Second Wall Street agency upgrades Illinois financial outlook to stable,...
Better-than-expected performance during the pandemic and billions of dollars in federal aid have led one Wall Street ratings agency to improve its outlook for the state's finances to "stable
View ArticleMan charged in February attack on Ald. Brendan Reilly outside River North bar
A 35-year-old Chicago man has been charged in an attack last month on Ald. Brendan Reilly outside a bar in his downtown ward, Chicago police said.
View ArticleA third surge in Illinois? It’s a race between COVID-19 vaccinations and...
For the first time in months, COVID-19 cases are climbing again in Illinois. So is the percent of tests coming back positive. So are hospitalizations. All as vaccines are injected into tens of...
View ArticleFormer Buffalo Grove middle school teacher arrested in sexual assault of...
A former teacher at a Buffalo Grove middle school sexually assaulted a student he met while working at the school four years ago, Lake County authorities said Friday.
View ArticleRise in COVID-19 cases could be early sign of ‘a possible resurgence’ as...
Illinois is authorizing local health departments that have seen waning demand for coronavirus vaccinations to begin inoculating anyone 16 and older, the state Department of Public Health said Friday.
View ArticleThe Spin: City vs. suburbs on enforcing state’s COVID-19 shutdown orders,...
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View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: As experts worry about 3rd surge, state says...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View Article2 charged in fatal shooting outside Bridgeview secretary of state’s office...
Two men have been charged with murder in a killing Wednesday afternoon outside an Illinois secretary of state’s driver facility in Bridgeview, authorities said Friday.
View Article2 charged in Waukegan motel killing
Waukegan police said Friday that two men are now in custody, charged in the August slaying of a Chicago man whose body was found at a Waukegan motel.
View ArticleBeverly Cleary, beloved children’s author, dies at 104
Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary, whose characters Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins enthralled generations of youngsters, has died. She was 104.
View ArticleFar-right suburban video streamer Nick Fuentes
Far-right suburban video streamer Nick Fuentes has been deplatformed, but is still easy to find online.
View ArticleCook County pet owners warned to stay alert during coyote mating season
Cook County pet owners, beware: the coyotes are getting frisky. The canines have been spotted throughout the county as their mating and birthing season is slated to last until the end of May, according...
View ArticleAfter 60-year-old Vietnamese American man is attacked from behind in...
When Kaylee Cong’s father told her that a man punched him from behind last Saturday evening in the Uptown neighborhood, she wondered whether there were other Asian Americans in Chicago with similar...
View Article‘It kind of hits close to home’: Hundreds gather in Horner Park to grieve,...
Hundreds gather in Horner Park to grieve, rally following Atlanta mass shooting
View ArticleWoman sexually assaulted, robbed in Lakeview; man facing charges, police say
A 28-year-old man has been arrested and charged in a sexual assault in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleMore than 100 shell casings found near Southwest Side party scene where man...
A man who was among eight people who survived a shooting that also left one man dead shot has been arrested after at least two gunmen opened fire as a party ended at a Wrightwood neighborhood...
View ArticleBody pulled from Calumet River near 95th Street
Police were conducting a death investigation after a body was recovered Friday afternoon from the Calumet River near the 95th Street pier, Chicago police said.
View ArticleColumn: With 2024 already a hot topic, Joe Biden says he’s a ‘respecter of...
Forget Biden’s 2024 presidential plans for a moment. Let’s talk about what he said after he said yes: “I’m a great respecter of fate. I’ve never been able to plan four and a half, three and a half...
View ArticleOne dead in West Pullman, 8 others wounded in shootings since Friday evening...
A 41-year-old man who was pronounced dead Friday evening was among three people shot since late Friday afternoon in city violence, police said.
View Article1 killed, 3 injured in River Grove party bus shooting: police chief
Four people were shot, one fatally, Saturday morning while riding a party bus in northwest suburban River Grove, authorities said.
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