Mayor Lori Lightfoot among Black mayors throughout the country featured in...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is among a dozen African American mayors from throughout the country featured in a series of new campaign spots for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and running...
View Article1 killed, 3 injured in West Side shooting
One person is dead and three others are injured, including a 17-year-old girl, in a shooting on the West Side Saturday evening, according to officials.
View ArticleAurora couple charged with child labor trafficking
A couple from Aurora have been charged with child labor trafficking for allegedly forcing an undocumented Guatemalan teenager to work and keeping her earnings, federal authorities said.
View Article‘Running is not canceled.’ But the Chicago Marathon is smaller, quieter and...
Like most crowd heavy experiences canceled or postponed by the pandemic, the experience, often marked with loud music and encouraging crowds along the way, is not the same.
View ArticlePolice: Woman riding in car shot in head on Lake Shore Drive
Police: Woman riding in car shot in head on Lake Shore Drive
View ArticleState police release dashcam video in fatal struggle over gun during Harvey stop
Illinois State Police released dashcam video of a traffic stop that resulted in a fatal struggle over control of a gun in Harvey. (Illinois State Police)
View ArticleState police release dashcam video in fatal struggle over gun during Harvey stop
Dashcam video taken during a fatal traffic stop in Harvey last week was released by Illinois State Police on Sunday.
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View Article4 displaced after extra-alarm fire destroys Humboldt Park home, firefighter...
Four people were displaced after a fire destroyed a Humboldt Park home Sunday night, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot vowed to reimagine violence response and end sole...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed to reimagine violence response and end sole reliance on police, but outreach groups at heart of plan still struggle for funding
View ArticleColumn: African Americans can teach white liberals how to cope with their...
Trump's done more than any president in nearly a century to escalate racial tensions, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleHow St. Malachy school beat the odds and thrives as a Catholic school on...
For more than three decades, Holy Cross Parish in Deerfield has been the quiet backbone for St. Malachy Catholic School on the West Side.
View ArticleDaywatch: Lightfoot’s funding for anti-violence effort falls short, Chicago...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleAbortion pill now easier for women to get during pandemic, but other states'...
A recent court ruling temporarily easing restrictions on medication abortions during the pandemic has some Missouri women traveling to Illinois, where they can take advantage of the state’s laws that...
View ArticleStorms roll into northern Illinois with possibility of hail, cold front with...
Most of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana should expect showers beginning around noon Monday, forecasters said.
View Article‘Illinois has no place to go. Sad, isn’t it?’ When Trump talks about Chicago...
Chicago and its violence have been a frequent subject of President Donald Trump's attention. It was a common campaign thread Trump used to hammer Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama and others....
View ArticleMan stabbed outside Naperville apartment building during confrontation with...
A man was stabbed outside of a Naperville apartment building Satuday night during a confrontation with two men, Naperville police said.
View ArticleChicago man, 27, killed in car crash on I-57 in Posen as he attempted to...
A 27-year-old man from Chicago died in a car crash Monday morning on Interstate 57 in Posen, according to Illinois State Police.
View ArticleDuring Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearing, Sen. Dick Durbin says...
During the first day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Monday, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin referenced a Tinley Park family that he says would have been driven into...
View ArticleLake County Democrats appoint park district, chamber of commerce leader...
Lake County Democratic Party leaders on Sunday appointed Adriane Johnson to the Illinois Senate seat formerly held by Terry Link, who resigned last month shortly before pleading guilty to federal...
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