Photos: Bud Billiken Parade returns to South Side for 92nd year
The Bud Billiken Parade first launched in 1929 and returned Aug. 14, 2021, with the theme of “Back to School, Back to Life and Back to Bud Billiken.” Its rebirth also came with telltale signs of 2021:...
View ArticleAfter 2020 cancellation, scaled-down Bud Billiken Parade returns to South...
The Bud Billiken Parade, a South Side tradition since 1929, made a comeback Saturday after taking a year off for the pandemic, but this time with COVID-19 testing on the route and on-site vaccinations.
View ArticleCrowd attends vigil honoring 15-year-old Chicago girl found dead in Oak Park;...
A vigil was held Aug. 14 for 15-year-old Melissa Rendon in the Oak Park alley where her body was found on Aug. 7.
View ArticleGirl, 7, killed, younger sister injured in Northwest Side shooting
The shooting happened as the girls’ mother was putting the two children in the backseat of a car, and it’s not believed that they or their mother were targeted, police say.
View Article47 shot, 5 killed in weekend gun violence through Sunday afternoon
Thirty-five people — including nine teenagers and two young girls — were shot in Chicago Saturday afternoon into early Sunday — four of them fatally. Since Friday afternoon, 47 people have been shot,...
View ArticleGOP state lawmakers say plan for spending $2.8 billion in federal coronavirus...
Illinois Democrats doled out $2.8 million in federal coronavirus relief money on everything from flood relief to violence prevention programs. Republicans say they were shut out of the process and that...
View ArticleDaywatch: Census to fuel Black-Latino power struggle over ward map, GOP state...
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View Article‘What type of animal could do this?’ asks grandmother of 6- and 7-year-old...
Grandmother of two girls, ages 7 and 6, who were shot in Chicago Sunday says her surviving granddaughter has a ruptured lung.
View ArticleIllinois Senate President Don Harmon contracts breakthrough case of COVID-19,...
Illinois Senate President Don Harmon has contracted a breakthrough case of the coronavirus after being vaccinated this spring
View Article55 shot, 6 killed during weekend, including 70-year-old woman and 7-year-old...
A 70-year-old woman was killed early Monday, one of six people fatally shot during the weekend, police said.
View ArticleCOPA investigating off-duty officer who was shot at, returned fire
COPA investigating off-duty officer who was shot at, returned fire
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 ArticleWoman, 25, killed in crash on Interstate 55
The woman unexpectedly lost control of the car, which left the roadway and overturned at the center median, according to state police.
View ArticleSurge of International students from India prompts University of Illinois to...
A soaring number of international students are arriving at the University of Illinois, prompting the university to make plans to to open a liaison office in New Delhi and Bengaluru by next year.
View ArticleGOP contends census results invalidate Illinois legislative maps; Democrats...
Illinois Republicans say census data released last week invalidates the state legislative maps drawn by Democrats based on earlier population estimates
View ArticleIllinois Commerce Commission announces new area code for south and west...
The 464 area code will be assigned to new customers requesting local phone, cellular and paging services as well as alarms. Those who already have a 708 prefix will retain their numbers.
View ArticleDozens of Chicago Park District workers disciplined after probe of sexual...
Two high-level managers were suspended and several workers were fired or resigned.
View ArticleNew daily COVID-19 cases in Chicago top 400, a metric cited a year ago when...
The city passes the benchmark with the new school year starting Aug. 30.
View ArticleColumn: Welcome to Chicago, you’ve been ticketed for speeding, blinking and...
Chicago programmed its speed cameras to ticket anyone going 6 mph over the speed limit and made $11.3 million in the first two months. So now it's time to erase a budget shortfall with more fines!
View ArticleDaywatch: Chicago Park District workers disciplined after sexual misconduct...
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