Social Graces: You’re hosting a family get-together. Should you only invite...
When planning a gathering, should you only invite COVID-19 vaccinated guests?
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Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleAld. Pat Dowell joins secretary of state race, vows not to use it as...
Ald. Pat Dowell formally announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for secretary of state on Wednesday and pledged not to use the office in its traditional role as a steppingstone for...
View ArticleMontrose beach dunes habitat expansion
The Chicago Park District has signed off on a habitat expansion of the Montrose Park Dunes natural area, part of the beach where a pair of endangered Great Lakes piping plovers escaped a music...
View ArticlePark District expands habitat at Montrose Beach ahead of expected return of...
Last year, Monty and Rose arrived in the same week, settled on an empty beach and sent three chicks flying south by summer’s end.
View ArticleProduction of music video leads to shooting death in Ford Heights
Cook County sheriff's police said that a dispute broke out Tuesday night among a group of people producing a music video in Ford Heights, with an East Hazel Crest man dying from a gunshot wound to the...
View ArticleBridgeview tax preparer accused of defrauding COVID-19 aid programs
Federal authorities say a tax preparer from the southwest suburbs defrauded two federal programs intended to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to carrying gun he test-fired, unwittingly drawing two...
A South Side man pleaded guilty to carrying a gun he had happened to find in an alley — sparking a chain of events that ended with two Chicago police officers fatally hit by a train.
View ArticleTower Slide at Maggie Daley Park torn down following injuries, lawsuits
Maggie Daley Park's Tower Slide taken down.
View ArticleBill Owens, uncle and musical mentor to Dolly Parton, dies
Country songwriter Bill Owens, who was a mentor and early songwriting partner to his niece Dolly Parton and helped start her career in country music, has died. He was 85.
View ArticleColumn: GOP must boycott baseball, Coke and all of ‘woke America’
The GOP must boycott baseball, Coke and all of ‘woke America’ over complaints about Georgia voter suppression laws.
View ArticleThe Spin: Lightfoot vs. CTU over sending high schoolers back to classrooms |...
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View ArticleBookie with long history of alleged mob links sentenced to more than two...
A longtime bookmaker with alleged ties to the Chicago Outfit was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison Wednesday for his role in an illegal sports betting business, authorities said.
View ArticlePublic health official says Cook County ‘will not hesitate’ to impose further...
A Cook County public health leader said Wednesday there won’t be a return to past COVID-19 mitigations just yet in the suburbs, but an ongoing third wave of the virus warrants enough alarm to keep the...
View Article‘Just jump in. I will help you get to the hospital.’ Man in the Tesla tells...
The tech professional, in his 40s, said he could not have lived with himself if he didn’t stop. “I mean, they needed help,” he said. “Ultimately, I could not have that on my conscience," he told the...
View ArticleIllinois COVID-19 questions answered: Should I let my child play sports? Why...
Why should I hold on to my vaccination card? Should I let my child play sports? These are coronavirus questions we asked health and science experts.
View ArticleTwo 16-year-old boys among five fatally shot Tuesday
Five people, including two 16-year-olds, were killed in shootings in Chicago on Tuesday.
View ArticleColumn: Republicans can try to suppress Black voters, but they won’t succeed...
The GOP is out to make it harder for people of color to vote, we can beat them at their game, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Cook County ‘will not hesitate’ to impose more COVID restrictions,...
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