CPS denies COVID-19 accommodations to hundreds of teachers and staff who are...
Teachers are being forced to choose between their safety and livelihood, a Chicago Teachers Union official contends.
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Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newletter.
View ArticleKyle Rittenhouse hit with another charge — breaking curfew
Prosecutors have charged the 17-year-old accused of shooting three people during a protest in southeastern Wisconsin this summer with violating curfew.
View ArticleGreat-grandmother on shooting death of 13-year-old boy: ‘This little guy was...
Xavier Quiroz was shot by two people and killed Sunday morning in Vittum Park on the Southwest Side, according to police.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 5,644 new COVID-19 cases and 106 more deaths...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleForecasters warn of poor visibility as first major winter storm hits Chicago...
Most of northern Illinois is expected to get at least an inch of snow when a winter storm hits Tuesday afternoon, though areas to the north and west of Chicago could see as much as 7 inches from the...
View ArticlePolice mum on shootings, stabbings reported this week in Elgin,...
Three violent crimes — believed to be two stabbings and a shooting — were reported Sunday and Monday in Elgin, Carpentersville and West Dundee but few details have been released by the local police...
View ArticleChicago finally gets snow
A winter storm covers Chicago and most of northern Illinois with the season's first measurable snowfall.
View ArticleColumn: Looking back on 2020: A pants-less year of isolation and fervent...
We will remember 2020, in large part, as a time of isolation, frustration, trepidation and wildly enhanced sanitation. It was the year of the coronavirus pandemic, a year that changed our lives and how...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court to decide fate of last contested medical marijuana...
A five-year court case soon to be brought before the Illinois Supreme Court will determine if a coveted cannabis growing license should continue to be held by the company already using it in Aurora, or...
View ArticleNew year brings new laws, including insulin price limit, while minimum wage...
One of the side effects of the coronavirus pandemic was a drastically shortened spring session of the Illinois General Assembly, which means far fewer laws taking effect on New Year’s Day than in a...
View ArticleDaywatch: CPS denies COVID-19 accommodations, weed sales top $1B and ex-Cubs...
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View ArticleDec. 29 storm map: How much did it snow near you?
A fast-moving, rush-hour storm started to roll through northern Illinois Tuesday afternoon giving Chicago its first major winter snow of the season.
View ArticleColumn: Why rush teachers and students back into classrooms now, CPS?...
Safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines are no longer a distant dream. They’ve arrived. Why not continue remote learning until educators and school building staff members have access to them?
View ArticleSpeed camera tickets starting at 6 mph above the limit part of Mayor Lori...
With 2021 upon us, Mayor Lori Lightfoot will soon end Chicago motorists’ carefree days of driving up to 9 miles per hour over the posted speed limit.The city will start issuing tickets in the new year...
View ArticleMurder suspect who escaped at restaurant drive-thru caught in East Chicago:...
A Hammond man charged with murder who escaped when a private driver who was extraditing him from Texas stopped at a Gary McDonald’s drive-thru Dec. 15 was captured Monday morning in East Chicago.
View ArticleAchy backs. Sore necks. Working from home has created new demand for physical...
Across the country, aching backs, necks and shoulders brought on by COVID-19-related lifestyle changes have sent many people to physical therapists — a trend that’s likely to continue in 2021.
View ArticleChicago violence numbers soar in 2020
Chicago in 2020 reached a level of violence not seen in the city in years, with homicides increasing by more than 50%, according to official statistics. It is believed to be among the highest...
View ArticleCharges pending for assailant who stabbed Hoffman Estates snowplow driver...
Snowplow driver stabbed in Hoffman Estates.
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