Battle of billionaires: Griffin slams Pritzker push for graduated income tax...
Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin slammed Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker as “a shameless master of personal tax avoidance” Thursday in an email to his Chicago employees that criticized the governor’s...
View ArticleCold front drops Chicago-area morning temperatures, bringing rain, brief...
A cold front rolling through the Chicago area is expected to cool Friday’s temperatures throughout the day and bring with it some rain heading into the weekend.
View ArticleMemorial constructed for Joel Jenkins who was shot and killed in Rogers Park
A memorial was built for Joel Jenkins, 26, shot to death at the Red Line ‘L’ Morse station in Rogers Park, a neighborhood he loved and always came back to, even when it became dangerous for him.
View ArticleAfter a successful summer, virtual internships are helping Chicago companies...
College students may have missed out on networking and office culture during their remote-working summer internships, but some virtual positions led to real jobs after graduation.
View ArticleWho is Ken Griffin? And how does he spend all that money?
Ken Griffin is founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel. He has been known as the richest person in Illinois since 2013.
View ArticleLas votaciones ya comenzaron, aquí una guía para votar en Illinois
El día de las elecciones en Illinois y en todo Estados Unidos es el martes 3 de noviembre, pero la votación ya comenzó. Los sitios de votación temprana están abiertos en todo el área de Chicago y...
View ArticleChicago-area grocers stock up to ward off shortages as COVID-19 cases rise....
After shelves were emptied of goods like toilet paper, canned food and hand sanitizer at the start of the pandemic, Chicago-area grocery stores and suppliers are stocking up to avert shortages as...
View ArticleWalgreens lowers age for COVID-19 testing to children 3 and older
Children can take a nasal swab coronavirus test at Walgreens, with COVID-19 results in 24 to 72 hours. Parents have to administer the test for young children, adolescents can do it themselves.
View ArticlePandemic fatigue could make cold-weather COVID spike worse. Want a better...
A spike in COVID-19 cases could continue into the holidays as Illinois residents battle pandemic fatigue, experts say.
View ArticleCoronavirus at Illinois long-term care facilities: 33,440 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 ArticlePolice shoot suspect fleeing earlier attack in Little Village
Police were on the scene in Chicago's Little Village where someone had been shot.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Half of state’s 102 counties now at ‘warning...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleState’s top health official pleads with residents to ‘fight the fatigue’ as...
The Illinois health department placed half of the state’s 102 counties on a warning list for a resurgence of COVID-19 on Friday, as officials reported another 3,874 newly diagnosed cases statewide and...
View ArticlePregnant Cook County probation officer Stacey Jones and her baby boy killed...
Chicago police scheduled a news conference for Friday morning regarding charges in the killings of Stacey Jones and the infant delivered after she was fatally shot.
View ArticleMunster man charged with murder in baby’s death
A Munster man faces charges in the December 2019 death of his 6-month-old daughter, Lake Superior Court records show.
View ArticleGrand jury subpoena indicates prosecutors investigating former Chicago police...
A Cook County grand jury has requested extensive documents about the night that ultimately led to former Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s firing, an indication that prosecutors are...
View ArticleLake Forest High School teachers say county health department’s COVID-19...
Despite the Lake County Health Department urging schools return to remote learning due to the surge in COVID-19 cases across the state, officials at Lake Forest High School said Friday Oct. 23 they...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot wants to start issuing speed camera tickets for cars...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who campaigned on a pledge to end Chicago’s “addiction” to fines and fees, is counting on a big increase in city collections from speeding tickets and other violations to balance...
View ArticleColumn: A binge-worthy show, a surprisingly effective leader and Keith...
A binge-worthy Danish show, a surprisingly effective leader in Illinois and pianist Keith Jarrett make Mary Schmich's list of nine things to like at the end of October.
View ArticleTrump vs. Biden: Track the race for president in key battleground states
The race for the White House will be determined in 13 key battleground states and a pair of congressional districts.
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