Boy safe after minivan he was in was stolen, but Bridgeview police continue...
Bridgeview police said Tuesday they may be close to making an arrest in connection with Monday night’s theft of a minivan with 4-year-old Liam Barbarasa in a back seat.
View ArticleNew coronavirus restrictions: What will be open, closed, different in...
With confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases on the rise, the following new targeted restrictions for the entire state of Illinois were announced by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and will take effect at midnight...
View ArticleZion man arrested after firing gun at ex-girlfriend, police say
Bowers, the woman said, went back to his car, came back with a pistol and fired one time at her before he fled, reports said.
View ArticleChicago Public Schools will resume in-person classes in January, but more...
"I know this decision will come with mixed feedback" from parents and staff, one superintendent said.
View ArticleIHSA puts temporary ‘pause’ on winter high school sports season
Illinois high school boys and girls basketball, boys and girls bowling and boys swimming will not begin to play as scheduled until 2021.
View ArticleThe Spin: Duckworth says she’s talking to Biden team | Pritzker gets personal...
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View ArticleProposal to cap delivery app fees in Chicago clears City Council hurdle
A plan to cap delivery fees charged to Chicago restaurants by third-party delivery companies such as Grubhub and Uber Eats at 10% of the order’s cost as long as indoor dining capacity is set at below...
View ArticleMan found dead on CTA tracks in the Loop, police say
A male was found dead on CTA tacks Tuesday afternoon in the Loop, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleMan, 20, faces murder charge in West Side shooting, police say
A 20-year-old man faces a charge of first-degree murder in a fatal West Side shooting from earlier this month, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleColumn: I’m all for post-Trump healing. But if you called me the N-word, I’ll...
I haven’t seen very many signs that haters are ready to stop hating, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Pritzker’s new COVID-19 restrictions, CPS to resume in-person...
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View ArticleMan, 81, uses antique shillelagh to chase ruse burglars from Niles home: ‘I...
When scammers entered Dan and Barbara Donovan's Niles homes to burglarize it, he beat them with his grandfather's Irish shillelagh.
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot offers details on proposed $3.7 billion capital...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot plans to spend $3.7 billion over five years on infrastructure projects across Chicago, under a plan her administration is announcing Wednesday.
View ArticleAppeals court vacates 16-year sentence in Loop bar terror plot, says judge...
A federal appeals court has thrown out the 16-year prison sentence for a suburban Chicago man convicted in a terrorist bombing plot, saying the judge paid only “lip service” to the seriousness of the...
View ArticleChicago has twice the city ambulances it did 45 years ago. The outspoken...
A paramedic known for battling the Chicago Fire Department for additional ambulances retired Wednesday after 45 years.
View ArticlePatrick Fitzmaurice, Chicago's longest serving paramedic retires
A procession honoring retired paramedic field chief Patrick Fitzmaurice following his final shift on Nov. 18, 2020. Fitzmaurice retired after 45 years with the department.
View ArticleMore Indiana counties listed at highest coronavirus risk; Lake, Porter,...
Nearly a quarter of Indiana’s counties are now listed in the highest-risk category of coronavirus spread as the state health department showed a 60% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in just two...
View ArticleIllinois surpasses 11,000 COVID-19 deaths as officials report another 140...
Illinois' COVID-19 death toll topped 11,000 on Wednesday, already meeting a projection the state’s top public health official recently gave for the entire year.
View ArticleMental health issues more likely to affect communities of color during the...
Mental health advocates predict an increase in mental health challenges this winter, especially among Black communities. Some tips and resources.
View Article$66M settlement against Munster cardiology group, hospital for unneeded...
In various lawsuits, the group was accused of unnecessarily implanting pacemakers and other devices, causing death from those implants and performing unnecessary open-heart surgery and angiograms.
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