Last month was deadliest September since 1993, but Chicago police point to...
Last month was the deadliest September in Chicago since 1993, though police officials emphasized Thursday that other violent crime dropped from their summer levels.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Friday with COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleProsecutors won’t file charges against Midlothian officer in 2018 killing of...
Cook County prosecutors won’t bring charges against a Midlothian police officer who killed security guard Jemel Roberson during a chaotic 2018 confrontation outside a Robbins nightclub, the state’s...
View ArticleColumn: COVID hits the White House that played it down. Don’t gloat — vote.
Rex Huppke: Will Trump's diagnosis finally drive home to Americans that viruses don’t care about your boldness or politics, and that science is a better guide to decision-making?
View ArticleDetroit-style pizzeria in suburbs plus Rosebud Steakhouse reopens: How...
How Chicago restaurants are adapting to bring customers back in during the coronavirus pandemic. A running list.
View ArticleIllinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says President Trump, newly diagnosed with...
Sen. Dick Durbin had a message for President Donald Trump on Friday: Get well soon — and maintain the Affordable Care Act. Before blasting Trump’s swift nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S....
View ArticleCoronavirus at Illinois long-term care facilities: 30,243 confirmed cases and...
The Pritzker administration released for the first time details of the number of cases and deaths tied to long-term care facilities in Illinois. The data shows at least 189 long-term care facilities in...
View ArticleIllinois puts 28 counties on latest coronavirus warning list; daily death...
Illinois public health officials on Friday said 28 counties, none in the Chicago area, were considered at “warning level” for the coronavirus, and again scolded businesses that “blatantly disregard”...
View ArticleFrench bulldog pups rescued from O’Hare warehouse given reprieve by CDC: ‘All...
Fifteen French bulldog puppies that were rescued from an O’Hare airport warehouse were granted amnesty by federal authorities Friday to remain in the U.S. permanently, officials with the group that...
View ArticleAuto industry rebounding, but it’s slim pickings at Chicago-area new car...
While the automotive industry is showing signs of recovery, months of production stoppage have left Chicago-area dealers with few new cars to sell.
View ArticleThe Spin: President Trump heading to hospital, receives experimental drug...
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View ArticleBerrios son-in-law indicted in bribery scheme involving ex-state Rep. Luis...
The son-in-law of onetime Cook County Democratic boss Joseph Berrios has been indicted for his alleged role in a bribery scheme that brought down ex-state Rep. Luis Arroyo.
View ArticleColumn: From Chicago’s South Side to a seat on the federal court: RIP to a...
From Chicago’s South Side to a seat on the federal court: RIP to a trailblazing judge who played a sweet sax
View ArticleChicago judge accused of trying to kiss cop, propositioning court reporter in...
A Cook County judge resigns after multiple sexual harassment allegations.
View ArticlePositive COVID-19 test linked to in-person SAT exam at Lane Tech high school...
The decision to reopen schools for the SAT exam sparked criticism from those who questioned if it was safe.
View ArticleCPS violated union contract by making clerks work during the pandemic in...
CPS violated union contract by making clerks work during the pandemic in schools lacking ‘safe and healthful conditions,' arbitrator rules
View ArticleBlessing of the Animals
About 40 dogs were blessed by the Rev. Larry Sanders during a Blessing of the Animals event outside St. Michael Church in the Old Town neighborhood, Oct. 2, 2020, in Chicago. Animal blessing events...
View ArticleSecure drop boxes, extra sorting machines and a decade of experience: Here’s...
Illinois election officials say they're confident they can handle the huge increase in mail-in voting. Here's why they think it's secure.
View ArticleBillionaire Ken Griffin drops extra $26.7M against Pritzker’s graduated-rate...
Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Chicago-based Citadel hedge fund and investment firm, put another $26.7 million into the campaign against billionaire Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s...
View ArticleUniversity of Notre Dame president tests positive for COVID-19 after...
The Rev. John Jenkins previously apologized for not wearing a mask at the White House ceremony Saturday.
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