District 215 votes to retire T.F. South’s nickname, citing its connection to...
District 215 board members voted unanimously to dissolve Thornton Fractional South High School’s nickname, which has come under renewed scrutiny as the country grapples with its racial legacy.
View ArticleFamily files lawsuit against SUV driver accused of hitting woman and her...
Family files lawsuit against SUV driver accused of hitting woman and her daughter, then circling and striking mother again. ‘They want to know why.’
View ArticleAmid protests, Chicago Board of Education votes to keep school police, but...
CPS CEO Janice Jackson said detractors' voices have been heard, even with the vote outcome.
View Article‘We need to fight for these lives’: Union Park vigil mourns Kenosha police...
About 300 people gathered for the vigil at Union Park Wednesday night, listening to speakers mourn the death of Trayford Pellerin, killed by police in Louisiana last week, and the shooting of Jacob...
View ArticleIn accepting GOP nomination for second term, Vice President Mike Pence: Stop...
On a night Republicans proclaimed as a “Salute to Heroes” at their national convention, Vice President Mike Pence confronted a police shooting in Kenosha, Wis., that has created deadly civil unrest...
View ArticleSeafood City dining guide: Find all the best Filipino street food, from...
As Seafood City launches an app for takeout and delivery due to COVID-19, Chicago fans of Filipino food can grab ube cake, Jollibee and more.
View ArticleDaywatch: Antioch teen charged in Kenosha shootings, why some Chicagoans are...
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View ArticleNew York attorney general probes perplexing Trump Tower Chicago loan deal
New York attorney general Letitia James is probing a perplexing Trump Tower Chicago loan deal.
View ArticleColumn: Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse and Kenosha’s vivid example of American...
The events in Kenosha this week distill what’s happening in our convulsing nation down to its bare essence.
View ArticleA peaceful night in Kenosha, and a tribute to one of those killed during...
As the first peaceful night of protests in Kenosha was drawing to a close Wednesday, a group of demonstrators gathered for a moment of silence near the spot where one of two men were gunned down...
View ArticleWoman gets 6 years for driving off an unfinished highway bridge in Champaign
A woman who admitted being drunk when she drove off an unfinished bridge onto a highway, seriously injuring a man, has been sentenced to six years in prison.
View ArticleLongtime Whiting Mayor Joseph Stahura charged with wire, tax fraud
Whiting Mayor Joseph Stahura has been charged with wire fraud and filing a false income tax return, officials announced Thursday.
View ArticleMcCormick Place loses its largest 2021 convention so far as coronavirus...
The Chicago Dental Society has canceled its annual meeting at McCormick Place next year and will instead hold the event online, a sign that the toll the coronavirus is taking on the city’s tourism...
View ArticlePrivate Wisconsin college cancels Mike Pence commencement speech, citing...
Wisconsin Lutheran College said Thursday that “after further review with careful consideration of the escalating events in Kenosha,” it decided to not have Pence deliver the speech.
View ArticleHigh-ranking Chicago Public Schools official charged with lying to FBI in...
A top aide to Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson been charged with lying to the FBI about whether he passed secret bid information about a massive $1 billion custodial contract to a lobbyist...
View ArticleDerecho uproots dozens of trees at Graceland Cemetery
Graceland, located in Uptown and long known for its natural landscape and historical monuments, closed Aug. 10 after a derecho with wind gusts as high as 130 miles per hour shifted some memorials and...
View ArticleWest suburban highway boss charged in $280,000 kickback scheme involving...
The elected head of the Bloomingdale Township highway commission
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot puts out request to gambling operators for possible...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday took the next step in the push for a Chicago casino, putting out a request for gambling operators and real estate developers to submit plans about how they would build...
View ArticleUnited Airlines plans to furlough 2,850 pilots after Oct. 1 without more...
United Airlines will furlough 2,850 pilots this fall as it faces a sharp decline in travel during the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,707 new known COVID-19 cases and 24 deaths...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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