Craft marijuana growers seek court order to get their licenses in Illinois,...
An association of entrepreneurs applying for licenses to grow relatively small amounts of pot, infuse edibles and other products with marijuana extracts, or transport recreational marijuana in Illinois...
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 Article‘No one raised a finger’ to stop R. Kelly jail beating, singer’s lawyers say
A convicted gang member accused of beating singer R. Kelly in his jail cell was allowed to roam “a great distance” at the federal jail in downtown Chicago and no one “lifted a finger” to ward off the...
View ArticleInspector general’s report details incompetent response to former Chicago...
Chicago Police officers made a series of critical mistakes ranging from not supervising young officers to improperly handling body-worn camera footage after former Superintendent Eddie Johnson was...
View ArticleIgloos and greenhouses launch in West Loop today, kicking off cold-weather...
Five prominent restaurants in the Fulton Market district welcoming guests to dine “al fresco” in igloo and greenhouse structures as part of a program with Stella Artois.
View ArticleWoman in critical condition after being hit by SUV as she crossed South Side...
A 33-year-old woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition Thursday after a car struck her in the South Shore neighborhood as she crossed the street.
View ArticleColumn: Trump and Biden town halls showed us two worlds, and only one of them...
Toggling between former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump taking questions in separate televised town halls nearly killed me. It showed us two worlds, one of Mr. Rogers and one of...
View ArticleHundreds of students, staff throughout Northwest Indiana school districts...
Between Oct. 7 and Oct. 13, 358 Lake Central School Corp. students and staff members were reported as close contacts to individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 and placed in quarantine.
View ArticleState’s attorney: Deputies who killed Beach Park suspect during shootout...
Two law enforcement officers who alleged they were fired upon before killing a Black Beach Park man while trying to arrest him on a murder warrant in June acted “reasonably and appropriately,” Lake...
View ArticleAfter 8 days, Lake County surpasses early in-person totals of 2008 and 2012...
Lake County early in-person voting numbers have surpassed early in-person voting totals from the 2008 and 2012 election, according to election officials.
View ArticleChicago girl waiting for liver transplant celebrates 1st birthday in hospital
Takyra Wordlow, who has biliary atresia, has been under the care of a Comer Children's Hospital doctor since March as she waits for a live small portion of a live donor’s liver.
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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 ArticleJudge rules ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris to remain jailed on child pornography...
A federal judge ruled Friday that “Cheer” star Jerry Harris is a danger to the community and will remain behind bars pending trial on charges of coercing teenage boys to send him obscene photos and...
View ArticleDemocratic U.S. Reps. Lauren Underwood, Sean Casten hold cash advantage over...
Two first-term suburban Democratic House incumbents held a cash advantage over their challengers heading into the Nov. 3 election, as did U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin even though third-party-challenger has...
View ArticleOpposition to Pilsen as historic landmark district
For nearly two years, residents, property owners, the aldermen and activists have been trying to stop the city from designating part of the Pilsen neighborhood as the largest historic landmark district...
View ArticleCPS will phase students back into buildings starting with preschool and...
Pre-kindergartners and some special education students will be the first to return to school, but CPS hasn't said when.
View Article3-year-old-boy shot to death at Rockford apartment building
A 3-year-old boy was fatally shot at an apartment building in Rockford, police said Friday.
View ArticleRepublican challenger Pat O’Brien outraises incumbent Democrat Kim Foxx in...
Republican challenger Pat O’Brien topped Democratic first-term Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx haul in the latest round of campaign fundraising, records show.
View ArticleColumn: Love letters in the alley: When a Chicago cop finds a stash of old...
After Chicago police Officer Eric Wolforth found airmail letters from 1945 in an Andersonville alley, he took them home and started reading them. Most were addressed to Leo Lee, who was overseas in the...
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