After putting sons through college in Mexico by selling sweet nuts for...
A Little Village vendor who sold homemade carmelized peanuts for 25 years to put his two sons through college in Mexico was killed by car fleeing police. Now, his family is hoping to be able to send...
View ArticleYoung organizers demand the release of arrested protesters and call on...
Young organizers stood outside the Wentworth District police station Sunday morning to demand the release of fellow activists arrested at Saturday’s protest and draw attention to the violent tactics...
View ArticleAhead of national convention, Illinois Democrats push aside internal strife,...
The harmony of Illinois Democrats has been broken in recent weeks in disagreements over whether embattled House Speaker Michael Madigan should continue to lead the party and over Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s...
View ArticleSoftware engineer and DePaul student charged following Millennium Park protest
Two women went before a Cook County judge on Sunday just a day after a protest turned into a violent clash between demonstrators and police officers, roiling downtown again.
View ArticleColumn: Reparations are about economic stability, not a looted pair of $120...
There simply is no reasonable way to equate felony burglary with social justice reform, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleFor Illinois delegates, a ‘totally bizarre’ Democratic convention from the couch
When the Democratic National Convention gets underway Monday, no delegates will be traveling to Milwaukee, Wisc., with the coronavirus pandemic is still coursing through the country. Neither will any...
View ArticleCan little kids really social distance? Lessons from child care centers that...
Are young children capable of wearing masks correctly and other COVID-fighting practices?
View ArticleDaywatch: Accusations fly between protesters and police, Illinois delegates...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: New restrictions being imposed on counties...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View Article3 people injured after explosion levels home in Joliet
One person was critically injured and two other people also were hurt following an explosion that leveled a home on Sunday in Joliet.
View ArticleA timeline of the Jussie Smollett case
A timeline of events in the still-evolving Jussie Smollett case in Chicago.
View ArticlePicked up on Missouri warrant, Valparaiso man admits having meth: police report
Walker told police he didn’t know about the warrant and police took him into custody.
View ArticleLittle Beans Cafe closes Chicago location in hopes of keeping Evanston play...
Little Beans Cafe will close its Chicago location in the Logan Square area in hopes of keeping its Evanston location operating.
View Article9-year-old boy suffers graze wound to the head while riding in a car on South...
A 9-year-old boy suffered a graze wound to the head as he rode in a car on the South Side Monday afternoon, according to police and fire officials.
View ArticleChicago closes 5 more restaurants and bars for COVID-19 guideline violations
4 restaurants and a nightclub were cited for violations and closed for 1 day over the weekend.
View ArticleInvestigation continues after crash involving Lake County Sheriff’s police car
A motorist involved in a weekend collision with a Lake County Sheriff’s officer remained hospitalized in stable condition Monday, according to sheriff’s police.
View ArticleAfter push to change the name of Douglas Park, Chicago Park District...
Other parks likely to be renamed include Park 543, which would be called Printers Row Park, and Park 568, updated to West Ridge Nature Preserve Park — both changes that reflect the parks’ locations.
View ArticleColumn: In Jussie Smollett case, special prosecutor finds Kim Foxx misled...
We didn’t need a special prosecutor’s report to tell us Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case was shambolic. But now we have one, just in case. Former U.S....
View ArticleIllinois orders tighter restrictions in Metro East area outside St. Louis in...
The Metro East region outside St. Louis on Tuesday becomes the first in Illinois to be put back under stricter rules meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 after surpassing a state positivity rate...
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