Pritzker urges residents to embrace masks to slow the spread of COVID-19
Pritzker said the new emergency rules issued last week requiring businesses and schools to enforce mandatory face mask rules or face potential fines protects the public and treats businesses fairly.
View ArticlePeople gather to rally in support of CPAC
People gather in support of the Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC) on Aug. 9, 2020. Demonstrators also aimed at bringing North Side aldermen to sponsor the ordinance establishing an...
View ArticleLocal artists paint a "Black trans lives matter" mural in Andersonville
In a collaboration organized by the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, local artists paint a Black trans lives matter mural on Catalpa Avenue in the Andersonville business district on Aug. 8, 2020. The...
View ArticlePolice-involved shooting in Englewood
People and police officers gather on Aug. 9, 2020, at the scene of an incident where Chicago police shot and wounded a suspect in the city’s Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
View ArticleSuspect wounded during police-involved shooting in Englewood; officers face...
Someone fed false information to the angry group, police said.
View ArticleLooting in the Gold Coast
Groups of people break store windows and loot stores in Chicago's Gold Coast.
View ArticleColumn: FBG Duck brought a street fight between the ‘have-nots’ into the turf...
FBG Duck must have known his video would prompt retaliation but projecting death-defying machismo is part of the culture, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleKim Foxx drops more felony cases as Cook County state’s attorney than her...
An analysis shows Cook County’s top prosecutor is dropping more felony cases than her predecessor. Here’s a look at Kim Foxx's overall record.
View ArticleHow we analyzed Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s record on dropped cases
How we analyzed Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s record on dropped cases.
View ArticleCOVID-19 shutdowns create mad dash for ACT, SAT spots as college application...
Illinois’ rising high school seniors are in a mad dash for ACT and SAT spots as COVID-19 closes test sites and college applications loom.
View ArticleKim Foxx’s record on dropped felony cases as Cook County state’s attorney,...
Kim Foxx’s record on dropped felony cases charted.
View ArticleDaywatch: Looting in downtown Chicago, the mad rush to take college tests and...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleChicago police return fire as looters hit Mag Mile, smashing windows and...
Hundreds of people swept through the Magnificent Mile and other parts of downtown Chicago early Monday, smashing windows, looting stores and clashing with police for hours.
View ArticleBoy and man who tried to save him from drowning in Lake Michigan in Wisconsin...
A 50-year-old man saw them struggling and jumped into the water to help. Authorities say he rescued one boy who made it to shore. But he and the other boy were both pulled underwater.
View ArticleColumn: Trump signs worthless coronavirus executive orders while Americans...
As President Donald Trump and his cavalcade of Republican lemming impersonators work overtime to keep America No. 1 in coronavirus cases and pandemic ineptitude, the rest of the world is taking notice,...
View ArticleHighwood butcher pleads guilty to running multimillion-dollar sports...
A North Shore butcher pleaded guilty Monday to running an illegal sports bookmaking operation that raked in millions of dollars from bettors over a four-year period.
View ArticleFour killed in early Sunday morning car crash in River Forest; driver remains...
Four occupants of a car were killed when it crashed into a planter, light pole and a building along Harlem Avenue in River Forest, police said.
View ArticleJudge rejects former South Haven church youth pastor’s plea deal on sex charges
According to a plea agreement filed July 6, McGehee agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of dissemination of material harmful to minors, with the stipulation the rest of the charges against him be...
View ArticleMunster closes Calumet Avenue as looting precaution: police
Munster Police spokesman Lt. John Peirick said in a release Monday afternoon that “out of an abundance of caution,” the town would close off northbound Calumet Avenue at Ridge Road and Calumet Avenue...
View Article3 men charged with murder in shooting death of Evanston man at his own...
Three men have been charged with the July 26 murder of Andrew Williams in Evanston.
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