At large Wisconsin rally, President Trump downplays pandemic as state’s...
Just five days removed from his White House coronavirus quarantine, President Donald Trump held a large rally Saturday in Wisconsin, where he downplayed the pandemic in a state suffering from a...
View ArticleRockford police officers will pair with mental health experts to respond to...
Winnebago County sheriff’s deputies and Rockford police officers will pair with mental health experts when responding to emergency psychiatric and suicidal episodes as a new approach over arrests.
View ArticleFire union complains East Chicago not following CDC policy on coronavirus...
Four East Chicago firefighters have so far tested positive for COVID-19, and several more are awaiting results of their tests, Local 365 President David Mata Jr. said.
View ArticleTeens found dead in Calumet Township home
When she arrived at his home in the 3900 block of W. 51st Avenue, she found her him and another friend unresponsive before calling 911, Martinez said.
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker blames President Trump and his allies for coronavirus...
Facing a resurgence of the coronavirus in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in an interview with CNN on Sunday that President Donald Trump and his local allies are in part responsible for rising case...
View ArticleMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says President Trump is inciting ‘domestic...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that the rhetoric is “incredibly disturbing” a little more than a week after authorities said they had thwarted an alleged plot to kidnap her.
View Article1 killed, 6 others shot in Chicago violence overnight
A woman was killed and six other people were injured during shootings in Chicago from Saturday night to Sunday morning, police said.
View ArticleSteelworkers union shines Biden, Harris ‘bat light’ on Chicago’s Trump Tower
Union representatives have traveled from Pennsylvania to Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois. In each location, they meet with rank-and-file members and at night, display the bat light, which, she...
View ArticleBaby of Stacey Jones — who was pregnant when she was fatally shot last week —...
The infant child of Stacey Jones, who was fatally shot Tuesday, died Saturday, officials said.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot considering $94 million property tax increase, more than...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is considering a $94 million property tax increase, layoffs for more than 300 city workers and a gas tax hike as part of her plan to close a $1.2 billion budget deficit,...
View Article1 killed, 4 injured in West Side shooting, police say
Five people were shot, one fatally, on the West Side Sunday evening after someone entered a residential building and started firing shots, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleIn a year of unexpected tragedy and turmoil, Chicago police Superintendent...
In a year of unexpected tragedy and turmoil, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown sought to reshape his department
View ArticleDaywatch: Lightfoot’s tough budget choices, Chicago top cop’s unexpected...
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View ArticleChicago police say 'situation resolved peacefully’ after man dangles from...
A man suspended himself from the 16th-floor landing of downtown Chicago’s International Hotel and Trump Tower around 5:30 p.m. and he remained there past 5:30 a.m. the next day.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Monday with COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleWhat happens if voters cast early ballots, then die before Election Day? In...
Seventeen states prohibit counting ballots cast by someone who subsequently dies before the election, but 10 states specifically allow it.
View ArticleCoronavirus at Illinois long-term care facilities: 31,995 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 ArticleWisconsin judge reimposes Gov. Tony Evers' coronavirus order limiting bar,...
A Wisconsin judge reimposed an order from Gov. Tony Evers' administration limiting the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor places to 25% of capacity.
View ArticleRound Lake man killed in crash
Authorities have not identified the man, who was 39 years old. Police say he was ejected from his Ford Taurus after crashing around 4:05 p.m. while trying to pass another vehicle on northbound Route...
View ArticleMan injured in hit-and-run crash in Glenview
Police said the man's injuries were consistent with being hit by a car, but the car had left prior to their arrival.
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