Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces new recycling deal for Chicago
A new company will take over picking up recycling from outside homes in parts of Chicago under a three-year contract.LRC was the lowest of four bidders for the work, at $79.6 million, according to...
View ArticleMidwin Charles, CNN and MSNBC legal analyst, dies at 47
Midwin Charles, defense attorney and legal analyst for MSNBC, CNN and other cable outlets, died Tuesday. She was 47.
View ArticleWalter Olkewicz, ‘Twin Peaks’ actor, dies at 72
Walter Olkewicz, who played the bartender Jacques Renault on “Twin Peaks,” died Tuesday in Reseda. He was 72.
View ArticleChicago to see showers, maybe lightning, and temps in the 60s. Weekend also...
Chicago is in the midst of some veritable April showers.
View ArticleMan charged in connection with Lake Shore Drive road-rage shooting. Toddler...
Jushawn Brown faces a felony charge of unlawful use of a weapon as a felon.
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleColumn: Let’s stop dragging out Melania Trump’s nudes every time we want to...
In the rush to defend Jill Biden's fishnet stockings, some fans fell into a reflexive habit that I’d love to see us move away from: Holding up a different woman’s wardrobe (or lack thereof) for scorn...
View ArticleCity moves to protect ‘traditional parades’ canceled during pandemic
Long-standing Chicago parades canceled during the pandemic would get first dibs on reclaiming the dates to hold their events rather than having to vie with neighborhood opponents under a plan aldermen...
View ArticleAnne Beatts, ‘Saturday Night Live’ writer and creator of ‘Square Pegs,’ dies...
Anne Beatts, a pioneering female comedy writer who helped launch “Saturday Night Live” and created the 1980s cult-favorite sitcom “Square Pegs,” died Wednesday at her home in West Hollywood. She was 74.
View ArticleCook County Democrats offer symbolic support for elected Chicago school...
The Cook County Democratic Party has approved a symbolic resolution in favor of state legislation that would establish an elected board in charge of Chicago Public Schools, a move that would contradict...
View ArticleGunfire exchange during Forest Park traffic stop leaves Oak Park officer,...
State police: Oak Park officer in serious condition, another person shot during Harlem Avenue traffic stop
View ArticleTinley Park Convention Center vaccination site, 5 schools put on temporary...
The Tinley Park Convention Center vaccination site was put on lockdown for a brief period Thursday morning due to police activity, according to Cook County Health. Five schools in the area also went on...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Daily record of 154,201 COVID-19 vaccine...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleWoman killed in 3-vehicle Deer Park crash
A Champaign woman was killed Thursday when the van in which she was a passenger turned in front of a gravel truck along U.S. Route 12 in Deer Park, according to the Lake County sheriff’s office.
View ArticleIllinois to make 150,000 first-dose COVID-19 vaccination appointments next...
The state next week will make 150,000 first-dose appointments for coronavirus vaccinations available at 11 state-run mass vaccination sites in the Chicago suburbs and at area pharmacies as Illinois...
View ArticleUS Rep. Robin Kelly, new Illinois Democratic chair, promises stronger...
A 60-member transition team looking at various aspects of party operations, fundraising and outreach will begin to cull through recommendations to guide the party’s future.
View Article‘Longest Yard’ and ‘Teen Wolf’ actor James Hampton dies at 84
James Hampton, an actor whose career spanned decades and was known for his roles in comedies “The Longest Yard” and “Teen Wolf” died Wednesday at the age of 84.
View ArticleMerrillville man accused of shooting at girlfriend after she refused to clean...
An officer told Williams, who was bleeding heavily from a stab wound to his armpit, to come outside, documents said. He was transported to Franciscan Health Crown Point, documents state. He was...
View ArticleStay-at-home order issued at University of Chicago as COVID-19 spikes; school...
Fifty coronavirus cases have been ID'd on campus, with the number expected to grow.
View ArticleThe Spin: Cook County Democrats endorse legislation Lightfoot opposes |...
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