Berrios son-in-law indicted in bribery scheme involving ex-state Rep. Luis...
The son-in-law of onetime Cook County Democratic boss Joseph Berrios has been indicted for his alleged role in a bribery scheme that brought down ex-state Rep. Luis Arroyo.
View ArticleColumn: From Chicago’s South Side to a seat on the federal court: RIP to a...
From Chicago’s South Side to a seat on the federal court: RIP to a trailblazing judge who played a sweet sax
View ArticleChicago judge accused of trying to kiss cop, propositioning court reporter in...
A Cook County judge resigns after multiple sexual harassment allegations.
View ArticlePositive COVID-19 test linked to in-person SAT exam at Lane Tech high school...
The decision to reopen schools for the SAT exam sparked criticism from those who questioned if it was safe.
View ArticleCPS violated union contract by making clerks work during the pandemic in...
CPS violated union contract by making clerks work during the pandemic in schools lacking ‘safe and healthful conditions,' arbitrator rules
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Daily death toll of 47 is highest since late...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleBlessing of the Animals
About 40 dogs were blessed by the Rev. Larry Sanders during a Blessing of the Animals event outside St. Michael Church in the Old Town neighborhood, Oct. 2, 2020, in Chicago. Animal blessing events...
View ArticleSecure drop boxes, extra sorting machines and a decade of experience: Here’s...
Illinois election officials say they're confident they can handle the huge increase in mail-in voting. Here's why they think it's secure.
View ArticleBillionaire Ken Griffin drops extra $26.7M against Pritzker’s graduated-rate...
Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Chicago-based Citadel hedge fund and investment firm, put another $26.7 million into the campaign against billionaire Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s...
View ArticleUniversity of Notre Dame president tests positive for COVID-19 after...
The Rev. John Jenkins previously apologized for not wearing a mask at the White House ceremony Saturday.
View ArticleThird trial of Jackie Wilson after allegations of torture at the hands of...
The murder case with decades of baggage — three different trials, a high-profile exoneration, a legacy of police torture — was abruptly dropped this week after allegations that a Cook County prosecutor...
View ArticleWatch live: Update on President Trump’s health from White House doctor
President Donald Trump’s physician, Dr. Sean Conley, will give an update on Trump’s health condition from Walter Reed military hospital in Maryland.
View Article1 dead, 4 displaced in early morning fire in Lawndale neighborhood
One person is dead and at least four people were displaced early Saturday morning in a fire in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, Chicago police said.
View Article3 dead, 12 wounded in Chicago shootings since Friday afternoon, police say
Three people are dead and at least 11 others were wounded in shootings since Friday afternoon, Chicago police said.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: State surpasses 300,000 total known COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleMore than 300,000 Illinoisans stricken with COVID-19 since the beginning of...
There have now been 300,088 known cases and 8,774 deaths in Illinois since the pandemic began, according to the state’s coronavirus response website.
View ArticleFamilies of Jacob Blake, Breonna Taylor rally with hundreds in Evanston to...
The families and other activists urged the crowd to register, make a plan and vote in the upcoming election.
View ArticleAfter dodged questions and bungled timeline, White House doctor and chief of...
President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and faces a “critical” next two days in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff said Saturday — in...
View ArticleMan shot during carjacking, police say
A 40-year-old man was shot on the South Side Saturday night after two men pulled him out of his Ford Escape at gunpoint, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleNaperville’s first recreational marijuana store to open Thursday
The city’s first recreational marijuana store, Rise Naperville, is scheduled to open Thursday, with profits from first-day sales going to a local anti-hunger agency.
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