3 ethics board exits later, Cook County commissioners unveil first draft of...
After a nine-month lag in the Cook County ethics board’s plan to revise the ethics ordinance — as well as three member exits — the Board of Commissioners on Thursday unveiled a bundle of proposed...
View ArticleCensus director in Chicago said agency was ‘pulling out all the stops’ in...
Census director in Chicago said agency was ‘pulling out all the stops’ in final weeks of count. Then the number of field workers went down by 3,000.
View ArticleThe Dreadhead Cowboy asks for help days after animal cruelty arrest: ‘Lori...
Adam Hollingsworth — so-called Dreadhead Cowboy — pleaded for help from the mayor’s office and Chicago’s pantheon of famous and socially conscious rappers to make the criminal case go away.
View ArticleRescue group says sick dogs rescued from O’Hare warehouse might be shipped...
Fifteen sick dogs rescued from an O’Hare cargo warehouse last month may face a dire future, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention demanded they be shipped back on a 13-hour flight to the...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,257 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleMan who spent 13 years in prison in case connected to Guevara claims hidden...
Bombshell revelations involving Chicago police Detective Reynaldo Guevara spark possible flip in murder conviction of Daniel Rodriguez, who spent 13 years in prison.
View ArticlePainful search continues for missing mail carrier Kierra Coles as loved ones...
Painful search continues for missing mail carrier Kiera Coles as loved ones gather for her 28th birthday
View ArticleThey’re not otters, but endangered mussels in Illinois play a crucial role as...
Workers from the Shedd Aquarium and Cook County Forest Preserves spent a few days this week searching Poplar Creek and tagging more than 100 freshwater mussels, a group researchers say is among the...
View ArticleColumn: Trump’s upcoming coup: A formal invitation from a cowardly president...
This will be remembered as the week President Donald Trump formally announced his plans to stage a coup. Coups, as a general rule, don’t receive much advance publicity. But Trump needs attention the...
View ArticleWith the pandemic, parents and educators embrace outdoor preschools. Many...
Educator: 'I have been seeing this as an opportunity to change business as usual. I’m hoping that this is going to stick, that we are going to get kids outside more.'
View ArticleColumn: RBG lies in state. John Lewis is gone. It’s like losing both parents...
The recent deaths of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and John Lewis feels like the loss of both parents — elders who showed us the way. What now?
View ArticleDaywatch: Officials warn of income tax spike, how flu shots will be different...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleFall into the autumn spirit with 2 seasonal — and socially distanced —...
Two in-person fall festivals are still on the schedule for you to celebrate autumn in the West Loop and Lincoln Square neighborhoods of Chicago.
View ArticleMcCook police chief pleads not guilty in alleged extortion scheme involving...
The former police chief in west suburban McCook pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges alleging he conspired with then-Mayor Jeffrey Tobolski to shake down a businessman who needed approval to...
View ArticleChicago City Council violated open meetings law during private calls with...
Chicago’s City Council violated the state’s open meetings law when it held a series of conference calls with Mayor Lori Lightfoot during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois...
View ArticleTrump vs. Biden: Track the race for president in key battleground states
The race for the White House will be determined in 13 key battleground states and a pair of congressional districts.
View ArticleFrench bulldogs rescued
A shipment of sick dogs was discovered in a warehouse, and a worker tipped off the Chicago Police Department.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot, labor leaders call for congressional help on Chicago’s...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and labor leaders whose members could bear the brunt of layoffs or furloughs as the city tries to close a yawning 2021 budget deficit called on Illinois' congressional...
View ArticleCoronavirus at Illinois long-term care facilities: 29,517 confirmed cases and...
The Pritzker administration released for the first time details of the number of cases and deaths tied to long-term care facilities in Illinois. The data shows at least 189 long-term care facilities in...
View ArticleTop Lightfoot adviser on intergovernmental affairs to marry Chicago alderman,...
A top legislative adviser to Mayor Lori Lightfoot is marrying first-term Chicago Ald. Jim Gardiner, raising concerns from some of the mayor’s staff about the ethical implications of the relationship,...
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