By the numbers: A snapshot of Chicago’s economy six months into the pandemic
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Chicago-area jobs were lost, consumer spending dropped 43%, and over half of temporary business closures became permanent.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Chicago expects to release information about...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleWatch live: Chicago police Superintendent David Brown discusses spike in...
Chicago police Superintendent David Brown discusses spike in carjackings. Watch live here.
View ArticleSouth Side bar that hosted Trump rally shut down for violating COVID-19...
Country and western bar among 13 Chicago businesses, including 10 bars and restaurants, cited for violating COVID-19 restrictions.
View ArticleFather, son charged in Antioch Township beating of private investigator
A father and son have been charged with accosting and seriously beating a private investigator who was working in their Antioch area neighborhood, the Lake County sheriff’s office said Thursday.
View ArticlePregnant Illinois mom worried her eligibility for a COVID-19 vaccine won’t...
Despite being an at-risk population, pregnant women are not included in early phases of vaccination in Illinois.
View ArticleColumn: The End: The final poem in a four-year rhyming chronicle of Trump’s...
For the past four years, columnist Mary Schmich has chronicled the presidency of Donald J. Trump in rhyme, always based on his words and actions. This is the last entry in the chronicle.
View ArticleIndoor dining returns in Will and Kankakee counties as restrictions gradually...
Will and Kankakee counties and a downstate region that includes Champaign-Urbana saw restrictions on indoor dining loosened Thursday under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s coronavirus reopening plan.
View ArticleGary man gets 45 years for 2010 killing
A Gary man was sentenced to 45 years in prison Thursday in a plea agreement for his role in the 2010 shooting death of a Gary social club operator.
View Article14-year-old dies after he was struck by car while skateboarding, Kane sheriff...
A Pingree Grove teenager has died of his injuries after he was struck by a car while skateboarding this week, the Kane County sheriff’s office said.
View ArticleThe Spin: Biden’s climate platform faces challenges from Illinois coal-fire...
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View ArticleSuburban man accused of threatening violence at Biden inauguration ordered to...
A south suburban man was ordered held without bond Thursday on federal charges alleging he left a message for a U.S. representative threatening to shoot up “terrorist” Democrats at the presidential...
View ArticleStruggling kids, fed-up parents: Chicago families who want CPS schools open...
Parents say kids are suffering from the pressures of remote learning and should have the choice of in-person classes.
View ArticleIllinois awards $31 million in grants funded by pot taxes for violence...
Illinois awards $31 million in grants from marijuana taxes, to be used for violence prevention and economic development in areas hit by violence, poverty and the war on drugs.
View ArticleAirplane’s wheel plunges from sky, landing in Jefferson Park family’s yard....
‘Thank God it was a small plane, but it’s really surreal’: Airplane’s wheel plunges from sky, landing in Jefferson Park family’s yard
View ArticlePolice believe men who robbed driver at gunpoint in Niles had tried minutes...
Police say a woman was robbed at gunpoint from inside her own car while she was driving on a Niles street Thursday afternoon.
View ArticleExpressway shootings more than doubled in 2020, and victims and advocates are...
The Chicago area saw an unprecedented surge in expressway shootings in 2020, leaving a trail of grieving loved ones and traumatized victims who wonder what is being done about the disturbing trend.
View ArticleMadigan no longer ‘Mr. Speaker,’ but he’s still ‘Public Official A’
After four decades at the helm of Illinois politics, Michael Madigan may no longer be “Mr. Speaker,” but he remains at the center of an ongoing federal investigation.
View ArticleColumn: Joe Biden is the worst president in history and he’s turning my dog...
Joe Biden is the worst president in history and he’s turning my dog into a socialist.
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