Column: Songs of Good Cheer is going virtual. Here’s everything you need to...
Songs of Good Cheer is going virtual. Here’s everything you need to know to join our annual holiday singalong.
View ArticlePandemic provides latest snag in state’s long-simmering efforts to sell...
A little-noticed provision in legislation the General Assembly passed during its abbreviated, pandemic-focused special session in late May and early June pushed back the timeline for the state to find...
View ArticleCity revises plans on emergency mental health responses, will fund pilot that...
City revises plans on emergency mental health responses, will fund pilot that does not include police.
View ArticleFacing potentially decades in prison, R. Kelly ‘hopeful’ despite jail...
Facing the potential of decades in prison, Kelly is back on lockdown at Chicago’s federal jail because of a new COVID-19 outbreak.
View ArticleArrest after 7 years finally gives South Side mother hope for justice for her...
Arrest after 7 years finally gives South Side mother hope for justice for her slain daughter. ‘I just kept saying, thank you, Lord.’
View Article2 in custody after stolen vehicle crashes in Belmont Central neighborhood
Two men were arrested after the stolen car they were in hit a parked car and flipped on its side, Chicago police said.
View Article3 dead, 2 others wounded in city violence since Friday afternoon on the West...
2 men were pronounced dead, and two women were wounded since Friday afternoon on the West and South sides, Chicago police said.
View ArticleCook County Sheriff Tom Dart tests positive for COVID-19
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a news release from his office.
View ArticleOff-duty Chicago police officer uses tourniquet to save man who broke out...
Chicago Police officer John Hanlon was running an errand around noon on his off day Monday when he saw a plume of black smoke billowing from a North Side apartment building.
View ArticleMale victim fatally wounded in shooting in South Chicago neighborhood
A person was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in the South Chicago neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleFerrari hits concrete barrier, flips and catches fire on Lake Shore Drive; 2...
Two men were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital after the Ferrari they were in crashed, flipped over and caught fire Saturday morning on Lake Shore Drive, Chicago police said.
View ArticleLake Zurich priest accused of sexually abusing minors while at Maryville...
The Archdiocese of Chicago says it is investigating allegations that a Lake Zurich priest sexually abused minors 25 years ago while he was assigned to Maryville Academy in Des Plaines. The Rev. David...
View ArticleChicago nurse treating COVID-19 patients gets Thanksgiving phone call from...
During a video call on Thursday, Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris thanked University of Chicago Medical Center nurse Talisa Hardin for tirelessly treating COVID-19 patients — for “everything you do...
View ArticleFrom food pantries to parking lot Wi-Fi, public libraries evolve during...
When Illinois’ latest COVID-19 mitigation rules went into effect recently, many public venues from casinos to museums were ordered to shut down. One notable exception, though, was public libraries.
View ArticleIllinois teachers say COVID-19 struggles are mounting and they’re ‘acutely...
Teachers say they're working longer hours but worry their lessons aren't as “engaging and rigorous.”
View ArticleInmate from Arizona dies at Thomson prison in Illinois after fight with...
The Federal Bureau of Prisons reported the death of Edsel Aaron Badoni at Thomson prison on Friday night.
View ArticleChicago area in for winter weather overnight with 5 inches of lake-effect...
A lakeshore flood advisory will begin at midnight as a system moves into the area that could drop half an inch of snow in the city and as much as 5 inches in northwest Indiana.
View ArticleWisconsin recount confirms Joe Biden’s win over Donald Trump
Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results on Sunday, confirming Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state.
View ArticleProsecutors: GPS and video captured teen at fatal shooting scene outside...
Fabian Diaz, of Franklin Park, was charged as an adult with first-degree murder related to the Oct. 16 shooting outside a bar in the 7600 block of West Belmont Avenue, authorities said.
View ArticlePolice: West Rogers Park man charged after trading shots with officer on...
A West Rogers Park man is facing felony charges for allegedly firing on a Chicago police officer Saturday on the city's Northwest Side.
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