Third trial of Jackie Wilson after allegations of torture at the hands of...
The murder case with decades of baggage — three different trials, a high-profile exoneration, a legacy of police torture — was abruptly dropped this week after allegations that a Cook County prosecutor...
View ArticleFeverish and fatigued, Trump at military hospital as campaign manager tests...
A feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was spending the weekend at a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19.
View Article3 dead, 12 wounded in Chicago shootings since Friday afternoon, police say
Three people are dead, and at least 11 others were wounded in shootings since Friday afternoon, Chicago police said.
View Article1 dead, 4 displaced in early morning fire in Lawndale neighborhood
One person is dead and at least four people were displaced early Saturday morning in a fire in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, Chicago police said.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: State surpasses 300,000 total known COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleMore than 300,000 Illinoisans stricken with COVID-19 since the beginning of...
There have now been 300,088 known cases and 8,774 deaths in Illinois since the pandemic began, according to the state’s coronavirus response website.
View ArticleFamilies of Jacob Blake, Breonna Taylor rally with hundreds in Evanston to...
The families and other activists urged the crowd to register, make a plan and vote in the upcoming election.
View ArticleMan shot during carjacking, police say
A 40-year-old man was shot on the South Side Saturday night after two men pulled him out of his Ford Escape at gunpoint, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleWhite House doctor says Trump improving, but not ‘out of the woods’ yet;...
President Donald Trump offered his own assessment of his status Saturday evening in a video from his hospital suite, saying he was beginning to feel better and hoped to “be back soon.”
View ArticleForecasters: 'Significant frost risk’ overnight throughout much of northern...
Forecasters recommend bringing sensitive plants indoors Sunday night because a widespread frost and temps in the 30s are possible in the Chicago area overnight.
View ArticleAn Illinois university got major pushback for cutting religion, French and...
One tenured professor losing his job said people "disregard terms like humanities and liberal arts" but that teach critical thinking.
View ArticleOver some Democrats’ objections, Cook County Board approves a property tax...
A south suburban gun club stands to receive a Cook County property tax incentive under a resolution the Board of Commissioners recently approved, but divisions remain over whether — during an...
View ArticleColumn: Trump supporters risk their lives for him. Most wouldn’t get the same...
The Trump backers whom he has misled won't get the same topnotch health care if they get COVID-19, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleMan faces charges in CTA Red Line shooting on South Side, police say
A 45-year-old man is facing charges after a 25-year-old man was shot on a South Side CTA Red Line platform in September, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleDaywatch: Trump leaves hospital briefly to greet supporters, census outreach...
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View ArticleFree ride over for Metra UP commuters as ticket verification begins at...
The free ride may be over Monday for Chicago commuters on Metra's three Union Pacific lines with the installation of manned ticket verification booths on train platforms at the Ogilvie Transportation...
View ArticleIn the final days of the census, outreach workers struggle against apathy and...
In the final days of the census, outreach workers struggle against apathy and distrust
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Monday with COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleOlder people will soon receive health coverage in Illinois regardless of...
In December, Illinois will be the first state in the nation to provide Medicaid-like coverage for hundreds of undocumented immigrant seniors 65 and older.
View Article21-year-old man fatally shot on Edens Expressway on Northwest Side
A man, 21, was shot to death along the Edens Expressway early Monday, investigators said.
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