Remote learning, in school? Some suburban public schools closed by COVID-19...
In some cases, the students are in the same schools where their own teachers are giving remote lessons from empty classrooms.
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View ArticleMan charged after Markham family members find severed head, body parts in his...
A man is in custody after the dismembered remains of a woman were found in bags in a Markham home.
View ArticleMan shot, another stabbed in separate attacks in downtown Chicago overnight
One man was stabbed and another was shot in separate attacks in downtown Chicago Wednesday night and early Thursday, according to police.
View Article‘Serious injury’ crash involving motorcycle shuts outbound Kennedy Expressway...
A crash involving a motorcycle resulted in serious injuries Thursday morning and shut down the outbound Kennedy Expressway south of the Irving Park neighborhood, according to state police.
View ArticleHow Nick Kokonas pivoted hard at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic,...
Kokonas has never been shy about change, but how did he lead the Alinea Group and Tock through a year with so many disruptions?
View ArticleFrom 79,000 jobs lost to 48,000 cups of milk tea delivered, the numbers show...
From the 79,700 people who have lost their jobs to the 43,000 meals delivered by one cafe, these numbers help illuminate the coronavirus impact on dining.
View ArticleHealth care workers remember colleague
Fellow health care workers remember ICU nurse Neuman Kiamco at a candlelight vigil Sept. 12, 2020, outside MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn. Kiamco, 48, died Aug. 30 after a two-month battle with COVID-19.
View ArticleShooting outside Wisconsin apartment complex leaves 4 hurt
Four people, including the assailant, have been shot at a senior living apartment building in Dodge County, Wisconsin, according to sheriff’s officials.
View ArticleMan shot in leg during road rage dispute in Lake Forest, police say
A man was shot in the leg Wednesday night in Lake Forest in what police are calling an apparent case of road rage.
View ArticleBy the numbers: A snapshot of Chicago’s economy six months into the pandemic
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Chicago-area jobs were lost, consumer spending dropped 43%, and over half of temporary business closures became permanent.
View ArticleChild protection supervisor pleads not guilty to child endangerment in death...
Lawyers said it’s extremely rare for prosecutors to bring charges against child protection workers.
View ArticleWaukegan man sentenced to 60 years for killing woman who was ramming SUV into...
Farid Rakin, 52, was found guilty earlier this year in the June 5, 2017, shooting death of 24-year-old Ciera Davis of Waukegan.
View ArticleDaniel Biss, former state senator and gubernatorial candidate, announces run...
Daniel Biss, a former state senator and candidate for governor, is mounting a run for Evanston mayor.
View ArticleFacing gaping city budget hole, Lightfoot administration may consider leaving...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot will consider slowing down the replacement of retired Chicago police officers or leaving some positions unfilled next year to reduce the Police Department’s massive personnel...
View ArticleUS attorney John Lausch issues guidance for House committee investigating...
U.S. Attorney John Lausch said in a letter Thursday that his office doesn’t have an issue with an Illinois House committee seeking testimony and documents from witnesses in its inquiry of Speaker...
View ArticleJerry Harris, star of Netflix show ‘Cheer,’ appears in federal court in...
Jerry Harris, star of the Netflix docuseries “Cheer,” was arrested Thursday and charged in federal court in Chicago with producing child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
View ArticleCook County Board of Ethics appoints new chair after previous two ousted amid...
The board in charge of enforcing Cook County’s ethics ordinance on Thursday ushered in a new chair, the third to hold the position this year after a series of recent member shakeups. Thomas Szromba,...
View ArticleSouthport Lanes is among the latest Chicago restaurants and bars to close...
Here is a running list of Chicago-area bars and restaurants that have closed for economic reasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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