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View ArticleWoman who lived at Chicago church for years goes home — for 3 days — then...
Francisca Lino: "I am disillusioned and sad because I was already in my house with my children, but unfortunately because of the racism in some people’s hearts I had to come back here."
View ArticleMan charged with murder cut boyfriend with box cutter in fight over sex, then...
An Uptown man told police he got into a fight with his boyfriend over having them having sex with a third person, then slashed the boyfriend with a box cutter, causing an injury that led to the...
View ArticleIllinois man caught on TikTok video fighting National Guard at Capitol arrested
An Illinois man who allegedly appears in a TikTok video fighting National Guard officials outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been arrested, according to federal authorities.
View ArticleDaywatch: CPS impasse continues, COVID-19 shrinks downtown offices and why...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleNew Illinois House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch signals pandemic housing,...
Newly inaugurated Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch has signaled some of his legislative priorities with the creation of special committees on ethics and elections, restorative justice, and...
View ArticleCPS calls off in-person classes again Thursday as only 14% of teachers report...
“It’s been 10 very long months since we stopped in-person school ... we find ourselves at an inflection point,” Miguel del Valle said.
View Article10,000 CPS students who chose in-person classes later opted out; racial...
Nine percent of students were entirely absent the week of Jan. 11, neither attending in person nor remotely.
View ArticleChicago police, firefighters called to 4 fires overnight, including at least...
Chicago police and firefighters were called to four fires in the span of about 2 1/2 hours overnight, but authorities said it was too early to say whether there’s a connection between any or all of the...
View ArticleCold weather grips Chicago
Temperature hover in the high teens and low 20s as Chicago anticipates more snow this weekend.
View ArticleDes Plaines investigates space heater as cause of fire that killed 5; family...
A space heater may have started the deadly Des Plaines fire that trapped and killed four young girls and their mother and there were no working smoke detectors on their floor, the Des Plaines Fire...
View ArticleEvanston police shooting of shooting spree suspect
Evanston Police on Wednesday released the body camera and dashboard camera videos from the officer-involved shooting of Jason Nightengale on Jan. 9, 2021.
View ArticleEvanston police release camera footage showing fatal shooting of gunman who...
Evanston police released dashboard and body camera footage of the fatal Jan. 9 shooting of Jason Nightengale, who authorities said went on a random shooting spree starting in East Hyde Park in Chicago.
View ArticleNew CTA Red Line station designs
CTA will rebuild the Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, and Bryn Mawr rail stations, transforming each into new, modern, larger, and fully accessible stations to customers with disabilities.
View ArticleFour CTA North Side Red Line stations to be revamped with 100% accessibility...
The Chicago Transit Authority released its plans Thursday for reconstructing four Red Line stations on the North Side to better accommodate disabled passengers, among other changes, as part of a $2.1...
View ArticleChicago police say 14-year-old charged in multiple carjackings and robberies...
A 14-year-old old boy was arrested this week in a spree of multiple carjackings and robberies since the summer, Chicago police said Thursday.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 4,191 new COVID-19 cases and 103 more...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleNaperville attorney sues Robinhood after online stock brokerage restricts...
A Naperville attorney has filed a federal lawsuit against the popular online stock brokerage Robinhood after it restricted trading in GameStop, BlackBerry and other companies whose stocks surged in...
View ArticleCook County Board enacts suburban residential tenant, landlord ordinance...
Cook County Board commissioners are set to vote on a proposed suburban residential tenant and landlord ordinance on Thursday following a preliminary signoff that they hailed as a victory for hundreds...
View ArticleMan shot to death at South Loop business, police say
A 24-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in the South Loop, according to Chicago police.
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