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View ArticleChicago man steals county-owned truck after bonding out on theft charge:...
A Buena Park neighborhood man is facing additional charges after jumping behind the wheel of a Will County-owned truck and driving away with it shortly after bonding out from jail on an unrelated case,...
View Article7 out of 10 people arrested at CPS schools are Black, and most are younger...
More than 73% of people arrested at Chicago Public Schools last year were Black, though Black students account for only 36% of the student population, according to data released Friday by CPS.
View ArticleBoy, 12, shot after playing basketball with cousins on South Side, police say
A boy around the age of 12 has been shot and wounded Friday evening on the city's South Side, police said.
View ArticleHeading off to college? Be prepared to sign a statement ‘voluntarily’...
Heading off to college? Be prepared to sign a statement ‘voluntarily’ accepting the risk you’ll catch COVID-19. Experts disagree on whether such forms protect colleges from lawsuits if a student or...
View ArticleColumn: Is 2020 the worst year ever?
This worst year ever has been far worse for some than others, but it’s touched us all, writes Mary Schmich.
View ArticleMayor Lightfoot, police brass address criticism over response to looting that...
Days after one of the biggest crises Mayor Lori Lightfoot has faced, some city officials wondered out loud about City Hall’s ability to handle another wave of looting like the one that hit in the early...
View ArticleHaymarket addiction treatment center says planned Itasca rehab would have...
In new documents filed with Itasca, the Haymarket addiction treatment center says its rehab envisioned for the DuPage County village would have a “negligible” effect on public safety costs, contrary to...
View ArticleFormer Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson dies at age 84. A Republican from...
Former Gov. James R. Thompson died suddenly on Friday night.
View ArticleFormer Illinois Gov. James Thompson dies at the age of 84
Former Gov. James R. Thompson died Aug. 14, 2020 at the age of 84.
View ArticleStarved Rock, Matthiessen state parks to remain closed this weekend after...
Two of Illinois' most popular state parks will remain closed at least until Monday after heavy storms downed trees, blocking roadways and trails.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,828 new known COVID-19 cases and five...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View Article2 young women clinging to life after Eisenhower Expressway shooting
A shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway on the city’s West Side early Saturday left two women seriously injured, state police said.
View Article2 dead, at least 14 wounded in shootings overnight on South, West sides
Two were fatally shot and at least 14 others were wounded in shootings overnight Friday, Chicago police said.
View Article‘I’m going to find some place to loot,’ said suspect who livestreamed himself...
A 20-year-old man is facing felony charges after he streamed video of himself trying to break into an ATM machine with a hammer on social media, Chicago police said.
View ArticleRally against police brutality ends near Grant Park after failed attempt to...
About 200 people marched through Brozeville on Saturday afternoon after police thwarted an attempt to march onto the Dan Ryan expressway.
View Article17 cops hurt, 24 people arrested following violent demonstrations in downtown...
Seventeen Chicago police officers were injured and at least 24 people were arrested during protests that turned violent on Saturday afternoon downtown.
View ArticleProtests turn violent in downtown Chicago
Seventeen Chicago police officers were injured and at least 24 people were arrested during protests that turned violent late Saturday afternoon downtown.
View ArticleLong Grove’s historic covered bridge, damaged by a truck in 2018, finally...
Within 24 hours of reopening, Long Grove’s Robert Parker Coffin Road Bridge was damaged when a yellow school bus struck the historic structure, officials said Saturday.
View ArticleGroup tries to stop arrest of man charged with spitting on a police officer...
A mob of people tried to block Elgin police from arresting a man who reportedly spat on a police officer in a downtown park Friday night, officials said.
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