‘The kids, the kids ... I am numb’: 4 little girls and their mother dead in...
Four children under the age of six and one adult have died in a Des Plaines residential fire on Wednesday morning, according to Des Plaines Fire Chief Daniel Anderson.
View ArticleDes Plaines probes space heater as possible cause of fire that killed mom, 4...
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 ArticleHere’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Illinois
The vast majority of Illinois seniors and front-line essential workers who are eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations under phase 1b have not yet received shots. Supply remains extremely limited.
View Article1 dead following Sauganash house fire, officials say
A 90-year-old man was found dead Monday afternoon as firefighters battled a house fire in the Sauganash neighborhood, the Chicago Fire Department said.
View ArticleSecond teenager is charged in carjacking at Addison fast-food restaurant,...
A teenager from Chicago has been arrested and charged with armed robbery and the carjacking of a woman in Addison last month, DuPage County authorities said.
View ArticleChicago Heights police officer charged, accused of battering juvenile arrestee
A Chicago Heights police officer has been arrested on charges involving the alleged 2019 battering of a juvenile who was handcuffed
View ArticleSnowstorm hampers Illinois’ COVID-19 vaccination effort, less than 15,000...
Only 14,422 coronavirus vaccines were administered in Illinois on Sunday, well below the seven day rolling average of 43,378 doses.
View ArticleChicago digs out from snowiest storm in 5 years, some closures persist Monday...
The storm that blanketed Chicago during a 30-hour weekend stretch left the most snowfall in the city in five years, canceling school or sending to students to remote learning at many private schools...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,312 new COVID-19 cases and 16 additional...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleAsian Carp defense on Des Plaines River
The Brandon Road Lock and Dam, along the Des Plaines River near Joliet, is shown Feb. 1, 2021. The Army Corps of Engineers is working on a project to deter Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes by...
View ArticleCPS calls for two days of ‘cooling off’ as it reports progress in averting a...
They still don't have a deal, but CPS and CTU have avoided another teachers strike, for now.
View ArticleThe Spin: CPS, CTU ‘cooling off,’ making progress | Kinzinger starts PAC...
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View ArticleMexican government helping family of mom, 4 daughters who died in Des Plaines...
Family members of the mother and four daughters killed in a fire at their home in Des Plaines are applying for humanitarian visas to travel from Guanajuato, Mexico to the Chicago suburb to attend their...
View ArticleColumn: The Logan Square couple behind Eiffel Tower made of snow: ‘We...
Olivier Crenon and Barbara Kaufman built an Eiffel Tower out of snow as an homage to Crenon’s home country, whose borders were just closed Friday.
View ArticleOswego woman rescued after falling through ice while searching for her dog
An Oswego woman was rescued Monday after she fell through the ice on a frozen pond while searching for her dog, Oswego Fire Protection District officials said.
View ArticleElgin man who sexually assaulted, killed toddler to be freed from prison...
A former Elgin man convicted of murdering and sexually assaulting a 20-month-old girl in 1997 is being released from prison later this month after serving half of his 48-year sentence.
View ArticleUber driver carjacked at gunpoint by juvenile in Oak Park, police say; car...
Police: Ride-share driver carjacked at gunpoint by juvenile in east Oak Park, car later recovered in Michigan
View ArticleColumn: Biden is illegitimate? Coronavirus vaccines contain microchips?...
Facebook is poisoning the minds of Americans, allowing them to descend into conspiracies and link up with extremists groups eager to recruit. It's not a problem, it's a crisis.
View ArticleDaywatch: CPS calls for ‘cooling off’, affordable housing reform proposed in...
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