Cicero teachers criticize plan to bring them back into schools to deliver...
“Our community is full of essential workers," one teacher said, adding she "afraid of what will happen" if 1,300 staff members return to school buildings.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,818 new known COVID-19 cases reported as...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleCoronavirus at Illinois long-term care facilities: 30,894 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 ArticleMan indicted for using explosive device at Naperville restaurant in June,...
A 24-year-old man accused of using an explosive device at a downtown Naperville restaurant has been indicted by a federal grand jury, officials announced.
View ArticleCampaign trail tracker: Where Trump, Biden and their running mates have...
In the final sprint ahead of the Nov. 3 election, both President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden have ramped up their campaign travel despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Starting in...
View ArticleTwo years after flipping suburban district, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten faces...
Two years after flipping a suburban Chicago district to the Democratic side of the aisle, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten faces a challenge from blunt-talking Jeanne Ives.
View ArticleLaSalle County man sues prosecutor and police after being found not guilty of...
A LaSalle County man who beat accusations that he drowned his wife in a toilet is suing the prosecutor who put him on trial, saying she conspired with local police in a frame job meant to boost her...
View ArticleWant to vote by mail in Illinois? Here’s how.
Here’s everything you need to know about voting by mail for the Illinois general election.
View ArticleThe Spin: Pritzker focusing on ending no-knock warrants | COVID-19 exposure...
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View ArticleFormer Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke withdraws appeal of his...
An Illinois appellate court has allowed former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke to withdraw his appeal of conviction in the on-duty 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald.
View ArticleSt. Malachy and Holy Cross partnership
St. Malachy Catholic school on Chicago’s West Side has been supported by Holy Cross Parish in Deerfield for almost four decades.
View ArticleOfficials to remove dams
During the next three years, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources plans to remove dams in Batavia, Carpentersville, North Aurora and Montgomery on the Fox River; near Park Ridge and Rosemont on...
View ArticleBoy, 3, finds gun and shoots himself in foot in Far South Side home, police say
Chicago police are responding to a report of a child shot on the Far South Side.
View ArticleNo charges against McHenry deputy who put arm around woman’s throat during...
McHenry County prosecutors declined to charge a sheriff’s deputy with a crime for a holding a woman by her throat during an arrest that was recorded on police body camera video.
View ArticleCollege grads struggle to launch careers in a pandemic economy. ‘I chose the...
With more companies cutting jobs and some ramping up qualifications for open positions, recent college graduates in the Chicago area are worried they’ll fall behind in their careers.
View ArticleThe ‘Shoebox Scandal,’ 50 years later: That time when the Illinois secretary...
The “Shoebox Scandal” shocked the state 50 years ago. There was $750,000 in a hotel and at least $50,000 in Secretary of State Paul Powell’s Capitol office.
View Article$4,000 reward offered for information about shooting that seriously wounded...
A $4,000 reward has been offered for information about a shooting that seriously wounded a 10-year-old girl who was in a Far South Side Park with her older sister and friends.
View ArticleChicago woman kept off Southwest flight from LaGuardia to Midway until...
A Chicago woman was not allowed to board a Southwest Airlines flight from LaGuardia to Midway this week after airline personnel determined her black halter top was too revealing.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,905 new known COVID-19 cases and 31...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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