Judge scolds 2 men allegedly caught with paintball gun in car. ‘(Police)...
A Cook County judge lectured two young men Monday about the possible deadly consequences they faced when Chicago police stopped their car last week and spotted the long barrel of a gun inside.
View ArticleImmigrant-focused coalition canvasses in Little Village ahead of Election...
Four teams of two went door-to-door Monday dropping off election-related literature in Little Village to promote civic participation and encourage immigrant communities to vote a pro-immigrant ballot.
View ArticleChicago’s Election Day should be ‘no different’ from past years and most...
The Chicago Board of Elections is expecting this year’s Election Day to be no different from past elections and hopes to have 90% of the city’s results in Tuesday by 10 p.m., chairwoman Marisel...
View ArticleGeneral Iron scrap shredder pays $18,000 fine for explosion, noxious air...
The legal settlement with Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration comes as General Iron Industries seeks final city approval to move from wealthy, predominantly white Lincoln Park to a low-income, mostly...
View ArticleWith thousands completing ballots from home because of the pandemic, voters...
As more voters have participated in different methods of voting during a particularly contentious election season, which has been backlit by concerns with COVID-19, allegations of potential voter fraud...
View ArticleAgainst a backdrop of pandemic, civil unrest and charged political rhetoric,...
Against a backdrop of pandemic, civil unrest and charged political rhetoric, it’s Election Day for those who haven’t already cast a ballot.
View ArticleColumn: Election Day battle between Trump and Biden prompts novel idea: Let’s...
It’s Election Day, a day of reckoning for President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, and I’m here to foist a completely radical idea on the American public: Let’s count all the votes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Election Day is here, Pritzker readies Illinois National Guard and...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleUS judge blocks Trump administration immigration rule that would deny green...
A federal judge in Chicago struck down a key immigration rule Monday that would deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps or other public benefits.
View ArticleMichigan Senate election: Incumbent Democrat Gary Peters faces test from...
John James is aiming to be the first Michigan Republican to win a U.S. Senate seat in a quarter-century, while Sen. Gary Peters is eyeing a second term.
View ArticleColumn: Dreaming of holiday gifts for the person who just wants 2020 to be...
The key question this holiday gift-giving season is simple: What do you get for the person who only wants this godforsaken year to end?
View ArticleEvanston mayor asks Northwestern to pay police overtime bill for staffing...
Evanston police said the pepper spray was deployed to “prevent injury to bystanders and police officers.”
View Article17-year-old charged with killing his Hoffman Estates pot dealer 1 day after...
A 17-year-old Hoffman Estates boy has been charged with murder after prosecutors say he tried to rob his marijuana dealer, then killed the man the next day.
View ArticleIndiana COVID-19 hospitalizations near 1,900, new state high; Lake County...
The state’s coronavirus hospitalizations as of Monday marked a 95% jump in Indiana’s COVID-19 patients during the past month, the data show.
View ArticleTaco in a Bag and Cactus bar among latest Chicago restaurants closing due to...
Here is a running list of Chicago-area bars and restaurants that have closed for economic reasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleGOP candidate for Indiana AG, Todd Rokita, has COVID-19
The race for the Indiana attorney general’s office was the most-contested statewide campaign for this year’s election ballot.
View ArticleVoters in line at suburban Cook County polls Monday told to go home at 7 p.m....
Poll workers at some Cook County sites sent voters who were still in line about 7 p.m. home, an election official said. Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough’s election offices turned away voters who were...
View ArticleMail-in ballots processed at Chicago Board of Elections
Workers in the basement of the Chicago Board of Elections process mail-in ballots on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 6,516 new known COVID-19 cases and 68...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleFate of Illinois graduated income tax amendment hangs in balance after big...
With state finances hanging in the balance, the ballot proposition was viewed as a measure of Illinoisans' trust and faith in their current government after decades of corruption and an inability to...
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