Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Retail pharmacies and suburban Cook County...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleHighland jogger robbed; stolen car later found in Hammond after another...
Two of the men got out of the vehicle and, while pointing guns at the jogger, demanded him to give them whatever he had on him, Banasiak said.
View ArticleChicago man charged with reckless homicide after two die in Aurora crash
A Chicago man has been charged with reckless homicide in connection to a crash in Aurora Saturday that left two people dead.
View ArticleCharged in 2009 murder, Portage man offers to plead guilty to felony robbery;...
A Portage man charged in a 2009 murder case that had gone cold until a tipster came forward to police almost nine years later offered to plead guilty to a felony robbery charge Monday.
View ArticleLake Forest woman killed by train in Highwood
The 53-year-old woman was struck by the commuter train about 10:34 p.m. near the intersection of Green Bay Road and Highwood Avenue, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
View ArticleSchererville lawyer sentenced to 2 years in prison for unpaid taxes, failing...
A Schererville lawyer was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for owing $2 million in unpaid taxes for more than 10 years and for not filing federal tax returns.
View ArticleMother of Janari Ricks sues security company over the child’s death at...
The mother of a 9-year-old boy killed in Cabrini-Green last summer has sued the company contracted to provide security for the public housing complex.
View ArticleDozens rally at St. Sabina in support of Pfleger, as accusers remain...
The Rev. Michael Pfleger's supporters rally as accuser says, "I’m not here because I want to be. I’m here because it’s the right thing to do.”
View ArticleAurora police investigating fatal shooting
Aurora police are investigating a fatal shooting Monday afternoon on the city’s southeast side.
View ArticleThe Spin: Mayor Lori Lightfoot gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine |...
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View Article8 more cases of highly contagious coronavirus variant identified in Illinois
Eight more cases of a highly contagious coronavirus variant have been identified in Illinois, state public health officials said Monday.
View ArticleChicago aldermen advance settlement in 2015 police traffic stop shooting
Aldermen on Monday advanced a proposal to pay $525,000 to a man who was wrongly shot by Chicago police and forgive almost $45,000 in debts he owes the city. Antwon Golatte was shot in the abdomen...
View ArticleKyle Rittenhouse police interview video
Kyle Rittenhouse and his mother, Wendy, speak with Kenosha police at the Antioch Police Department in the hours after he shot three people, two of them fatally.
View ArticleKyle and Wendy Rittenhouse focused on social media comments as teen asked for...
Kyle Rittenhouse and his mother fixated on social media comments about them in the hours after he fatally shot two men, according to video released Monday that also shows the teen immediately asked for...
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleChicago’s 10 largest snowfalls since 1886 — and how the Tribune covered them
With a major winter storm blanketing the area, here is a look back at Chicago’s largest blizzards and how the Tribune covered them.
View ArticleFeds investigating Pritzker EPA for approving new scrap shredder on Chicago’s...
The probe announced Monday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency comes amid a separate-but-related investigation of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration.
View ArticleDaywatch: Where to get the COVID-19 vaccine, feds investigating Pritzker EPA...
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View ArticleJan. 26 snowstorm map: How much did it snow near you?
While the winter storm hasn’t yet lived up to its originally forecast expectations, the storm did drop snow across the Chicago area.
View ArticleYour submissions: Chicago-area snow photos
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