Suspect in 2 killings at Roundy’s warehouse in Wisconsin identified, but...
Police identified the suspect as Fraron Cornelius, of Wauwatosa, who they said later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a police pursuit.
View ArticleParking meters coming to Chicago’s Montrose Harbor as part of Mayor Lori...
As part of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 2021 plan to close Chicago’s budget deficit, the city will soon install parking meters near popular Montrose Harbor. Lightfoot’s budget plan included a provision to...
View ArticleCharges announced in LaSalle County double homicide; ex-husband of slain...
The ex-husband of slain Sheridan couple's daughter charged on suspicion of double homicide, held on $5 million bond, authorities say.
View ArticleGroups oppose bid to require city approval for museums like those planned for...
A fight is brewing over an alderman’s proposal to require special approval for museums to open in Chicago residential neighborhoods, which cultural groups worry will put the brakes on projects such as...
View Article‘Serial stowaway’ ordered held on $100,000 bail as lawyer blames TV news...
“Serial stowaway” Marilyn Hartman went to O’Hare International Airport for the first time in a year after she saw a TV news broadcast about her that triggered a regression in her mental health, her...
View Article‘I can’t leave them yet’: A year after her planned retirement, a nurse stays...
New Lenox nurse Sue Surane, 68, planned to retire a year ago. Instead, she stayed on to help train staffers in infectious disease protocols.
View ArticleRead Gov. Pritzker’s metrics-based reopening plan ‘A Bridge to Phase 5’
Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled a revamped plan for gradually reopening the state: ‘A Bridge to Phase 5.′
View Article55 mph wind gusts, 13-foot waves, flooding, expected to continue in Chicago...
A wind advisory and a lakeshore flood advisory were triggered by the windy, rainy and cold Thursday weather, which could see wind gusts of 55 mph and waves on Lake Michigan of 10 to 13 feet.
View ArticleIowa man gets 45 years in Gary gas station slaying
Dontrall Jer’i Phillips, 25, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced Thursday to 45 years in prison for his role in the April 12, 2015, shooting death of Donald Fuzzell in a botched robbery at a Gary gas...
View ArticleReform advocate Sharone Mitchell’s appointment as Cook County public defender...
The Cook County board on Thursday unanimously approved the appointment of attorney and reform advocate Sharone Mitchell Jr. as the next public defender.
View ArticleFormer Palatine High School teacher files defamation suit against suburban...
The lawsuit says the candidate falsely claimed the former teacher "encouraged white students ... to disrespect Black students."
View ArticleColumn: Sex researcher weighs in on Atlanta-area shootings: ‘Do not excuse...
Bowling Green psychology professor Joshua Grubbs is connecting dots that might move us toward some progress on tackling the violence that sits at the intersection of racism and misogyny.
View ArticleLake Michigan warming
Water hundreds of feet below the surface of Lake Michigan is warming, especially in winter, according to a report published this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
View ArticleMotorist rammed police cars, accelerated into cops during chase across...
A South Side man who allegedly rammed into police cars while leading officers on a chase across several neighborhoods is facing multiple charges after the Sunday incident, officials say.
View ArticleColumn: Candace Owens, spare us your sanctimony over Cardi B and Megan Thee...
Candace Owens doesn't speak for Black people but for far-right whites who don't have the guts to say it, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleThe Spin: Pritzker to open vaccinations to all Illinois residents starting...
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View ArticleFollowing Atlanta-area shootings, Chicago Chinatown leaders describe...
Chicago’s Chinatown leaders gathered Thursday to send a message that the Asian American community would stand strong in the aftermath of a shooting spree across three Atlanta-area spas that killed...
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker extends state income tax filing deadline to May 17
Illinois residents will now have until May 17 to file their individual state income taxes and to make any payments, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday.
View ArticleWheaton College plaque referring to ‘savages’ removed: ‘Language changes’
A plaque commemorating slain missionaries at Wheaton College has been removed following concerns about its language.
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