Vice President Kamala Harris visits Chicago
Vice President Kamala Harris visits a COVID-19 vaccination site at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399 Union Hall on April 6, 2021, in Chicago. Harris stressed the importance of...
View ArticleFamilies trying to save memorial trees
Memorial trees planted in in Lincoln Park as part of Chicago Park District's Green Deed program are in jeopardy.
View ArticleColumn: Paul’s linden. Scott’s ginkgo. Two families hope to save their...
There had been no public discussion about the fate of these two Green Deed trees. Just a notification, out of the blue, that they’d be removed to make way for a new project from First Tee, an...
View ArticleAs Vice President Kamala Harris visits city’s COVID-19 vaccination facility...
Vice President Kamala Harris, joined in Chicago by Illinois’ top Democrats, touted efforts to expand vaccination sites in underserved communities Tuesday as the White House announced all adults in the...
View ArticleThe Spin: VP Kamala Harris visits Chicago vaccination site, bakery |...
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View ArticleTwo suburban mayors caught up in federal investigations appear headed to new...
In south suburban Crestwood, voters appeared to be backing Mayor Lou Presta’s attempt to win a third term despite facing federal charges that he accepted a $5,000 bribe.
View ArticleLittle Village community members renew calls for release of police video...
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability, which is investigating whether the officer who pulled the trigger was justified in shooting the teen, has said it plans to release the video.
View ArticleDaywatch: Chicago to expand vaccine eligibility to all adults, 1-year-old...
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View ArticleMilwaukee gas station shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 wounded, including an...
A 26-year-old Illinois man and a 27-year-old Milwaukee woman were wounded and taken to a hospital. There’s no word yet on their condition.
View ArticleLongtime political operative Rudy Acosta Jr. intends to plead guilty to...
Rudy Acosta Jr., a longtime precinct captain for indicted Chicago Ald. Edward Burke is slated to plead guilty to federal charges of misleading the FBI, records show.
View Article‘Tantalizing’ results of 2 Fermilab experiments defy rulebook physicists use...
Evidence is mounting that a tiny subatomic particle called a muon is disobeying the laws of physics as we thought we knew them, scientists announced on Wednesday.
View ArticleColumn: A 1-year-old boy in Chicago and a mother of 6 from Pennsylvania are...
The boy on Lake Shore Drive and the North Carolina mom are now improbably linked. Gun violence is what connects us as Americans. Are we OK with that?
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot says she expects ‘to see some summer festivals’ this year
Despite a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, Mayor Lori Lightfoot again said on Wednesday that she expects to see a more normal summer in Chicago this year than what the city experienced in 2020, including...
View ArticleTeachers union wants to delay high school reopening, but Mayor Lori Lightfoot...
CTU is prepared to escalate its action to win concessions over high school reopening, the union's president said.
View ArticleUniversity of Notre Dame will require COVID-19 vaccines for all students next...
The Indiana university joins a growing list of schools that will mandate the shots for students.
View ArticleBody found near brush fire identified as Portage Township man, 82,
Magura lived in the area where the brush fire occurred, according to the Porter County Sheriff’s Department.
View ArticleDaily COVID-19 cases, positivity rate in Illinois reach levels not seen since...
The latest tally of daily coronavirus cases and the statewide positivity rate for tests in Illinois rose to levels not seen since late January, public health officials reported Tuesday.
View ArticleSuburban elections yield low voter turnout
Chicago suburban counties' low voter turnout typical for consolidated elections.
View ArticleMan, 18, charged in shooting death of Hammond teen at drug deal, records allege
In a phone call with detectives, Wells claimed self-defense, saying Castillo, of the city’s Hessville section, tried to rob him as Wells was buying drugs from him, court records allege.
View ArticleKristal Larson declares victory in bid to become first out transgender person...
After declaring victory in her race for Avon Township clerk, Kristal Larson, 45, will become the second openly transgender person ever elected in Illinois, according to the Washington, D.C.-based LGBTQ...
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