An uptick in mild breakthrough COVID infections in Illinois has some feeling...
In most instances, the infections are mild, which is likely thanks to the vaccines, doctors say.
View ArticleCPS, Chicago Teachers Union trade barbs in dueling letters as talks for fall...
CPS criticized a CTU idea as being about "presentation rather than substance."
View ArticleFrom R. Kelly to Trump: Why lawyers exit, and what it could say about their...
"It's not normal to have many lawyers quitting on you," said Associate Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Nicole Hallett, of Trump's revolving door of lawyers.
View ArticleA second Bartlett High School student has died following Tuesday night car...
A second student, Cameron Kelty, has died following Tuesday's single-vehicle car crash involving four Bartlett High students.
View Article4-year-old girl killed in accidental shooting in Englewood
A toddler is dead after another child found a gun and it was accidentally discharged in a home in Englewood, authorities said.
View ArticleRoller rink part of city violence prevention program
A new outdoor community plaza, which includes an outdoor roller rink, at 4008 W. Madison St., is part of the mayor’s Neighborhood Activation initiative, which is a new city violence prevention program.
View ArticleAnybody want to operate a Chicago casino? City extends deadline for...
Taxes and competition may be reasons for the dearth of applicants.
View Article‘Popcorn’ thunderstorms along with high temperatures and humidity are in...
A return to warm and humid air is predicted for the Chicago area over the weekend with scattered gusty thunderstorms beginning Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
View ArticleIn recognition of the nuances of gender identity, some suburbs remove...
Suburbs removing laws they deem outdated about who can wear what kind of clothing.
View ArticleSox and Yankees to meet on 'Field of Dreams' farm
The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees are to meet Aug. 12 in Dyersville, Iowa, in an 8,000-seat temporary ballpark built on the farm where the iconic Oscar-nominated 1989 film “Field of Dreams”...
View ArticleNaperville 203 teachers union says strike possible if contract settlement not...
Naperville School District 203 teachers may strike if an agreement is not reached on a new contract before classes resume Aug. 19. The Naperville Unit Education Association (NUEA) wrote it “does not...
View ArticleIllinois health authorities investigating possible E. coli outbreak from...
The Illinois Department of Public Health is looking into whether a recent E. coli outbreak is linked to a Portillo’s in Glendale Heights, authorities said Friday.
View ArticleMan drowns while saving girl in Chain O’ Lakes
A man drowned Friday in Chain O’Lakes while trying to rescue his girlfriend’s daughter, officials said.
View Article5 dead, at least 20 wounded, including a 4-year-old girl, in city shootings...
Five people were fatally wounded, and at least 20 others, including a 4-year-old girl, have been injured in city shootings since 2 p.m. Friday, Chicago police said.
View ArticleCity officials move to fire Chicago police officer in fatal 2018 shooting of...
A Chicago police officer now faces firing for an on-duty fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man three years ago in the South Side’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
View ArticleInjured 4-year-old among 3 dead, 3 wounded in separate incidents on South,...
Police are investigating a pair of fatal shootings on the Dan Ryan Expressway and in the Park Manor neighborhood that left two men dead Friday as well as the fatal stabbing of a man in the West...
View ArticleMan, 71, charged in stabbing of 85-year-old landlord
Prosecutors: Landlord tried to evict man after he hadn't paid rent for three years.
View Article2 Chicago police officers seriously injured in West Englewood shooting; 2 in...
Two Chicago police officers were shot Saturday night in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleTwo police officers shot in West Englewood
Two Chicago police officers were shot in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
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