA warns may give false negatives
Chicago’s public COVID-19 testing sites for months have been using test kits that the Food and Drug Administration warned this week should not be used on people who don’t experience symptoms. The...
View ArticleCook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx calls on Chicago police union boss to...
Hours after the head of Chicago’s largest police union apologized Friday for comments in which he downplayed this week’s violent storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump...
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