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View ArticleMother, 2-year-old forced from vehicle in Wicker Park carjacking, police say
A mother and her toddler daughter were forced from their vehicle, which was carjacked late Wednesday in Wicker Park.
View ArticleBobby ‘Slick’ Leonard, 88, Pacers Hall of Fame coach, dies
Bobby “Slick” Leonard was selected as the ABA’s greatest coach. Hall of Fame player George McGinnis considered him a genius.
View ArticleLake Shore Drive bridge to close overnight in preparation for Chicago’s...
The Lake Shore Drive bridge over the Chicago River will be closed Thursday night into Friday morning as Chicago transportation officials test bridge function to prepare for regular bridge lifts as part...
View Article120 students in quarantine as Geneva High School takes ‘adaptive pause’ from...
Ten days after welcoming students back to fully in-person learning, Geneva High School sent 120 students into quarantine and shifted all students to remote learning for the remainder of the week,...
View ArticleMichigan city considers holding 2-day music festival with marijuana vendors
A promoter has applied for a permit to hold a two-day event in Niles with live music and marijuana vendors.
View ArticleCook County chief judge’s office to examine solitary confinement practices at...
The Cook County chief judge’s office has announced a group of experts and politicians to explore the practice of solitary confinement at the juvenile jail, as an advisory board again recommended the...
View ArticleLegal weed’s first year in Chicago: High arrest rates for Black people, a...
Black people led all ethnic groups in arrests with 2,311 arrests, making up more than three-quarters of all marijuana arrests in Chicago. Latinos made up the second highest number of arrests with 506,...
View ArticleAn additional 129,755 COVID-19 shots given in Illinois, while ICU bed...
The number of residents who have been fully vaccinated — receiving both of the required shots, or Johnson & Johnson’s single shot — reached 3,093,820, or 24.28% of the total population.
View ArticleSocial Graces: Your roommate is inviting someone over who isn’t fully...
Your roommate has invited someone who has received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and you're uncomfortable. Here's how to handle.
View ArticleBattery charge filed against Quincy bar owner in attack on Black college...
Aggravated battery charge filed in western Illinois against Quincy bar owner alleged to have beaten a college student.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Chicago Public Schools reaches tentative...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleWatch live: Attorney for Adam Toledo’s family speaks after release of fatal...
The attorney for Adam Toledo's family speaks after the release of the video of the 13-year-old’s fatal shooting by a Chicago police officer.
View ArticleDaunte Wright police shooting: Family calls for more serious charges as...
A white former police officer faced her first court appearance Thursday on a second-degree manslaughter charge in the traffic-stop shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright.
View ArticleTracking COVID-19 in CPS: Look up your school to see if cases have been...
CPS tracks cases, close contacts of those infected and students pods in quarantine.
View ArticleReal ID and expired license backlog — but mostly COVID-19 — create long lines...
We found one suburban driver services location where there was no line at all. And we offer some tips on avoiding the crush.
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says video of Adam Toledo’s fatal shooting by...
Hours before city officials plan to release video of a police officer shooting 13-year old Adam Toledo, Mayor Lori Lightfoot asked Chicago residents to withhold judgment on the shooting and again...
View ArticleReaction to Adam Toledo video release
People react after the video release of the fatal police shooting of 13-year old Adam Toledo.
View ArticleVideo of fatal Chicago police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo is released...
Video of Adam Toledo’s fatal shooting by a Chicago police officer was released to the public Thursday, more than two weeks after the 13-year-old was killed following a foot chase in a Little Village...
View ArticleCPS has a tentative deal with the teachers union to reopen high schools...
The agreement is pending approval by the Chicago Teachers Union.
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