A year after his coronavirus shutdown, Gov. J.B. Pritkzer will continue to...
Gov. Pritzker shut down Illinois a year ago as the coronavirus pandemic first took hold. His actions in the year since figure to put him on the defensive heading into the 2022 election year.
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Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleState Rep. La Shawn Ford resigns from Loretto Hospital board amid COVID-19...
State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford has resigned from the Loretto Hospital board because of revelations that the hospital improperly distributed coronavirus vaccines.
View Article3 people killed, 11 wounded in Chicago shootings in 9 hours Monday
Three people were killed and 11 others were wounded in multiple shootings in about nine hours Monday afternoon and evening, Chicago police said.
View ArticleChicago alderman withdraws residential museum rules plan for projects such as...
A South Side alderman is withdrawing her proposal to set tougher zoning guidelines for museums like those planned for civil rights icon Emmett Till and blues legend Muddy Waters in residential Chicago...
View ArticleAbout 1,000 Illinois prisoners to be released under COVID-19 lawsuit settlement
About 1,000 Illinois prison inmates nearing the end of their sentences could soon be released under a settlement announced Tuesday in a federal lawsuit filed as the COVID-19 pandemic was creating a...
View Article16-year-old girl faces carjacking charge after car taken on Near West Side,...
A 16-year-old girl was arrested Monday evening after Chicago police say she was seen in a vehicle that had been taken by force hours earlier.
View ArticleWatch live: Chicago health officials provide a COVID-19 update
Chicago health officials provide a vaccination update. Watch live here.
View ArticleMichigan, 6 other states moved up in Chicago’s emergency travel order
Michigan was among seven states that will be subject to additional coronavirus mitigations under this week’s update of Chicago’s emergency travel order.Starting Friday, Idaho, Maine, Maryland,...
View Article‘Brain fog,’ blurred vision and loss of taste: 85% of long-haulers who...
Patients with long COVID syndrome experienced decreased quality of life, suffering from different constellations of symptoms, according to the study.
View ArticleYMCA launching bilingual help desk for COVID-19 resources, including vaccine...
In an effort to aid residents across the city, the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago launched a bilingual help desk to help with technical assistance and answer questions about resources during the...
View Article11-year-old girl shot at Far South Side gas station in early March dies,...
An 11-year-old girl has died about three weeks after being shot as she sat in a parked vehicle at a West Pullman gas station early this month, officials said.
View ArticleChicago ‘headed in the wrong way’ as younger adults drive uptick in COVID-19...
Chicago public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady warned the city, particularly its younger adults, on Tuesday that coronavirus metrics were once again creeping into a danger zone that resembled a...
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker signs Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’ economic reform...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law a sweeping series of measures that were part of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus's economics reform package
View ArticleHere are some of the key measures in the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’...
Key aspects of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus economic agenda signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker
View ArticleNew Lenox ‘white power’ salute nets hate crime charge, police say
A man from unincorporated New Lenox faces a felony hate crime after allegedly shouting "white power" to members of a family that included two Black children, according to police
View ArticleThe Spin: Mayor Lightfoot says ‘we’ll close back down’ if uptick in COVID-19...
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View ArticleMidlothian police respond to fights at two bars, one where there was a fatal...
Midlothian police responded to fights at two bars this weekend, including one in which a South Holland man was shot and killed a month ago
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