7-year-old girl attending birthday party killed in drive-by shooting in South...
Shots fired from a vehicle killed a 7-year-old girl attending a birthday party in northern Indiana, according to police.
View ArticleInspired by a student’s hug, principal on Chicago’s South Side pens...
Vanessa Williams Johnson said she hopes the book will help children "go out into the world and feel OK.”
View ArticleUniversity of Chicago students call for defunding, abolishing school police...
University of Chicago students rallied Saturday with the goal of persuading school leaders to cut police funding in half immediately and to disband the school police agency by 2022.
View Article2 Chicago police officers recovering after being shot by a man early Sunday...
A suspect shot two Chicago police officers and police returned fire during a traffic stop on the West Side, police said early Sunday.
View ArticleChicago police respond to 10 shootings in about 3 hours Sunday, including 3...
Ten people were injured and three were killed in 10 shootings in the span of about three hours early Sunday, Chicago police said.
View Article5 people shot, 1 fatally, outside restaurant in Morgan Park, Chicago police say
Six people were shot, one fatally, Sunday afternoon outside a restaurant in Morgan Park on Chicago’s Far Southwest Side, authorities said.
View ArticleTeen killed in Waukegan’s 3rd deadly shooting in a week
Waukegan police investigate the third homicide within one week.
View ArticleEvanston residents, leaders grieve, pray and demand change following the...
Residents and church members attend a service hosted by Ebenezer AME Church in support of Jacob Blake and his family at the Evanston farmers market lot on Aug. 30, 2020, in Evanston. Blake's...
View ArticleRemembered as a ‘journalistic whirling dervish,’ former Tribune correspondent...
Remembered as a ‘journalistic whirling dervish,’ former Chicago Tribune correspondent William R. Neikirk dies at 82
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleColumn: The GOP of Honest Abe is not the GOP of Lying Trump
Only a narcissist would think Blacks would support a president who courts white supremacists, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleAnxious foster parents say it’s not the right time to switch fragile kids...
The state is set to roll out a new managed health care plan for thousands of foster children on Tuesday amid concerns from some caregivers and child welfare advocates who question whether the...
View ArticleDaywatch: Five shot in Morgan Park, worries about new health care plan for...
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View ArticleSt. Louis police officer dies a day after being shot in the head
A St. Louis police officer who was a “hero” to his family died Sunday after being shot in the head by a barricaded gunman on the city’s south side, authorities said.
View ArticleCoast Guard, Chicago police to resume search for man who fell off boat into...
A 32-year-old man who apparently fell off a boat and into Monroe Harbor failed to resurface Sunday and emergency crews who searched for him for hours Sunday were expected to look for his body again...
View ArticleLower gas tax revenue due to coronavirus pandemic may delay some Illinois...
Some Illinois road construction projects scheduled to be completed this year could be delayed until next year because of lower-than-anticipated gas tax revenues during the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleIowa’s coronavirus numbers varied widely this weekend because of website issue
The numbers on Iowa’s online coronavirus tracker varied widely this weekend because of a maintenance problem with the site.
View ArticleOne killed, three wounded in Zion drive-by shooting
A Zion man has died from a gunshot he sustained during a weekend drive-by shooting that wounded three other people, including a child, Zion police said Monday.
View ArticleNeed to get your driver’s license renewed? Be prepared to wait — maybe for...
More customers are in line because of postponed deadlines and social distancing guidelines.
View ArticleDeath of infant found unresponsive at Calumet City home ruled homicide
The death of an infant boy found unresponsive at a Calumet City home earlier this month has been ruled a homicide.
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