Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, here’s how the virus has changed our...
As COVID-19 took hold on so many facets of our lives, from health and work to schools and culture, here's what has changed in Chicago.
View ArticleHistoric Chicago dive bar Old Town Ale House reopens despite tavern...
The longtime Chicago bar adds a food retail license so it can reopen under the city's coronavirus rules.
View ArticleCampaign trail tracker: Where Trump, Biden and their running mates have...
In the final sprint ahead of the Nov. 3 election, both President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden have ramped up their campaign travel despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Starting in...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Illinois by the numbers: Here’s a daily update on cases,...
Here's where Illinois' 11 regions stand on the key metrics that would prompt the state to restrict activities to contain an outbreak.
View Article‘There’s not balance:’ Single parents struggle with being the sole decider,...
Without the aid of someone to share the emotional and logistical work, single parents are juggling more than just online schooling and work from home.
View ArticleEx-child welfare worker and county board member pleads not guilty to child...
A child welfare worker and McHenry County board member pleaded not guilty Thursday to child endangerment in the death of 5-year-old AJ Freund of Crystal Lake.
View Article‘Nobody knew how to handle this situation’: How COVID-19 decimated Illinois...
Six months into the pandemic, the new virus has infected more than 28,000 Illinois long-term care residents and killed more than 4,000.
View ArticleWant to vote early in Illinois’ general election? Here’s what you need to know.
Early voting starts Thursday as some polling places open and mail-in ballots are sent to some of the more than 1.7 million applicants in Illinois. Here’s everything you need to know.
View ArticleBrothers killed in Waukegan gunfight forced way into house looking to...
Police said they think the brothers arrived at the house around 10 a.m. to confront someone. However, the occupants told police they did not know why the brothers would have come to the residence.
View ArticleGOP Rep. Darin LaHood introduces plan for federal loans to state, local...
Republican U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood introduced legislation on Thursday backed by the GOP-aligned Illinois Policy Institute that would create a loan program for state and local governments — but it would...
View ArticleShedd Aquarium's mapping project of freshwater mussels
The Shedd Aquarium and Forest Preserve are launching a mapping project of freshwater mussels, one of the most endangered groups of animals in North America. An Elgin creek is one of the few places in...
View ArticleAs flu season arrives, people get flu shots in Highland Park
Flu shots are administered to drivers on Sept. 24, 2020, in the parking lot of a Jewel-Osco in Highland Park.
View ArticleKyle Rittenhouse, the Lake County teen charged with killing two in Kenosha,...
Kyle Rittenhouse is scheduled for a hearing Friday that will focus on whether he will be sent to Wisconsin to face charges alleging he fatally shot two people and wounded a third during protests in...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Stratton warns of 20% across-the-board income tax hike if Illinois...
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton warned Thursday that Illinoisans could face an across-the-board income tax hike of at least 20% if voters reject a proposed state constitutional amendment to shift the state...
View ArticleOnly 1 person arrested following Breonna Taylor protests in Chicago, cops say
A 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of two types of controlled substances following a protest in Chicago early Thursday. No one else was arrested and charged in the Chicago...
View ArticleComEd agrees to testify before special committee investigating Illinois House...
Commonwealth Edison has agreed testify before a special Illinois House committee investigating Speaker Michael Madigan in light of the utility’s admission in federal court that it engaged in a...
View ArticleThe Spin: Lt. Gov. Stratton warns Illinois residents could see big income tax...
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View ArticleAs early voting begins, some voters experience hourslong wait times in...
Voters in some Illinois counties experienced hourslong wait times trying to cast their ballots to vote in the general election on the state’s first day of early voting.
View ArticleSpecial Edition: A guide to early voting in Illinois
Here’s a guide to everything you need to know about early voting in Illinois.
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