Northfield woman now charged with hate crime over confrontation with Black...
Irene Donoshaytis, 65, of Northfield, now faces a felony hate crime charge over her confrontation with a Black man attempting to use a public Winnetka pier.
View ArticleAfter pressure to clear languishing DNA evidence like rape kits, Illinois...
After pressure to clear languishing DNA evidence like rape kits, Illinois reduces backlog by 31%
View ArticleCollecting remote learning school supplies
Chicago Public Schools parents and students pick up remote learning school supplies ahead of next week's first day of school.
View ArticleIllinois state police investigate fatal shooting, crash near I-57 and Bishop...
The driver of a vehicle headed south on the Bishop Ford expressway was shot, crashed his vehicle into an embankment and was pronounced dead late Tuesday, according to authorities
View ArticleYorkville man sentenced to six years in prison for fatal DUI crash
A Yorkville man has been sentenced to six years in prison for a DUI crash that killed a 32-year-old Sheridan woman, officials said.
View ArticleTeen told Chicago police he was shot on West Side, but police say he was...
For some reason — police haven’t quite figured it out yet — a man falsely claimed he had been shot at a block party on the West Side when he was actually wounded during a “gunfight” after an accident...
View Article10-year-old girl killed, 5-year-old boy critically injured in crash caused by...
A 10-year-old girl was killed and a 5-year-old boy was critically injured when a car fleeing Chicago police plowed into another car on the South Side.
View ArticleCOVID-19 cases spike at University of Illinois after large weekend parties;...
If the current trend continues, the school could see up to 8,000 COVID-19 cases this semester, officials said.
View ArticleDemocratic nominee Joe Biden plans Kenosha trip on Thursday, countering...
Joe Biden is traveling to Wisconsin on Thursday, as the key swing state becomes the focal point for a political debate over violence at protests.
View ArticleRamen Misoya downtown and Kroll’s South Loop are among the latest Chicago...
Here is a running list of Chicago-area bars and restaurants that have closed for economic reasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleThe Spin: Biden wants to bring healing message to Kenosha tomorrow | Madigan...
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View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,128 new known COVID-19 cases and 27...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleFire at Indonesian Consulate General residence in Winnetka prompts...
Winnetka firefighters were battling a house fire Wednesday afternoon that required assistance from neighboring departments, authorities said.
View ArticleGrandson charged with murder in stabbing deaths of grandparents in Markham
The 21-year-old grandson of a Markham couple found stabbed to death in their home has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
View ArticleAldermen debate Chicago state of emergency, asking Pritzker for National...
Aldermen on Wednesday took up the politically charged idea of asking Gov. J.B. Pritzker to call in the National Guard to patrol violence-plagued Chicago streets.
View ArticleCaptive-bred Blanding’s turtles released into the wild: ’To bring them back...
Wednesday’s journey into the marsh featured the first cohort in 25 years that included captive-bred turtles from Brookfield Zoo.
View ArticleThere was only one Bob Rohrman. Auto dealer and TV pitchman dies at 87.
Of all the Chicago auto dealers who ever graced the small screen as their own TV pitchman, few were as delightfully campy as Bob Rohrman.
View ArticleAffordable housing loan program aims to boost Chicago’s South and West sides
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is set to join an affordable housing lender on Thursday to announce a big loan program designed to improve the city’s stock of inexpensive apartments. The Community Investment...
View ArticleColumn: Donald Trump and police unions — an unholy alliance that stops real...
Trump's bond with police unions props up his “law and order” platform while scuttling needed law-enforcement reforms, Dahleen Glanton writes.
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