Dozens of Chicago bars and restaurants are only admitting vaccinated...
Vaccinated-only bars and restaurants in Chicago are meeting little pushback. "Vaccination status, we feel, is the best way to mitigate as much risk as possible," says Metropolitan Brewing co-founder....
View ArticleChicago speed cameras now ticket drivers going 6 mph over. The new rules...
One driver called the program "an extra hidden tax," but it has made Chicago safer, city says.
View ArticleDaywatch: Chicago’s population grows but suburbs stall, city’s speed camera...
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View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccination rate in single digits for workers at some Illinois...
Nursing home operators worry that if they order staff to get shots, some will quit and work elsewhere, so they would prefer having a standard for everyone to follow.
View ArticleSlain Chicago police Officer Ella French was part of community safety team,...
The roving Community Safety Team has drawn criticism as its officers, often less-experienced, work city hotspots to tamp down violence
View ArticleCensus 2020: Did the place where you live gain or lose residents? Search...
Find our how much the population has changed near you using the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
View ArticleColumn: Census says population of ‘worse-than-Afghanistan’ Chicago grew? I...
New Census data shows Chicago's population has grown over the past decade, which runs afoul of claims by Fox News hosts and former President Donald Trump that people are fleeing the city's violence.
View Article‘Chicago is destined for a hometown hero’: Bachelorette contestant Andrew...
Chicago native Andrew Spencer is “full in” on trying to find love.
View ArticleCPS will require COVID-19 vaccination for teachers, other employees
Employees will be ineligible to work if they don't get fully vaccinated by Oct. 15.
View ArticleAfter a week that saw National Weather Service issue 45 thunderstorm and...
Storm clouds and rain are finally not on tap for the rest of Friday and the weekend for the first time since last weekend with Friday’s high of 84 and mostly sunny skies serving as a welcome change...
View ArticleSuburban high school freshman suspended after refusing to wear a mask: ‘She...
The parent of a suburban high school freshman who was suspended on the first day of school and sent home for not wearing a mask said Friday that her daughter’s rights were violated by Illinois Gov....
View ArticleSchools won’t be able to ban hairstyles associated with race or ethnicity...
Illinois schools will no longer be allowed to ban braids, locks, twists or other hairstyles associated with race or ethnicity beginning next year under a measure Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Friday.
View ArticleIllinois board of ed restores state recognition for suburban private school...
The Illinois State Board of Education restored a suburban private school’s state recognition Friday, after school officials agreed to fully comply with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask mandate when...
View ArticlePritzker signs measure banning police from making some background checks on...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs measure banning police from making some background checks on speakers at public meetings
View ArticleFuneral services announced for slain Chicago police Officer Ella French
Funeral services for Chicago police Officer Ella French will be held next week, officials announced Friday.
View ArticleChicago officer hospitalized after being dragged by car in Englewood
A Chicago police officer was transported to the hospital after being dragged by a car Friday evening in Englewood.
View ArticleStudents visit the Field Museum's Ancient Americas Exhibit as part of the...
A group of high school and university students take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Ancient Americas Exhibit (Aztec collection) at the Field Museum as part of the Chicagotlan project. The project...
View Article1 dead, at least 11 wounded as weekend starts in city, police say
An 18-year-old man was shot dead in a drive-by late Friday afternoon in the Cragin neighborhood, and at least 10 others were injured in separate city shootings since, said Chicago police.
View ArticleInteractive Chicagotlan project marks 500 years since the Fall of...
The interactive project commemorates the 500-year anniversary of the Fall of Tenochtitlan — modern-day Mexico City — by showcasing more than 47 community spaces across the city that contain objects or...
View ArticleWoman killed, man critically injured in Lake View after being struck by car
A woman died and a man was hospitalized after a vehicle struck them Saturday afternoon in the Lake View neighborhood on the North Side, authorities said.
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