Mayor Lori Lightfoot fires Chicago’s top cannabis adviser without offering...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has fired her cannabis coordinator, though city officials declined to say why.
View ArticleObama Presidential Center timeline moves forward after lawsuit dismissed by...
A lawsuit over the planned Obama Presidential Center’s campus in Jackson Park has stalled after a federal appeals court panel on Friday ruled the plaintiffs did not suffer actual harm and that much of...
View ArticleWaukegan officials criticize late-night, defund-police protest outside...
Members of the Waukegan People’s Council issued their demands through a megaphone on the sidewalk in front of Moisio’s home starting around 11 p.m. and continuing until just after midnight amid what...
View ArticleThe Spin: U.S. Reps. Quigley, Schakowsky call for stricter penalties for...
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View ArticleSuspect arrested in connection with fatal Waukegan shooting; alleged killer...
Damar McDonald, 32, also of Waukegan, who is accused of firing the shot that killed Nunnally, remains at large.
View ArticleColumn: Nikki Haley says America’s not racist. She’s either disgracefully...
Racism denial is the unstated doctrine of Trump’s Republican Party; Haley decided to take one for the team and say it out loud, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View Article25 community groups, Cook County public defender sign letter criticizing...
The Cook County public defender joined 25 community and faith groups in a letter on Monday condemning Mayor Lori Lightfoot for what they said was Chicago police’s use of brute force amid a national...
View ArticleIllinois GOP looks for outreach to Hispanic, Black communities
Illinois Republicans, facing the tug of appealing to their base and the pull of trying to grow, acknowledged the need to reach out to Hispanics and Blacks on Tuesday as part of their second-day events...
View ArticleKey facts about the city of Kenosha, long known as a shipping port and, now,...
Here’s a breakdown of Kenosha, Wisconsin, in terms of its population, economy, politics and notable people.
View ArticleRally held in Evanston as show of support for Jacob Blake and family: ‘We cry...
Several hundred people gathered in Evanston for a rally and march in support of Jacob Blake and his family.
View Article1 seriously injured in Rogers Park apartment building fire
One adult was taken to a hospital in serious-to-critical condition from a building fire in Rogers Park Tuesday night.
View ArticleColumn: We die alone, we Zoom alone. But a Zoom memorial can bring the living...
A ritual has become all too familiar to people of our pandemic age: the Zoom memorial service.
View ArticleDaywatch: Fatal gunfire in Kenosha, why Metra is losing millions and the 19th...
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View Article‘There’s been an awful lot of partying’: Northwestern University asks...
NU will be "messaging the consequences" to students of not complying with public health precautions, a school official said.
View Article3 shot, 1 fatally, outside Sauk Village home
A 20-year-old man was killed and two others were wounded Tuesday in a shooting outside a Sauk Village home, police said.
View ArticleChicago Gourmet 2020 pivots during coronavirus pandemic to most accessible...
This year's Chicago Gourmet spreads a series of in-person dinners, virtual demos and a 100-chef Hamburger Hop throughout September.
View ArticleFeds charge 2 in burglaries of Northwest Side pharmacies during May unrest
Two Chicago men hit have been hit with federal charges alleging they conspired to burglarize three Walgreens pharmacies on the Northwest Side during the looting and unrest that ripped through the city...
View ArticleJobless workers could get an extra $300 a week in benefits. Pritzker says...
Illinois is applying for the $300 weekly unemployment benefits supplement President Trump ordered earlier this month to provide financial assistance to jobless workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleColumn: Time to stop planning and start building: It’s crunch time for...
It's crunch time for Lightfoot's efforts to boost the South and West Sides. Will it work?
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