No deal on CPS schools reopening, but Mayor Lori Lightfoot insists in-person...
With the looming threat of a teachers strike, Lightfoot said late Friday she had no school reopening agreement to announce.
View ArticleAs the pandemic changes the way people shop, food co-ops offer some the...
While customers say the Dill Pickle is a fixture in the Logan Square food economy, residents around the region — from Rogers Park to Lombard to Woodstock — are in different stages of trying to launch...
View ArticleCatholic schools on South and West sides hit hard by pandemic get $1.8...
An emergency donation of $1.8 million to the Archdiocese of Chicago from the nonprofit Big Shoulders Fund will keep the doors open at several West and South side Catholic schools with budgets hard-hit...
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccines show what’s possible. Now, former Obama staffer says it’s...
Brian Wallach was diagnosed with ALS at 37. Three years later, he says COVID-19 vaccines show an ALS cure can be achieved.
View Article‘If not now, when?’ CPS leader says data show Chicago schools can reopen...
CPS hasn't seen "superspreader events" in schools, CEO Janice Jackson says.
View Article1 dead, at least 8 others wounded in city shootings since Friday afternoon,...
A male victim was fatally wounded while he was seated in a parked vehicle in the South Austin neighborhood, and at least eight others were injured in shootings on the West and South sides since late...
View Article3 juveniles in custody after carjacking ride-share driver on South Side: cops
Three juveniles are in custody after carjacking a ride-share driver on the South Side, police say.
View ArticleNational teachers union leader Randi Weingarten calls on Lightfoot to work...
National teachers union leader Randi Weingarten calls on Lightfoot to work with CTU: ‘Why is the mayor not listening?’
View ArticleSophie, Grammy-nominated Scottish musician, dies at 34 after accident
Sophie, the Grammy-nominated Scottish disc jockey, producer and recording artist who had worked with the likes of Madonna and Charli XCX, has died following an accident in the Greek capital of Athens....
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 57,292 vaccine doses administered, 3,345 new...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleWinter storm to bring 5 to 9 inches of wet, heavy snow to Chicago area...
A strong winter storm is headed into the Chicago area around dusk Saturday, expected to bring 5-9 inches of “very wet, heavy” snow, according to the National Weather Service.
View Article3 shot in Gresham, Fire Department says
About 3 p.m. Saturday, three males of unknown age were found shot in the 8100 block of South May Street, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt said.
View ArticleNew round of snow falls on Chicagoland
Parts of the Chicago area could end up with more than a foot of snow by the time the latest storm loosens its grip on the city on Sunday, according to forecasters. Our photographers captured the snow...
View ArticleRailroad cop ‘shook up’ after being shot at in Back of the Yards gun battle
An on-duty Norfolk Southern Railroad police officer was shot at during a gun battle in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Saturday evening.
View ArticleAs COVID rages, Loretto Hospital employee scraps his own dreams to help the...
Loretto hospital employee scraps his dreams to help West Side neighborhood.
View ArticleHilton Valentine, founding Animals guitarist behind ‘House of the Rising Sun’...
Hilton Valentine, the founding guitarist of the English rock and roll band The Animals who is credited with coming up with one of the most famous opening riffs of the 1960s, has died. He was 77.
View ArticleDaywatch special edition: Weekend snow blankets Chicago area, 10 years since...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleWisconsin sees snow totals not seen in 10 years with up to 10 inches in some...
Up to 10 inches of snow has fallen in parts of Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties, the weather service said.
View ArticleWhat is allowed and not allowed in Illinois’ COVID tiers plan? And where does...
With indoor dining returning throughout parts of the Chicago area there is new attention on the state’s system for managing COVID mitigations. Here is where the regions stand and what is allowed under...
View ArticleJan. 30-31 snowstorm map: How much did it snow near you?
With snow piling up across the Chicago area Sunday, forecasters say parts of the area could end up with more than a foot of snow by the time the latest storm ends.
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