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View ArticleGuilty plea entered for South Haven man charged with mutilating neighbor’s dog
“The parties agree the cap on incarceration is 90 days but no limit on probation other than statutory,” notes the plea agreement.
View ArticleCook County working through backlog of 20,000 mail-in ballot applications
With just three weeks to go until Election Day, Cook County election officials said Tuesday that they are working through a backlog of roughly 20,000 vote-by-mail applications and should have ballots...
View ArticleBlackhawks anniversary sculpture outside the United Center covered in...
According to social media posts, the statue appeared to be the Blackhawk statue at the United Center. The vandalism occurred as many celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day, a day meant to reframe Columbus...
View ArticleSen. Dick Durbin asks Supreme Court nominee Barrett if she places restoring...
Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, citing Chicago’s history of gun violence, asked Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday whether she considered restoring gun ownership to felons a greater...
View ArticleKyle Rittenhouse, accused in Kenosha shootings, will not face gun charges in...
Kyle Rittenhouse will not face gun charges in Lake County related to the AR-15-style weapon he is charged with using to kill two men and wound a third during violent protests in Kenosha in August,...
View ArticleSuspect wanted to strand Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Lake Michigan,...
Members of anti-government paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia’s governor during a June meeting in Ohio, an FBI agent testified Tuesday during a court hearing in Michigan.
View ArticleNew initiative will recruit Black and brown Chicago students to become CPS...
The goal is to more than triple the number of CPS graduates hired as teachers each year.
View ArticleChicago adds Indiana to travel quarantine list; city health commissioner...
Chicago made it official Tuesday, adding neighboring Indiana to its emergency travel order that requires travelers returning to the city from there to stay inside for two weeks because of high COVID-19...
View ArticleDriver faces attempted murder charge in Lake Shore Drive shooting
A 26-year-old woman is facing one count of attempted first-degree murder after Chicago police say she was the driver in Sunday’s shooting on Lake Shore Drive.
View ArticleMan killed, 13-year-old girl critically injured in Northwest Side shooting,...
A 23-year-old man was killed and a 13-year-old girl was critically injured in a drive-by shooting Tuesday afternoon on the Northwest Side, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleCPS students petition to shorten the class day — and end homework — during...
“Mentally, we feel exhausted, unmotivated, and isolated," one student said.
View ArticleChallenging 2020 also brings major jump in Chicago carjackings
Chicago’s surge in gun violence and two rounds of downtown looting have grabbed most of the attention of police and politicians this year, but a review of crime data shows the extent of another crime...
View ArticleColumn: Trump’s dance, McConnell’s COVID cackle show reckless disregard for...
President Donald Trump thinks he’s handling the coronavirus pandemic so well he started dancing at a campaign rally this week. Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, during a debate in Kentucky, had a long...
View ArticleDaywatch: Chicago adds Indiana to quarantine list, city sees major jump in...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleChallenges in 6 counties to Pritzker’s COVID-19 restrictions back in court...
Plaintiffs want the court to declare a public health emergency does not exist and that Gov. Pritzker be barred from exercising powers under the Emergency Management Act.
View ArticleFrom hero to bum in a flash
The unexpected death of Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell in the fall of 1970 left behind a political corruption mystery.
View ArticleWisconsin judge temporarily blocks governor’s order limiting capacity at bars...
A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked an order from Gov. Tony Evers' administration limiting the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor places.
View ArticleMcHenry County man gets 7 years for 7th DUI
A man in McHenry County was sentenced to seven years in prison for his seventh conviction of driving under the influence, attorneys said Tuesday.
View ArticleBourbon County beer release migrates online due to COVID-19 — and could...
Binny's moves sales of Bourbon County beers online. Registration opens Friday for a drawing to be allowed to buy the beers.
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