Watch live: Lightfoot, city officials discuss 2021 budget forecast
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other city officials release Chicago's 2021 budget forecast. Watch live here.
View ArticleWatch live: Kenosha officials hold news conference
Kenosha officials are expected to hold a news conference. Watch live here.
View ArticleNorth Chicago police officer fires at suspect during traffic stop,...
No one was injured in the altercation, which took place at about 8:50 p.m. Saturday when the officer stopped a 41-year-old Waukegan man on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to the...
View ArticleChicago buildings will be lit in red to spotlight need for arts industry...
Nationwide effort aims to push Congress to pass pandemic relief RESTART Act.
View ArticleAurora man accused of threatening to bomb branch court
An Aurora man is accused of threatening to blow up the Aurora Branch Court Friday, officials said.
View ArticleCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announces ‘Mask Up Cook County’...
Toni Preckwinkle announces ‘Mask Up Cook County’ campaign as suburbs ‘second surge’ of coronavirus.
View ArticleDolton men charged in thefts from Illinois Tollway truck lots
Authorities found stolen apparel, coffee items, cannabis, a handgun, five firearm magazines and multiple calibers of ammunition after executing a search warrant at a home in Dolton on Friday, according...
View ArticleMan charged with shooting of 2 Chicago police officers on West Side
A 19-year-old Chicago man arrested hours after a shooting that left two Chicago police officers wounded early Sunday has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and other felonies and was...
View Article1 dead in I-65 tanker rollover in Hobart
The crash occurred at the 258 mile marker of I-65 northbound just south of the exit for Ridge Road. All lanes of I-65 northbound were closed for investigation of the crash and removal of the vehicles,...
View Article5 charged with disorderly conduct after fight at Orland Square Mall
Five Chicago men were charged with disorderly conduct following a fight Saturday evening at Orland Square Mall, according to Orland Park police
View ArticleFacing COVID-19 fines up to $10,000, some restaurants say punishment doesn’t...
Restaurants and bars cited for COVID-19 violations could face fines up to $10,000, which owners say would devastate their struggling businesses.
View ArticleKenosha leaders uneasy with Trump visit, but say they aim to ensure safety
Of the 175 people arrested during protests in Kenosha since Blake was shot in the back Aug. 23, leaving the 29-year-old Black man paralyzed, 102 have addresses outside of Kenosha.
View ArticleFormer SafeSpeed executive who wore FBI wire charged with bribery conspiracy...
Omar Maani, a former SafeSpeed executive who wore a wire for the FBI as part of a sprawling public corruption investigation was charged with bribery Monday.
View ArticleFormer Portage official owes city $16K: Indiana Attorney General’s office
Stidham, 37, is scheduled to appear before Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary DeBoer at 1 p.m. Tuesday for an initial hearing on the criminal charge.
View ArticleCiting ’catastrophic collapse’ of economy, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago...
Citing the “catastrophic collapse of our local and national economy” due to COVID-19 and damage to local businesses from civil unrest, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday laid out a $1.2 billion budget...
View ArticleColumn: Biden decries violence ‘on the left or the right,’ Trump hails...
After weeks of patently false claims that Joe Biden hasn’t condemned violence and looting stemming from protests across the country, President Donald Trump’s press secretary was asked Monday if the...
View ArticleAbraham Lincoln impersonator accused of producing child pornography
A Freeport man who has spent decades performing as an Abraham Lincoln impersonator was arrested Friday on charges related to disseminating a child pornography video, according to Freeport police.
View ArticleChicago passes 500 homicides, on track for one of the most violent years in...
When police Superintendent Brown took the podium Monday for his news conference on weekend violence, the city had recorded more than 500 homicides this year, putting it on pace with 2016 when Chicago...
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