Obama Presidential Center groundbreaking could happen in August, after 4...
The federal review process that for four years had slowed the arrival of the Obama Presidential Center concluded on Wednesday, paving the way to yet another start date for the project’s groundbreaking...
View Article‘Happy just getting his stuff back,’ man won’t press charges after carjacked...
A man who was carjacked while shoveling out a parking spot for his Lexus sedan late Tuesday in the Noble Square neighborhood declined to press charges against the four assailants, Chicago police said.
View ArticleAppellate court upholds life sentence that man is serving for 1995 double...
A man must serve the rest of his life in prison for committing a double murder in Glendale Heights in 1995, though he was 17 years old at the time, an appeals court has ruled.
View ArticleHammond man charged with stabbing father in chest; mother says son is...
A Hammond man was charged Monday with stabbing his father in the chest, court records allege.
View Article15-year-old girl is 5th to die after Chicago-to-Evanston shooting spree: ‘I...
A teenage girl who was one of the seven people shot Jan. 9 by a gunman later killed by Evanston police died Tuesday, officials said.
View ArticleWorst cold snap in 2 years to freeze Chicago over weekend after cold front...
Frigid winter winds toward the end of the week will interrupt a warmer-than-usual Chicago winter, forecasters said Wednesday.
View ArticleWhat if I don’t get my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine? How do I schedule...
Experts offer guidance on scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments, missing your second dose, and more.
View ArticleIllinois redirects 97,000 vaccine doses from federal nursing home program...
Illinois is diverting 97,000 unused doses of coronavirus vaccines away from a federal partnership with pharmacies that is overseeing vaccinations in nursing homes and making those shots available to...
View ArticleBail denied for man facing gun charge after police find SUV allegedly linked...
A Chicago man is facing gun charges after he was arrested driving a sport utility vehicle believed to have been used in the slaying of a close friend of rapper G Herbo at a South Loop barbershop.
View ArticleKane, DuPage move to looser Phase 4 pandemic restrictions
The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday announced that Region 8 which includes DuPage and Kane counties is moving to the looser restrictions of Phase 4 in the state’s plan to fight the...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: State redirects 97,000 unused doses from...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View Article3-year old Gary boy shot: police
Witnesses told police the boy had been shot three times and that his mother was at work when he was shot, she said.
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker allows state lawmakers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations,...
Unlike the rest of the state, Chicago’s COVID-19 inoculation rules had allowed for city leaders and elected officials — regardless of their age or medical necessity — to receive the vaccine. Illinois’...
View ArticleWinter storm warning goes into effect early Monday, with 8 to 12 inches of...
Valentine's Day weather in Chicago maintains the area's recent deep freeze that will last through early next week, meteorologists said.
View ArticleFederal fight against carjackings brings tough sentences, but hurdles limit...
Feds launched carjacking task force in 2018 with Chicago police, but are stiff sentences having any effect?
View ArticleAs COVID-19 variants emerge, Rush launches a lab to track and monitor new...
The Chicago Department of Public Health awarded Rush a $3.5 million contract to create the lab, which is expected to be fully operational next month, university officials said.
View ArticleColumn: Democrats were wrong to silence impeachment witnesses
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler deserved to be heard; Democrats chose to silence her, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Tracking new COVID strains in Chicago, what’s next for Lightfoot...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleValentine’s Day in Chicago: The warmest, coldest, snowiest and wettest...
A look back at the warmest, coldest, wettest and snowiest weather for Feb. 14 in Chicago since 1871.
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