Column: A pile of stacked boxes at the University of Chicago — exhibitionism...
The new David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago looks nothing like the picturesque Collegiate Gothic buildings at the University of Chicago. Are its stacked boxes exhibitionism or true...
View ArticleChicago man found shot to death in Griffith
The Griffith Police Department, along with the Northwest Indiana Major Crimes Task Force and the Indiana State Police, are asking the public’s help regarding a shooting that left a Chicago man dead.
View ArticleFeel like your property taxes are climbing higher than your other bills? New...
In the past 20 years, the total annual amount of property taxes billed by local governments in Cook County increased at nearly three times the rate of inflation, according to a new study out of the...
View ArticleFirst snow of the season bears down on the Chicago area Monday morning, but...
A system moving into Chicago from the west should drop the first snowfall of the 2020 winter season Monday, but temperatures should recover to about normal by Halloween.
View ArticleColumn: Trump fearlessly surrenders to coronavirus as cases surge nationwide:...
The Trump administration's surrender to the coronavirus pandemic brings to mind some other famous capitulations.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Suburban Cook County under tougher COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleSuburban Cook County placed under tougher coronavirus restrictions starting...
Suburban Cook County and the Metro East region outside St. Louis will come under stricter rules meant to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, including a shuttering of indoor dining...
View ArticleWhere does Illinois early voting and vote-by-mail stand? Here is the latest data
With early voting locations across Illinois open and a record number of people having applied for mail-in ballots, the Nov. 3 election is underway. Here is where the state stands with early voting,...
View ArticleWoman, 67, fatally shoots burglar who broke into her garage in Marquette...
Alerted by a neighbor, a 67-year-old woman confronted a man who broke into her garage in Marquette Park over the weekend and fatally shot him when he “pounced” toward her.
View ArticleCook County to give direct payments to suburban residents hurt by COVID-19...
Suburban Cook County residents who faced financial hardships during the coronavirus pandemic are eligible for a one-time cash payment of $600, officials announced Monday.
View ArticleColumn: Opening of Navy Pier hotel is postponed, the latest blow to city’s...
The opening of a Navy Pier hotel, which was to make its debut Sunday, has been delayed until March and the pier's closure, which originally was to last until April, could be extended.
View ArticleLightfoot administration defends proposed Chicago property tax hike plan for...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s budget team began its City Council defense of her tax-heavy 2021 spending plan on Monday, telling skeptical aldermen a $94 million property tax hike is an appropriate way to help...
View ArticleSnow falls in the Chicago area
The first snow of the season coats the Chicago area on Oct. 26, 2020.
View ArticleHayrack ride overturns, killing 1 in western Illinois
A woman was killed and more than 20 other people were injured over the weekend when a hayrack side overturned in rural western Illinois, police said.
View ArticleThe Spin: Trick-or-treating on, polls remain open as COVID-19 surges in...
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View ArticleCPS reports most weekly COVID-19 cases since pandemic began, but the numbers...
Only eight coronavirus cases among children have been reported by Chicago Public Schools.
View Article‘He’s the kind of Catholic I want to be’: Chicagoan reflects on class with...
Tim Tuten said he first met with Gregory after saying he didn’t know whether he believed in God in a confirmation class.
View Article‘Blindsided and heartbroken.’ Mood of restaurant, bar owners dismal as COVID...
Suburban Cook County will soon join other communities living under stricter measures intended to slow the latest COVID-19 surge, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday, much to the dismay of bar and...
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleCTA bus driver hit by paintball on South Side, police say
A CTA bus driver was hit by a paintball by an unknown person Monday night on the South Side, according to Chicago police.
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