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View ArticleSt. Charles man sentenced to prison after hitting police officer
St. Charles man sentenced to prison after hitting police officer
View ArticleChicago releases outdoor dining guidelines for fall and winter, but some...
City issues guidelines on structures, heating devices and other safety precautions.
View ArticleColumn: Group says it’s near deal to buy Emmett Till house and turn it into...
A plan to transform the South Side house of civil rights icon Emmett Till into a museum appeared closer to reality Monday when the head of a nonprofit revealed her group is near a deal to buy the brick...
View ArticleVideo of controversial fatal police shooting last month in Pilsen is made public
Warning: Graphic Content. COPA released video of a shooting last month by a Chicago police officer that killed a 26-year-old man in the Pilsen neighborhood.
View ArticleMan who appears to be Dreadhead Cowboy slows traffic on Dan Ryan while riding...
Adam Hollingsworth, known as the Dreadhead Cowboy, was arrested after riding his horse on the Dan Ryan Expressway on Monday afternoon, Illinois State Police said.
View ArticleVideo of controversial fatal police shooting last month in Pilsen is made public
Chicago’s civilian investigative police watchdog on Monday released video of a shooting last month by a Chicago police officer that killed a 26-year-old man in the city’s Pilsen neighborhood.
View ArticleDemocratic Rep. Sean Casten and GOP challenger Jeanne Ives spar over climate...
The candidates for Illinois' 6th Congressional District clashed over issues of climate change, taxes, health care and social issues Monday night in an online forum hosted by the League of Women Voters.
View ArticleWith campus senate approval, the belted kingfisher continues hopeful dive...
With campus senate approval, the belted kingfisher continues hopeful dive toward becoming the University of Illinois’ new mascot
View Article10-year-old girl and 2 others injured in West Side shooting, police say
Three people, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured in a shooting on the West Side Monday night, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleMan, 24, dies after being pulled from Monroe Harbor, police say
A 24-year-old man died after he was pulled from Monroe Harbor by Chicago police’s marine unit, Chicago police said.
View ArticleColumn: Lightfoot’s pandemic parking ticket relief waffle means anyone can be...
Back in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, recognizing the impending chaos and economic hardship, said the city would stop ticketing cars at expired meters. On...
View ArticleDaywatch: Chicago’s winter dining guidelines, Old Post Office opens nation’s...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Tuesday with...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. Pritzker to discuss conditional cannabis dispensary licenses
The father of 5-year-old AJ Freund appears at a court hearing in connection with his son’s death. Watch live here.
View Article‘Dreadhead Cowboy’ arrested after galloping down Dan Ryan
Adam Hollingsworth rides his horse on the Dan Ryan Expressway with motorcycles and motorists to support Kids Lives Matter. (Vashon Jordan Jr./@vashon_photo)
View ArticleFall long-term forecast for Chicago area calls for warmer-than-usual temps
On the first day of fall, long-range forecasters suggest, the season won’t be quite as cold as usual in the Chicago area.
View ArticleFrom tabletop air purifiers to ultraviolet wands for sterilizing glassware,...
Restaurants hoping to see the other side of the pandemic are pouring money into air quality upgrades and other safety features even as business remains devastated by COVID-19. As they burn through...
View ArticleColumn: 200,000 US coronavirus deaths will be Trump’s legacy, and his cynical...
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus reached 200,000 Tuesday. That staggeringly grim count came less than a day after President Donald Trump said the coronavirus “affects virtually nobody” under...
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