Column: What did we learn from the murder of George Floyd? The police...
In our collective anger over looting in Chicago, we lost focus on what matters most, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleColumn: Biden picks Kamala Harris. Trump should dump Mike Pence and replace...
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s decision to choose Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate leaves President Donald “Scared” Trump with little choice — he needs to dump Vice President Mike Pence.
View ArticleElectric scooters are back in Chicago: Here’s what you need to know about the...
This is the second year that Bird, Lime and Spin are participating in the city’s program. The companies were chosen after city staff rated their abilities to comply with city requirements.
View ArticleColumn: USPS postal carriers brave the storm, and not just the political one
All over the city and beyond, people had stories of their carriers’ valor during Monday’s storm.
View ArticleWisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald wins GOP primary for US...
Tuesday's election went off much more smoothly than April’s chaotic presidential primary.
View ArticleDaywatch: Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris for VP, uncertainty for college...
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View ArticleGirl, 4, dies after Gage Park fire that also displaced 9 other residents
A 4-year-old girl found in a first-floor bedroom of a burning home Wednesday later was pronounced dead, authorities said.
View ArticleSumner Redstone, who built media empire including CBS and Viacom, dies at age 97
Sumner Redstone, who built a media empire from his family's drive-in movie chain, has died. He was 97.
View Article‘Everything is a risk vs. benefit equation these days and it is exhausting’ —...
More than 70 people from across the area responded and shared their thoughts, worries and plans about returning to school in the fall. There was anger, understanding, patience and frustration in the...
View ArticleHaving an eating disorder during coronavirus is like being ‘in a maze...
Isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic can make recovering from an eating disorder even more difficult.
View ArticlePolice: Three men attack, carjack driver at gunpoint Monday night in Oak Park
Police: Three men attack, carjack driver at gunpoint Monday night in Oak Park
View ArticleAfter tribute to slain teen activist Caleb Reed, Mather High council votes...
The principal said his "stomach churned at the weight of this decision."
View ArticleVito & Nick’s celebrates 100 years in Chicago with the best tavern-style...
The pandemic postponed the party about six weeks, but that’s just a blip for a family business that’s survived a century.
View ArticleLa Grange Park firefighters deal with live electrical wires and explosions...
La Grange Park firefighters report there were several explosions, apparently caused by arcing electrical wires, while they were extinguishing a fire by a garage near 30th Street and Blanchan Avenue.
View ArticleHow Chicago restaurants are adapting to draw you back in: Lakeshore East gets...
Lakeshore East Food & Beer Garden opens in the neighborhood of the same name, while pasta-centric Daisies restaurant adds a grocery.
View ArticleChicago-area high school athletes help out downtown small business owner,...
Chicago area high school athletes surprised a River North small business owner Wednesday morning to offer support after his shop was looted for a second time this summer.
View ArticleHighland man faces drunken driving charges after hitting 3 Indiana State...
State troopers were called around 10:20 p.m., after reports a black Dodge Charger was driving the wrong way northbound on I-65, near Gary’s 15th Avenue exit.
View Article10 sites where anyone can get a coronavirus test: Search our map for one near...
Testing for COVID-19 has greatly expanded in Illinois. Search our map for a site near you.
View ArticleDePaul University shifts ‘vast majority’ of classes online, closes residence...
College officials said there's no "reasonable way" to reopen campus more fully while keeping coronavirus risks manageable.
View ArticleHundreds of thousands in Iowa still without power after 112 mph winds near...
Hundreds of thousands of residents in Iowa’s three largest cities remained without electricity Wednesday, two days after a rare wind storm.
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