Governor signs criminal justice bill
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs sweeping Illinois criminal justice bill at Chicago State University.
View ArticleJudge abruptly halts Gary teen’s plea hearing in Portage woman’s 2019...
The three teens, all of Gary, allegedly picked up Adriana Saucedo, 27, on Nov. 19, 2019, at her Portage home for a drug deal arranged by Silas on Facebook. The trio decided to rob her instead,...
View ArticleHere’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Illinois
With COVID-19 vaccines in short supply, more and more people are turning to social media for help as they scour the internet for available immunizations.
View ArticleChicago man charged with beating Good Samaritan unconscious in Hammond,...
The male victim had a “large laceration” on his head and was unconscious, but still breathing, charges allege. Hospital staff later said he had brain bleeding and couldn’t remember what happened.
View ArticleNurses at Harvey’s Ingalls Hospital ratify first-ever contract, provides wage...
Nurses voted 276-109 in October 2019 to be represented by the union, which also represents nurses at University of Chicago Medicine in Chicago.
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker signs sweeping Illinois criminal justice overhaul, which...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed a sweeping criminal justice overhaul package that has been praised by reform advocates and panned by law enforcement groups.
View ArticleComprehending 500,000 coronavirus deaths. The pandemic toll, in charts.
The death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. hit 500,000 Monday, an unimaginably tragic number. Data tracked by Johns Hopkins University put the U.S. total at 500,071 Monday.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: US death toll tops 500,000 lives as state...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleWho is Mike Madigan — and a timeline of the federal corruption investigation
The announcement of a $200 million fine against ComEd for corruption and details of federal subpoenas to AT&T; and Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s office pushed the widening criminal probe...
View ArticleEmbattled former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan steps down as state...
Former longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan as chairman of the state Democratic Party on Monday, one day after anointing a 26-year-old constituent services worker to fill the legislative...
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View ArticleKenosha’s Carthage College retires Red Men and Lady Reds team names to boost...
The push to change gained steam after the police killings of George Floyd and Jacob Blake, the latter in Kenosha.
View ArticleConservative Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey announces governor run,...
Conservative Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey announces governor run, pledges to fight ‘political elites’
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois will be first state to end cash bail, Madigan steps down...
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View ArticleMetra BNSF train hits, kills pedestrian in La Grange
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Metra train at or near the La Grange Road station Tuesday morning in La Grange, leading to significant delays and canceled trains, officials said.
View ArticleWoman charged in Lynwood man’s killing in Gary
A woman who told police she lured an 18-year-old Lynwood, Illinois, man to Gary so her boyfriend could kill him has been charged with murder, according to an affidavit unsealed recently.
View ArticleWoman killed in Englewood when SUV driver runs red light, police investigate...
A 43-year-old woman died Monday afternoon after an SUV that may have been fleeing a police traffic pursuit ran a red light in Englewood, hit another car and then hit the woman as she was crossing the...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot signs ‘Welcoming City’ ordinance update ending Chicago...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot signed an ordinance on Tuesday closing loopholes in Chicago’s Welcoming City ordinance, prohibiting police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities to deport...
View ArticleWisconsin, Indiana, Michigan among states moved down on Chicago’s emergency...
Travelers from more than a dozen states and territories, including Illinois neighbors Wisconsin and Indiana, no longer will face COVID-19 test restrictions upon arriving in Chicago under the city’s...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot on state Democratic Party chair race: ‘I love both Robin...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot declined to publicly take sides in the battle for control of the state Democratic Party between her City Council floor leader, Ald. Michelle Harris, and longtime political ally...
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