Despite ruling that CPS violated employees' contract over COVID-19 safety...
CPS says the ruling didn't account for newer and extensive coronavirus protections.
View ArticleDivers pull man from car after it becomes submerged in pond near...
Emergency crews pulled a 73-year-old man from a pond in the Harbour Point Estates neighborhood at the Indiana border after his car went into the water Thursday night, officials said.
View ArticleFollowing in Chicago’s footsteps, suburban Cook County issues stay-at-home...
One day after Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged Chicago residents to stay home for the next month, suburban Cook County is doing the same. The suburban advisory, similar to the city’s version, goes into...
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends joining crowd celebrating Biden-Harris...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot responds to criticism over appearing in a crowd with those celebrating Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Illinois by the numbers: Here’s a daily update on cases,...
Here's where Illinois' 11 regions stand on the key metrics that would prompt the state to restrict activities to contain an outbreak.
View ArticleSocial Graces: How to tell your family you won’t be coming over for Thanksgiving
Here's how to tell your family you won't be coming home this Thanksgiving.
View ArticleDaily coronavirus cases top 15,000 in Illinois for the first time, setting a...
The number of new confirmed and probable cases of the coronavirus in Illinois topped 15,000 for the first time Friday, setting a record for the fourth straight day.
View ArticleColumn: Now THAT’S a big, beautiful wall; award-winning lakefront barrier at...
An award-winning lakefront barrier at Northwestern University shows how to elevate infrastructure--through a mix of art and science, use and beauty.
View ArticleTwo dead, three injured in steam pipe blast at West Haven VA hospital
A VA employee and a contractor were killed Friday morning at the West Haven VA Medical Center when a steam pipe they were repairing accidentally exploded. Three others were injured and were treated on...
View ArticleOfficials want you to stay home for the holidays. Still traveling? Here’s...
As COVID-19 cases rise and city and state officials urge residents to stay home as much as possible to avoid spreading the coronavirus, fewer people will start their Thanksgiving weekend off with a...
View ArticleChinatown developer who wore wire on Ald. Daniel Solis pleads guilty to fraud...
A Chinatown developer who wore a wire on former Ald. Daniel Solis and helped the FBI break open a sweeping political corruption probe pleaded guilty Friday to fraud related to a South Side condominium...
View ArticleAs surging COVID-19 cases collide with Thanksgiving food shopping, city warns...
Grocery stores preparing for the holiday rush on canned pumpkin and cranberry sauce must also contend with spiking COVID-19 cases and threats of a crackdown on businesses that aren’t properly managing...
View ArticleCarjacking parolee shoots himself in the leg after Chicago cops approach SUV...
Carjacking parolee shoots himself in the leg after Chicago cops approach SUV on South Side, police say.
View ArticleColumn: This filmmaking program allows young women ‘cycle breakers’ to share...
On Monday evening, Azalee Irving’s short documentary will be streamed by the Gene Siskel Film Center’s Black Harvest Film Festival. That would be an exciting honor for anyone. For Irving, it runs...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 15,415 new COVID-19 cases reported Friday,...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleIllinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker extends moratorium on housing evictions
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday he was extending a host of coronavirus-related executive orders for another 30 days, including an extension of a moratorium on evictions.
View ArticleIllinois closing driver services offices from Tuesday until Dec. 7 because of...
Illinois driver services facilities will close temporarily for in-person business starting on Tuesday because of the statewide resurgence of COVID-19, and Secretary of State Jesse White will again...
View ArticleState’s attorney’s office reviewing coronavirus policy for staff, urging them...
State’s attorney’s office reviewing coronavirus policy for staff, urging them to work from home.
View ArticleShould you get tested for COVID-19 before your Thanksgiving gathering? Here’s...
Experts have mixed opinions about whether pre-holiday COVID-19 testing could make gatherings safer, but some families are considering it.
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