Advocacy group sues Kim Foxx’s office over alleged transparency failures
Despite publicly touting a commitment to transparency, the Cook County state’s attorney’s office has repeatedly stonewalled a local advocacy group’s requests for more complete felony case data,...
View ArticleFriend tries to explain why man hung from the side of Trump Tower for more...
It’s been three days since a man was lifted to safety after hanging on the side of Trump Tower for 13 hours, but one of his closest friends says he’s still frightened for him.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Lightfoot imposes curfew on nonessential...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleColumn: In memory of the amazing James Randi, ignore the charlatans and...
Magician and author James Randi spent most of his life debunking frauds, charlatans, fakers and quacks. His death Tuesday reminds us to keep it factual and always remain skeptical.
View Article$18.3M payout in Crestwood well water lawsuits jeopardized following court...
An Illinois Appellate Court ruling throws into doubt an $18.3 million payout to Crestwood residents who sued over the use of tainted well water by the village to supplement its supply of Lake Michigan...
View ArticleProtesting fatal Waukegan police shooting
Family of Marcellis Stinnette and Black Lives Matter march and protest the fatal police shooting of Stinnette and the police shooting of Tafara Williams in Waukegan.
View ArticleLightfoot finance officials defend proposed taxes and refinancing in Chicago...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s budget team on Thursday defended her decision to turn to “last resort” moves such as a property tax hike and scoop-and-toss refinancing to balance the 2021 budget, saying the...
View ArticleThe Spin: More on the mute button at tonight’s Trump-Biden debate | Does Cubs...
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View ArticleMan driving 75 mph in 30-mph zone pleads guilty to aggravated DUI in crash...
A Glendale Heights man who was driving 75 mph in a 30-mph zone when he plowed into a stopped car in Elgin, killing two people, pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of aggravated DUI, the Kane County...
View ArticleDecision day looms for some Chicago Public Schools parents: Remote learning...
Families are asked to decide by Oct.28, even though CPS hasn't said when students will return.
View ArticleHours after Lightfoot announces new COVID-19 restrictions, Birx warns during...
Just hours after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced new restrictions on businesses in response to rising COVID-19 cases, White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx cautioned that...
View ArticleColumn: Trump’s debate performance was fantastic! He didn’t burn down the...
Overall, President Donald Trump did well at Thursday night's presidential debate, in that he did not projectile vomit on former Vice President Joe Biden or unleash a swarm of murder hornets on...
View ArticleColumn: To vote is to hope
After voting on an autumn day, it was possible to believe that everything was going to be OK.
View ArticleIn bid for his fifth term, Sen. Dick Durbin faces opponents who stress...
As he seeks a fifth term, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin finds his top two opponents mounting challenges that are deeply rooted in their religious faith.
View ArticleIllinois launches statewide plan to boost monarch butterfly population: ‘If...
In a 2014 petition to list the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act, the number of monarchs was estimated at 35 million, down from 1 billion butterflies east of the Rockies less than 20...
View ArticleDaywatch: Lightfoot imposes curfew on nonessential businesses, Biden and...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleJury finds Valparaiso teen guilty of murder in deaths of Lake County teens
A Porter County jury took less than 4.5 hours Thursday afternoon to convict Connor Kerner on seven of eight felony charges related to the killing of two Lake County teens last year.
View ArticleRecovering from COVID-19, multi-system inflammatory syndrome
Ten-year-old Joshua Smith caught COVID-19 in April and then developed a severe Kawasaki-like illness called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). He was treated for two weeks at Comer...
View ArticleCops seek driver of borrowed BMW who hit motorcycle on Lake Shore Drive,...
Chicago police Friday morning were looking for a woman who ran off after the borrowed BMW she was driving hit a motorcycle late Thursday on Lake Shore Drive downtown, critically injuring a man and woman.
View Article‘So happy to bring my son home’: 10-year-old boy survives Kawasaki-like...
A condition known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome, which has afflicted about a thousand children in the U.S., is believed to be a rare but severe complication following a COVID-19 infection that...
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