Early voting kicks off Thursday in Chicago, suburban Cook County later in...
Chicago voters can begin their In-person early voting in the Nov. 3 election on Thursday at the Loop location and on Oct. 14 at sites in all 50 wards.
View ArticleCook County Board commissioner tests positive for COVID-19
Commissioner Kevin Morrison, D-15th, released a statement late Wednesday afternoon that he will self-isolate for 14 days and not resume activities until he tests negative. He said he is mostly...
View ArticleCook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx won’t debate GOP opponent anymore,...
Kim Foxx said “no” this week to a debate against her Republican opponent in the Cook County state’s attorney’s race and will not sit on a stage with him at all as she campaigns for reelection. The...
View ArticleNo. 3 Chicago police official, leader of department’s reform efforts to retire
Barbara West, the third highest-ranking CPD official, will retire after 26 years with the department, officials said.
View ArticleEmbattled video gambling owner was in line for $2.5 million, taxpayer-funded...
Embattled video gambling owner Rick Heidner was in line for $2.5 million, taxpayer-funded windfall by flipping land to Tinley Park. Now it's off the table.
View ArticleColumn: She waited on Martin Luther King Jr. and ‘watched six generations...
Louise Harper is as much a part of the historic fabric of North Lawndale as anyone else, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Kim Foxx won’t debate GOP opponent, COVID-19′s unusual and...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleWho are the Proud Boys?
The Proud Boys are a far-right group who have turned street thuggery into political theater and become a household name when President Donald Trump told them to "stand back and stand by" in a...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Thursday with...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleIllinois launches small business COVID safety program to help workers and...
The Illinois Department of Labor is launching a free COVID-19 safety program to help small businesses protect workers and customers as they reopen during the pandemic.
View ArticleUS appeals court blocks Trump from shutting down census early, but still no...
A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration’s latest effort to end the census early, but there’s still no firm deadline for finishing the count.
View ArticleProspect Heights, Chicago men ID’d as those killed in crash that sent...
The identities of two men killed in a collision that sent two vehicles through a fence and onto the grounds of the Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling were released Thursday morning by officials.
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to sexually assaulting college student in Elgin casino...
A man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 21-year-old college student in the parking garage of the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, prosecutors said.
View ArticleSecond teenager in Wauconda crash dies
A teenager who was severely injured last week, when the car in which she was riding ran into a truck, died Wednesday, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
View ArticleColumn: Let’s toast the architecture of Chicago’s beer buildings, even if...
Chicago's boasts an outstanding, but often-overlooked, collection of beer buildings, including taverns, mansions and other structures. They're about to come into the spotlight, including outdoor tours...
View ArticleFormer Crystal Lake cello instructor sentenced to 3 years in attempted sexual...
Former Crystal Lake cello instructor sentenced to 3 years in attempted sexual assault of student, 14.
View ArticleChristkindlmarket cancels outdoor holiday markets in Chicago and Milwaukee,...
Organizers of Christkindlmarket have canceled the popular outdoor holiday market and moved it online as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hamper large-scale events and travel.
View ArticleChicago ‘Tamale Guy’ Claudio Velez discharged from hospital after more than a...
“I’m not the only nurse who had his tamales out at night. We were all reminiscing about how delicious they were," said one of Velez's ICU nurses.
View ArticlePerson injured in possible paintball shooting near Burger King in Englewood
A person was injured in a shooting or possible paintball shooting Thursday afternoon near a South Side Burger King, officials said.
View ArticleEx-Chicago police sergeant who fled prosecution sentenced to 13 years in...
Nearly two decades after he absconded on the eve of trial, former Chicago police Sgt. Eddie Hicks was sentenced Thursday to 13 years in federal prison for running a rogue crew of cops who robbed drug...
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