As shifting deadlines create confusion over census count, Chicago officials...
State and county officials urged residents Tuesday to fill out their forms as soon as possible as the Trump administration continues to shift deadlines and create confusion.
View ArticleFormer ComEd VP pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate with feds in bribery case...
Former Commonwealth Edison executive Fidel Marquez could have faced years behind bars for his role in a massive bribery scheme that directed illicit payments to allies of powerful Democratic House...
View ArticleThe Spin: Rahm Emanuel, Chris Christie on Trump vs. Biden debate | IL House...
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View Article4 states added to Chicago quarantine order for travelers, while none removed
The city of Chicago added Kentucky, Wyoming, Texas and Nevada to its quarantine list and made no removals, officials announced Tuesday.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Pritzker in self-isolation, 4 states join...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleTougher restrictions return to northwest Illinois region that includes...
A resurgence in coronavirus rates in a northwest Illinois region that includes Rockford and Northern Illinois University will result in a return to tighter restrictions aimed at curbing the disease’s...
View ArticleChicago police moving district patrol officers downtown, limiting time on...
The Chicago Police Department will strip patrol districts of officers and limit the use of some of its existing officers during daytime shifts in favor of a “highly visible” presence downtown,...
View ArticleSuburban parents sue IHSA, hoping to force return of high school football and...
The parents of four DuPage County high school athletes have filed a lawsuit hoping to force the return of football and other sports that have been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleChicago Public Schools pays $400,000 to settle lawsuits alleging physical...
CPS says it's committed to ensuring that any staff member accused of harming a student is held accountable.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot says she’ll work with aldermen on civilian oversight...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot will negotiate with aldermen on a plan for civilian oversight of Chicago police after negotiations with a community coalition stalled, she said during a virtual town hall with...
View ArticleDemocrats stifle GOP attempt to subpoena Madigan, others in House...
The Democratic chairman of the Illinois House special committee investigating Speaker Michael Madigan’s conduct in connection with an alleged Commonwealth Edison bribery scheme blocked an effort by...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot responds to President Trump’s debate dis: ‘Keep Chicago...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot quickly fired back at President Donald Trump after he invoked Chicago’s gun violence to criticize Democrats during Tuesday night’s presidential debate, tweeting: “Keep ‘Chicago’...
View ArticleColumn: Trump’s toxic debate performance was 90 minutes of disqualifying...
Trump’s relentless, snarling interruptions and refusal to abide by Tuesday's debate rules created as disgraceful a display of public behavior as we’ll ever — hopefully — see from a U.S. president.
View ArticleCOVID-19 cases traced to adult volleyball games at Gages Lake restaurant
Almost 200 players and spectators were potentially exposed to COVID-19 during adult volleyball games at a Gages Lake restaurant and bar, the Lake County Health Department said.
View ArticleMan, 40, faces attempted murder charge in Far South shooting, police say
A 40-year-old man is facing a charge of attempted first-degree murder after a woman was critically injured in a Far South Side shooting on Monday, according to Chicago police.
View Article‘This is the future of our sport’: Athletes Unlimited, a venture that treats...
Athletes Unlimited, which operated a softball season recently in Rosemont, treats professional sports like a fantasy league. Players receive points not just for winning games, but for performing well...
View ArticleColumn: She’s a teacher out to create little free children’s libraries — full...
She’s a teacher out to create little free children’s libraries — full of books that go beyond white kids and animals
View ArticleColumn: Voters have more to fear from the GOP than the Russians this year
The GOP has become the biggest threat to our elections, and thus democracy, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleTexas company to close all of its Illinois coal-fired power plants, another...
Vistra Energy absorbed nine of the state’s coal plants during a corporate merger just two years ago. Like its predecessors, the company found it increasingly difficult to profit from burning coal amid...
View ArticleMan stabbed while riding Green Line train, police say
A man stabbed a 55-year-old man in the chest early Wednesday while they were riding a CTA "L" Green Line train, according to Chicago police.
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