Smoke from West Coast wildfires reaches Illinois
Smoke from West Coast wildfires arrives into the atmosphere above northern Illinois, turning the sky a shade of milky white.
View ArticleMan describes crawling through thick smoke to help neighbor in downtown...
“It was scarier than I thought,” he said. “I just didn’t know it could get that bad that fast.”
View ArticlePorn, guns and racism: Days into the new school year, virtual classrooms have...
"Our students are being attacked for just coming to class and all the protection is falling on the educators," one teacher said.
View ArticleChicago Ethics Board to enforce ban that would prohibit elected officials...
Chicago’s Ethics Board announced Tuesday it would start enforcing a ban on elected officials lobbying City Hall at the end of the month, meaning a south suburban official likely would need to either...
View ArticleOutdoor preschool at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Children attend a variety of nature-based programs outdoors at the Chicago Botanic Garden Nature Preschool in Glencoe.
View ArticleDolton man charged after chase from Crown Point to Hammond
McMiller, he said, crashed into several vehicles as well as the ramp wall before coming to a stop at near Cabela Drive in Hammond, where was arrested.
View ArticleWrigleyville struggles to stay open during pandemic without Cubs crowds
All over Wrigleyville — the quirky neighborhood that surrounds Wrigley Field, the longtime home of the Chicago Cubs — they are counting pennies, searching for help and dreaming of a return to normalcy.
View ArticleMetra launches $1 million ad campaign to lure commuters back
Metra is launching a $1 million ad campaign touting its daily cleaning efforts to lure commuters back on trains during the pandemic
View ArticleWith no help forthcoming from Washington, Gov. J.B. Pritzker asks state...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that he’s asked the heads of state agencies to prepare for 5% cuts to budgets for this year and 10% cuts next year.
View ArticleUtah added to Chicago’s travel order as six states removed and officials warn...
Utah added to Chicago’s travel order as six states removed and officials warn about Wisconsin travel. Here’s what you need to know to avoid a large fine.
View ArticleChicago health commissioner again sounds warning on Wisconsin COVID-19 cases,...
Wisconsin is back on the clock to perhaps get added to the COVID-19 rogue’s gallery of states from which people are expected to stay inside for two weeks if they travel from there to Chicago, city...
View ArticleInspector general finds failures in city’s system for promptly releasing...
The city of Chicago has in some instances failed to release video and other evidence in excessive force cases involving Chicago Police with 60 days, as its own policy requires.
View ArticleShots fired on Michigan Avenue near Ida B. Wells lead to arrests on Near West...
Chicago police officers witnessed someone fire gunshots downtown late Tuesday morning and possible suspects were in custody following a traffic crash, police said.
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View ArticleLawsuit accuses Netflix ‘Cheer’ star and Naperville resident Jerry Harris of...
Stars from the Netflix docuseries “Cheer” who has called Naperville his home is accused of a pattern of “sexual harassment, exploitation, manipulation, intimidation and sexual abuse” in a lawsuit filed...
View ArticleLongtime Kendall County fugitive wanted on home repair fraud charges arrested...
A man accused of home repair fraud in several counties in the Aurora area was arrested in Glendale, Arizona, Monday where he was living under a false identity for nearly 13 years, officials said.
View ArticleJudge rejects bid for new trial for man convicted of being getaway driver in...
More than two years after he was convicted of being the getaway driver in Hadiya Pendleton’s murder, Kenneth Williams on Tuesday made an exhaustive — but ultimately unsuccessful — bid to throw out the...
View ArticleNaperville man sentenced to federal prison for stealing $1.49 million from...
A Naperville man has been sentenced to 29 months in prison and ordered to pay back more than $1.49 million he fraudulently took from his employer, federal prosecutors said.
View Article5-year-old boy shot in the thigh in Lawndale residence, police say
The boy was transported to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.
View ArticleHomicides in Cook County are already past all of last year, and most of the...
Just weeks into September, homicides in Cook County have already passed the total for all of last year, with nearly all the victims people of color, according to the medical examiner’s office.
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