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View ArticleLimited indoor dining now allowed in four suburban counties including DuPage...
Limited indoor dining is now allowed in four suburban counties under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 reopening plan, state public health officials announced Tuesday.
View ArticleWhat is allowed and not allowed in Illinois’ COVID tiers plan? And where does...
With indoor dining returning throughout parts of the Chicago area there is new attention on the state’s system for managing COVID mitigations. Here is where the regions stand and what is allowed under...
View ArticleWisconsin priest who livestreamed exorcisms he said were to root out voter...
The Diocese of Madison said it and the Rev. John Zuhlsdorf reached a mutual decision on his departure and he will relocate “to pursue other opportunities.”
View ArticleCrestwood mayor gets December trial date on federal bribery charges
A jury trial has been set for December for Crestwood Mayor Louis Presta on charges alleging he took an envelope stuffed with cash bribes from a representative of clout-heavy red light camera company.
View ArticleCity shuts down gallery hosting a private party during Chicago’s first...
Chicago art gallery closed for COVID-19 violations, but otherwise high level of compliance
View ArticleColumn: Will remote learning spell the end of snow days? I sure hope not.
Pandemic workarounds may have eliminated the need for snow days, logistically. But psychologically? We need them more than ever.
View ArticleNo changes to Chicago travel order as all states except Hawaii remain under...
Travelers coming to Chicago from any state except Hawaii will continue to be subject to the city’s travel order restrictions, according to a Tuesday update.
View ArticleShoreline protection work underway
The Chicago Park District is bolstering the Lake Michigan shoreline as storms and erosion continue to ravage sections of the lakefront. Work has started near the South Shore Cultural Center, where...
View Article‘My boyfriend is literally trying to kill me!’ Suspended Chicago cop charged...
A suspended Chicago police officer charged in a sports gambling scheme will remain behind bars after a federal judge heard a desperate 911 call from his girlfriend.
View ArticleChicago area snow totals shy of forecast, but storm not letting up and winter...
The National Weather Service expected 5 to 8 inches of snow in the Chicago area from a system that hit much of the Midwest. The snowfall didn't come as quickly as expected, but forecasters remained...
View ArticleWork underway to fill sinkholes and stabilize parts of the lakefront on the...
Work has started near the South Shore Cultural Center, where sinkholes have developed, and Arthur Ashe Beach Park off East 74th Street, where the sidewalk is in trouble, the Park District said.
View ArticleMan, 29, faces murder charge after fatal Little Village shooting, police say
A 29-year-old man is facing a first-degree murder charge after Chicago police say he was involved in a fatal shooting Sunday in Little Village.
View ArticleFormer Wheeler High School teacher sentenced to 12 years for receiving child...
According to documents in the case, Kunze, a former Wheeler High School teacher, used his position of authority at the school to cause one of his minor students to take and send him sexually explicit...
View ArticleVolunteers turn out to shovel for seniors, disabled
Volunteers shovel snow for senior citizens and disabled.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 3,667 new confirmed and probable COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleLocal Chicago volunteers help disabled, older residents clear snow: ‘I feel...
Chicago's requirement that sidewalks be shoveled after a snowfall might be an inconvenience for most homeowners, but it presents challenges for disabled residents and older homeowners. Volunteers are...
View ArticleAs region moves to Tier 1, COVID-19 restrictions set to loosen in North Shore...
With the Illinois Department of Public Health’s recent move to loosen up some COVID-19 restrictions in suburban Chicago, officials across the North Shore plan to reopen shuttered public buildings.
View ArticlePlans to protect affordable housing in Pilsen, near 606 park move forward to...
Chicago aldermen on Tuesday advanced plans aimed at slowing gentrification in the Pilsen neighborhood on the Near South Side and near The 606 elevated park on the Northwest Side.
View ArticleLansing police tamp down rumors of carjacking following teen’s death in...
Lansing police try to tamp down rumors of a carjacking after a Saturday evening carjacking attempt that left a 15-year-old boy dead
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