Chicago fall bridge lifts
The annual fall Chicago bridge lifts signal the end of summer.
View ArticleEmpty roads, trains, buses and airports: How COVID-19 and staying at home...
Chicago’s roads and airports were among some of the busiest in the United States before COVID-19 entered our lexicon. Public transportation by bus and rail, too, carried thousands of people between the...
View ArticleParty City opening just 25 Halloween pop-up stores nationwide as CDC warns...
Party City will open about 90% fewer Halloween pop-up stores than last year as the coronavirus pandemic makes many traditional Halloween celebrations scarier than usual.
View ArticleUniversity of Wisconsin at Madison will restart in-person classes but asks...
Anyone who can't follow social gathering rules is being asked to consider canceling their housing contract.
View Article1 dead, 4 wounded in Chicago shootings Wednesday
A 22-year-old man was fatally wounded and at least four others were injured in shootings Wednesday in Chicago, police said.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,848 new known COVID-19 cases and 22...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleSocial Graces: Host wants to ask guests to get a COVID-19 test before...
You're hosting an upcoming event. Should you ask guests to get a coronavirus test before coming over?
View ArticleScores of Illinois high schools reopened Wednesday for SAT makeup exams....
“If school buildings are not safe" for students, "why are they safe for test taking?" one critic asked.
View ArticleCPS plan for reopening schools remains unclear as parents share remote...
Many parents praised their kids' teachers but said too much time is spent on tech support and redirecting kids to screens.
View ArticleNaperville man arrested on a gunrunner charge following ATF investigation
A Naperville man accused of illegally selling guns, two of which were reportedly stolen, has been charged with gunrunning by the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office following an ATF investigation...
View ArticleThe Spin: Lightfoot, Pritzker call for peace after Breonna Taylor decision |...
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View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker warns northwest Illinois region could be headed for...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned Wednesday the region of northwest Illinois that includes Rockford and Northern Illinois University and borders Wisconsin and Iowa could soon see stricter rules aimed at...
View ArticleCook County plans to give out grants of up to $10,000 to small businesses hit...
Small business owners in suburban Cook County who saw their revenue evaporate during the coronavirus pandemic could get up to $10,000 in grants by the end of the year, Cook County Board President Toni...
View ArticleColumn: Justice in Breonna Taylor’s death fell victim to ‘law-and-order’...
Nothing short of an indictment in Taylor’s death could have convinced the masses that the process was fair, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleHundreds of demonstrators gather around Chicago to peacefully protest that no...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has mobilized hundreds of city vehicles ahead of potential protests and civil unrest after a Kentucky grand jury did not charge any Louisville police officers for their...
View ArticleHundreds of demonstrators gather around Chicago to peacefully protest that no...
People gathered throughout the city to protest after a Kentucky grand jury decided not to charge any Louisville police officers for their role in Breonna Taylor’s killing.
View Article‘This is not good enough.’ Chicago-area parents rally to get kids back in...
Parent rallies across the suburbs are calling for kids to get back in the classroom and into athletics.
View ArticleDaywatch: Hundreds in Chicago protest Breonna Taylor decision, Boystown drops...
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View ArticleColumn: Chicago church where thousands viewed Emmett Till’s open casket is...
A Chicago church where thousands mourned Emmett Till in 1955 after the Black teenager was brutally murdered in Mississippi will be named Thursday to a list of the nation's 11 most endangered places.
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