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View ArticleMan, 81, uses antique shillelagh to chase ruse burglars from Niles home: ‘I...
When scammers entered Dan and Barbara Donovan's Niles homes to burglarize it, he beat them with his grandfather's Irish shillelagh.
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot offers details on proposed $3.7 billion capital...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot plans to spend $3.7 billion over five years on infrastructure projects across Chicago, under a plan her administration is announcing Wednesday.
View ArticleAppeals court vacates 16-year sentence in Loop bar terror plot, says judge...
A federal appeals court has thrown out the 16-year prison sentence for a suburban Chicago man convicted in a terrorist bombing plot, saying the judge paid only “lip service” to the seriousness of the...
View ArticleChicago has twice the city ambulances it did 45 years ago. The outspoken...
A paramedic known for battling the Chicago Fire Department for additional ambulances retired Wednesday after 45 years.
View ArticlePatrick Fitzmaurice, Chicago's longest serving paramedic retires
A procession honoring retired paramedic field chief Patrick Fitzmaurice following his final shift on Nov. 18, 2020. Fitzmaurice retired after 45 years with the department.
View ArticleMore Indiana counties listed at highest coronavirus risk; Lake, Porter,...
Nearly a quarter of Indiana’s counties are now listed in the highest-risk category of coronavirus spread as the state health department showed a 60% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in just two...
View ArticleIllinois surpasses 11,000 COVID-19 deaths as officials report another 140...
Illinois' COVID-19 death toll topped 11,000 on Wednesday, already meeting a projection the state’s top public health official recently gave for the entire year.
View ArticleMental health issues more likely to affect communities of color during the...
Mental health advocates predict an increase in mental health challenges this winter, especially among Black communities. Some tips and resources.
View Article$66M settlement against Munster cardiology group, hospital for unneeded...
In various lawsuits, the group was accused of unnecessarily implanting pacemakers and other devices, causing death from those implants and performing unnecessary open-heart surgery and angiograms.
View ArticleWhen are deadlines to certify election results? Track progress in key...
The battle over the results of the 2020 election has brought new attention to an important but often-overlooked part of the U.S. election process: Certification of the results. Each state has laws that...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot to launch new COVID-19 testing site at Midway Airport
Mayor Lori Lightfoot will launch a new COVID-19 testing site at Midway Airport as part of the city’s effort to fight the ongoing surge of coronavirus cases.
View ArticleNando’s restaurant, Naperville lawyers reach nearly $1.8 million settlement...
More than 1,400 current and former employees of Nando’s Illinois stores will receive a combined $1.787 million after a federal judge recently approved a settlement agreement between the South...
View ArticleMissing Steger man’s body discovered at Portage marina
The man was identified as Keith Muehring, 46, who was last heard from Nov. 8 and was reported missing to the Steger Police Department on Nov. 9, according to the coroner’s office.
View ArticleMan shot while driving in Bronzeville, blocks from police headquarters
Man shot in back while driving in Bronzeville neighborhood on South Side, police said.
View ArticleParolee held on $500K bail, charged with Bridgeview minivan theft, kidnapping...
A parolee was expected in court Wednesday afternoon to face charges in the theft of a car with a 4-year-old boy inside from outside a Bridgeview convenience store that triggered an Amber Alert this week.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed Chicago property tax hike plan clears City...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed $94 million property tax increase cleared a key City Council hurdle Wednesday, setting up a vote in the full council next week. Members of the City Council Finance...
View ArticleNeighbor kicked in door of apartment to help 5-year-old boy shot as he sat on...
The neighbor heard half a dozen shots then loud screams as she ran out of her apartment and tried to open the door across the hall. It was locked.
View ArticleOnetime observatory manager at the former John Hancock Center who offered...
A convicted sex offender who was fired from his job at the former John Hancock Center’s observatory after the Chicago Tribune revealed he was under federal investigation was sentenced Wednesday to 15...
View ArticleA surge in COVID-19 cases has Chicago retailers facing new restrictions, just...
Retailers were starting to see shoppers return to stores this fall. Now, a surge in COVID-19 cases has brought new restrictions, just as Chicago-area stores were gearing up for the busiest shopping...
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