Walgreens allowing people awaiting second doses of Pfizer vaccine to...
People who received their first doses of the Pfizer vaccine at Walgreens may try to reschedule their second dose appointments — which were otherwise scheduled for four weeks after their first one — for...
View ArticleWhite Sox opening day looks different, but fans are undeterred: ‘Just as long...
Gloomy weather and COVID-19 changes couldn’t keep White Sox fans from the game Thursday.
View ArticleCook County assessor's office warehouse
A look inside a Cook County assessor's office warehouse, where its documents are stored. Employees go to the warehouse to search for records people have requested under the Freedom of Information Act.
View ArticleMurder charges announced for West Rogers Park man who knew roommate ‘was...
The roommate of a slain man found decomposed and wrapped in a rug on March 28 told police he ‘knew he was dying" but didn’t call an ambulance, according to police.
View ArticleFamily of 13-year-old Adam Toledo prepares to privately lay him to rest,...
As community members call for the release of police video after a Chicago police officer shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo, his family said they had not yet viewed the video and were not aware of...
View ArticleAmbulance flips during Northwest Side wreck; 2 hurt
Two employees of a private ambulance service were injured and an ambulance was tipped on its side after a crash in the Avondale neighborhood, officials said.
View ArticleThe flip side of FOIA: Mountains of paper, small government staffs and — for...
Citizens who exercise their lawful right to obtain public documents through FOIA requests frequently complain that the government is failing to uphold its end of the statute. However, the people on the...
View ArticleColumn: Vaccinations are here and hugging’s back. But some advice: Ask before...
With the return of hugging as more people are fully vaccinated comes a more urgent version of an old dilemma: Do you need consent before you hug?
View ArticleColumn: It’s the guns that kill. And Biden is right: U.S. gun violence is ‘an...
I was glad to see President Joe Biden, while announcing limited executives actions aimed at curbing gun violence Thursday, call American’s gruesome loss of life exactly what it is: “Gun violence in...
View Article7 things people would like to change about FOIA in Illinois
Seven changes that some people familiar with FOIA would like to see in Illinois.
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois hits record vaccine numbers, stay-at-home order issued at...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleChicago lags far behind other cities in getting rid of brain-damaging lead...
City officials estimated it will cost $27,000 to replace each of the 650 lead service lines they plan to dig out of the ground this year, far more than other cities have paid.
View ArticleVigil for rideshare driver Javier Ramos
A candlelight vigil for Uber driver Javier Ramos was held in Franklin Park on March 26, 2021. Ramos was shot and killed by a passenger during a March 23 carjacking in Chicago.
View ArticleSuburban businessman suspected of using COVID-19 relief money to buy fleet of...
A west suburban businessman is under federal investigation for allegedly obtaining more than $1 million in COVID-19 relief loans and using much of the money to buy luxury and sports vehicles, unsealed...
View ArticlePrince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99
Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99.
View ArticleTwo officers involved in controversial shooting on busy downtown Red Line CTA...
Two officers involved in the shooting of an unarmed man last year as they struggled to detain him at a busy downtown CTA train station now face dismissal from the Chicago Police Department, city...
View ArticleParents and unions call for boycott over schools’ plans for in-person...
One district is giving the tests on Saturdays, and offering gift cards to students as incentives to come in.
View ArticleRapper DMX dies at 50 after suffering heart attack
DMX, one of the most popular and successful rappers to emerge in the 1990s, died on Friday. He was 50.
View ArticleJudge rules Illinois must pay two former Democratic lawmakers who sued to...
The state of Illinois must pay two former Democratic state senators salary hikes they voted to reject while in office, a Cook County judge ruled late Thursday.
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