Teachers on strike in Bourbonnais say they ‘stepped up’ during the pandemic...
New employees would see higher health care costs under a district proposal.
View ArticleDriver clocked at 125 mph on I-94 near Chesterton, faces charges: State police
Police identified the driver as Johnell C. Higgins, 36, and said he showed signs of impairment, failed some of the field sobriety tests and refused to complete other sobriety tests.
View Article2 wounded in shooting on Far South Side
Two people, possibly both teens, were shot Wednesday morning in the West Pullman neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleWatch live: Chicago police carjacking task force provides an update
Chicago police carjacking task force provides an update. Watch live here.
View ArticleIowa journalist Andrea Sahouri acquitted in case seen as attack on freedom of...
An Iowa jury on Wednesday acquitted a journalist who was pepper-sprayed and arrested by police while covering a protest in a case that critics have derided as an attack on press freedom and an abuse of...
View Article17-year-old Gary girl charged with murder in infant’s death, asked police,...
A Gary girl, 17, was charged with murder Wednesday in an infant boy’s death, an affidavit alleges.
View ArticleFamily continues search for missing Merrillville man, 27
Acuna also described her nephew as someone who spends a lot of time by himself, though he has his group of friends. She said his friends haven’t heard from him, either.
View ArticleCouple charged after 4 children found in squalor at Portage mobile home
A supplemental police report noted that one of the residents told police “to be careful as cockroaches sometimes fall from the ceiling and could land on your head/shoulders.”
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s ‘very optimistic’ about Chicago’s 2021 summer...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot opened the door Wednesday to a more traditional summer in Chicago, saying the city is doing well in its fight against the coronavirus while highlighting the relative safety of...
View ArticleFormer Portage mayor’s finances, phone records discussed during second day of...
Snyder was granted a new trial on the soliciting bribes charge in November 2019.
View ArticleMan charged with murder, arson in house fire that killed mother and...
A man has been charged with murder and arson in connection with a February house fire in the Gresham neighborhood that killed a mother and her 10-year-old daughter, police said Wednesday.
View ArticleFingerprint, DNA link 3rd man to 2018 killing of blind man in Lawndale,...
A third suspect has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a blind man as he walked in the Lawndale neighborhood in spring 2018, police said.
View ArticleShaken by recent suicides in the ranks, Chicago police announce plan for new...
With the Chicago Police Department still reeling from a pair of recent suicides, police leaders will bring in a new senior adviser to coordinate better officer access to mental health and supportive...
View ArticleHead of reform project chosen as Cook County’s next public defender
The director of a prominent statewide criminal justice reform project is Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle’s selection to be the county’s next public defender, records show.
View ArticleMore Catholic parishes forced to merge by Chicago Archdiocese, with further...
Several South Side and south suburban Catholic parishes will consolidate this summer, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced, as part of the ongoing Renew My Church initiative aimed at more efficiently...
View ArticleGlenview police investigate death of 3-year-old Northbrook boy
Police said the young boy was transported to the hospital from a pediatric office in Glenview.
View ArticleBeverly man, 69, with concealed carry license, shoots at 3 would-be robbers,...
Chicago police said a 69-year-old concealed carry license holder successfully defended himself Tuesday night when three men in Beverly demanded his belongings.
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View ArticleChicago philanthropist and investment manager Richard Driehaus dies at 78
Richard Driehaus was the founder of Chicago’s Driehaus Capital Management and namesake of the Driehaus Museum and DePaul University’s Business School.
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