Daunte Wright police shooting: Former Minnesota cop Kim Potter charged with...
Minnesota prosecutor says he will charge white officer with manslaughter in fatal shooting of Black motorist.
View ArticleObama Presidential Center faces new lawsuit the same day as pre-construction...
Preliminary construction for the Obama Presidential Center at Jackson Park has begun, officials said Wednesday while kicking off a process that will cost more than $200 million and take up several...
View ArticleSpringfield man charged with storming Senate floor in U.S. Capitol attack
Federal charges made public Wednesday alleged a Springfield man stormed the floor of the U.S. Senate during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: More than 3 million residents now fully...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleVideo of fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo to be made public...
Video of the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by a Chicago police officer last month will be made public on Thursday, according to COPA.
View ArticleParents group accuses Chicago Teachers Union of ‘moving the goalposts’ as it...
The teachers union indicated it's possible to reach a deal, but it's unclear if that will happen before Monday.
View ArticleThe Spin: Lightfoot says she’s watched video of fatal police shooting of...
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View ArticleBond set at $500,000 for Morton Grove man involved in 16-hour standoff with...
A Cook County Circuit Court judge set bond at $500,000 for a Morton Grove man accused alleged domestic violence that led to a 16-hour standoff with police.
View ArticleMan faces murder charge after girlfriend found shot in Bishop Noll parking...
The victim, Monica Mills, 43, of Hammond, was taken to St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago where she later was pronounced dead, officials said.
View ArticleTwo Gary women in custody after fight involving children ends in gunfire,...
A pregnant Gary woman is in stable condition Wednesday afternoon after a shooting in which the suspect barricaded herself in her house with her children.
View ArticleOpenlands Lakeshore Preserve in Highland Park closed after explosive material...
Openlands Lakeshore Preserve in Highland Park is closed to the public until further notice after military materials were found on two separate occasions in one week.
View ArticleLatin School educators take big steps toward unionizing
Teachers from Chicago’s prestigious Latin School are taking steps this week toward organizing a teachers union, officials with the Illinois Federation of Teachers said Wednesday.
View ArticleAs Chicago braces for protests over fatal police shootings, CPD makes new...
The Chicago Police Department has made new rules about how cops should treat protesters as the city braces for more demonstrations over the shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo and other killings by...
View ArticleIllinois Senate majority leader Kimberly Lightford diagnosed with COVID-19
State Sen. Kimberly Lightford said she tested positive for COVID-19 Monday, making her at least the third person linked to the state government known to have tested positive this week.
View ArticleMan whose body was found by fisherman in South Deering died of multiple...
The body of a man found by a fisherman Tuesday morning near the Calumet River on the Far South Side died of multiple gunshot wounds, officials said Wednesday.
View ArticleFederal judge slaps BP for emitting too much lung-damaging soot from its...
The Whiting refinery is the nation’s sixth largest, with a capacity to process more than 400,000 barrels of oil a day.
View ArticleWhat’s going on with COVID-19 in Michigan? Here’s what we know.
Here's what we know about the COVID-19 outbreak in Michigan.
View ArticleColumn: George Floyd and the double standard on who gets sympathy for an...
Not every opioid user garners the same amount of empathy, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleSubsidizing 2 more Exelon nuclear plants key to meeting Pritzker’s climate...
Exelon's six Illinois nuclear plants provided more than half of the electricity generated in the state in 2019, with Byron and Dresden responsible for about a fifth of the total, according to federal...
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