Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,612 new known COVID-19 cases and eight...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleChicago Board of Ed could look at phasing out school resource officers, the...
Alternatives to school officers could be better at providing safe learning environments, according to the board's proposed resolution.
View ArticleProportion of Black cops in Chicago Police Department likely to go down,...
The proportion of Black cops in the Chicago Police Department will likely go down as officers retire in coming years, the city’s public safety watchdog told aldermen on Monday.
View ArticleBridgeview man dies after Aug. 16 incident on Portage Lakefront
Saleh was one of five swimmers who struggled and had to be rescued along the Portage Lakefront and Riverfront that day.
View ArticleTwo men charged with murdering a man whose body was found in a burned-out...
Two west suburban men have been charged with the first-degree murder of a man whose gunshot body was found inside a Dundee Township home that went up in flames more than three years ago, the Kane...
View Article2 Chicago restaurants among 4 businesses cited for coronavirus guideline...
4 more businesses cited for allegedly violating COVID-19 guidelines, with overcrowding and breaking curfew among the violations.
View ArticleThe Spin: After week of DNC, it’s Trump’s turn to deliver GOP message |...
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View ArticleA week after opening for in-person classes, Loyola Academy closes due to...
Just one week after Loyola Academy students returned to the Wilmette campus for the start of the new school year, officials said Monday they are closing the high school for two weeks after several...
View ArticleNorth Chicago woman killed trying to break up Waukegan party argument, police...
After police responded to the report of a shooting Saturday on McAlister Avenue, they found a woman in the street with a gunshot wound, according to Waukegan police. She was transported to an area...
View ArticleChicago could set record highs this week, but forecasters say humidity will...
Long-standing records for daily high temperature are expected to be in contention this week as Chicago hurtles toward a record hot summer.
View Article2 men charged in connection with robbery at Glenview bank branch
The robbery took place at a TCF Bank branch inside Jewel Osco.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot to release Chicago’s city budget forecast next week
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will unveil her 2021 budget forecast next week, kicking off what could be a painful budget cycle for the city’s taxpayers. Earlier this summer, Lightfoot administration...
View ArticleVolunteers start getting COVID-19 vaccine at UIC as part of large clinical trial
Volunteers start getting COVID-19 vaccine at UIC as part of large clinical trial.
View ArticleIllinois scales back reopening in Will, Kankakee counties after COVID-19...
State officials announced Monday that a series of stricter regulations will be implemented this week in Will and Kankakee counties at restaurants, bars and casinos to slow the spread of COVID-19, after...
View ArticleFederal charges brought in carjacking, armed robbery spree that included a...
Federal charges were brought Monday against a west suburban man accused in a two-day carjacking and armed robbery spree last week that included the broad-daylight robbery of a UPS driver in Oak Park.
View ArticleCPS will charge thousands in tuition for virtual prekindergarten this fall —...
CPS will charge about $1,500 a month for pre-kindergarten, but it's virtual this fall, so what do parents do about day care?
View ArticleIHSA announces fall sports will be limited to regional geographic competition...
The IHSA board met virtually Monday and approved a plan for a single round of regional geographic competition for fall sports.
View ArticleState GOP chair: Republicans are party of law and order, Democrats a party of...
Illinois Republican Chairman Tim Schneider used the first day of the GOP’s national convention to declare Republicans as a party of law and order and Democrats one of promoting lawlessness in citing...
View ArticleDriver critically injures bicyclist in collision, police say
A driver hit a 33-year-old bicyclist early Tuesday while making a left turn on the South Side, according to Chicago police. No citations were issued.
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