Democratic incumbent Kim Foxx, Republican challenger Pat O’Brien face off in...
In a year rocked by both violent unrest and streets brimming with protesters against racial injustice, Cook County voters will have a say this November in what they want in their top prosecutor: the...
View ArticleNorthwestern’s Kellogg School goes remote for two weeks after more than 50...
The temporary shift comes days after a similar scenario at the University of Chicago.
View ArticlePresident Trump returns to Wisconsin for large campaign rally as coronavirus...
Just five days removed from his White House coronavirus quarantine, President Donald Trump is set to visit Wisconsin this weekend as the state suffers from a record-high surge in coronavirus cases.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 3,629 new known COVID-19 cases and 27...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View Article‘Log off! Log off!’ teacher orders students when sexual assault livestreamed...
A teenage man was charged with sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl during a remote learning forum, Chicago police said.
View ArticlePolice: Occupants of car robbed at gunpoint while sitting along Oak...
Police: Occupants of car robbed at gunpoint while sitting along Oak Park-Berwyn border
View Article’Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote.’ Women’s March holds mix of smaller in-person,...
Amid a pandemic and divisive presidential election, Women's March supporters held a series of smaller rallies across the region, along with a Facebook Live event that featured three dozen speakers with...
View Article14-year-old boy among 4 dead and 9 wounded in overnight shootings, police say
Four people were fatally wounded and eight others were injured in shootings overnight Friday into Saturday morning, police said.
View ArticleNational Guard celebrates 50th anniversary of armory dedication to Black...
The National Guard celebrated the 50th anniversary of armory dedication to Black military leader on Saturday.
View ArticleWindy weather dying down after causing handful of issues, including power...
High winds on Saturday caused delays at Chicago’s airports Saturday evening and some power outages, officials said.
View ArticleRockford police officers will pair with mental health experts to respond to...
Winnebago County sheriff’s deputies and Rockford police officers will pair with mental health experts when responding to emergency psychiatric and suicidal episodes as a new approach over arrests.
View ArticleFire union complains East Chicago not following CDC policy on coronavirus...
Four East Chicago firefighters have so far tested positive for COVID-19, and several more are awaiting results of their tests, Local 365 President David Mata Jr. said.
View ArticleTeens found dead in Calumet Township home
When she arrived at his home in the 3900 block of W. 51st Avenue, she found her him and another friend unresponsive before calling 911, Martinez said.
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker blames President Trump and his allies for coronavirus...
Facing a resurgence of the coronavirus in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in an interview with CNN on Sunday that President Donald Trump and his local allies are in part responsible for rising case...
View ArticleBaby of Stacey Jones — who was pregnant when she was fatally shot last week —...
The infant child of Stacey Jones, who was fatally shot Tuesday, died Saturday, officials said.
View ArticleMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says President Trump is inciting ‘domestic...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that the rhetoric is “incredibly disturbing” a little more than a week after authorities said they had thwarted an alleged plot to kidnap her.
View Article1 killed, 6 others shot in Chicago violence overnight
A woman was killed and six other people were injured during shootings in Chicago from Saturday night to Sunday morning, police said.
View ArticleSteelworkers union shines Biden, Harris ‘bat light’ on Chicago’s Trump Tower
Union representatives have traveled from Pennsylvania to Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois. In each location, they meet with rank-and-file members and at night, display the bat light, which, she...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot considering $94 million property tax increase, more than...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is considering a $94 million property tax increase, layoffs for more than 300 city workers and a gas tax hike as part of her plan to close a $1.2 billion budget deficit,...
View Article1 killed, 4 injured in West Side shooting, police say
Five people were shot, one fatally, on the West Side Sunday evening after someone entered a residential building and started firing shots, according to Chicago police.
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