Former top aide to Chicago city Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin said in...
A former top aide to Chicago city treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin alleged in an email to a city ethics official that she was fired after refusing to participate in unspecified ”illegal and unethical...
View ArticleNaperville Mayor Steve Chirico, who touted plan for local mask mandate,...
As the nation faces unprecedented coronavirus spread, a relative of the mayor of Naperville took to Twitter to publicly admonish him for attending a wedding party with more than 50 people this weekend...
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives a COVID-19 update
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives an update on the state’s response to COVID-19. Watch live here.
View ArticleSeason’s first significant snow likely in Chicago area Tuesday as forecasters...
Tuesday’s morning commute may be marred by snowfall, with as much as 3 inches falling in the west and northwest suburbs, meteorologists warned.
View ArticleCafe Marie-Jeanne and The Whale among latest Chicago restaurants closing due...
Here is a running list of Chicago-area bars and restaurants that have closed for economic reasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleAurora man charged with attempted first-degree murder
An Aurora man is accused of shooting a man in the head Saturday afternoon on the city’s near East Side, officials said.
View Article2 women arrested on suspicion of fighting, breaking pictures in Trump Tower,...
Two women were arrested early Monday after they fought in a room at the Trump Tower and started breaking and throwing pictures that were on a wall, according to Chicago police.
View Article2 injured in Old Town fire, one of them seriously, officials say
Two people were hospitalized after a fire Monday afternoon in Old Town, according to the Chicago Fire Department and Chicago Police Department.
View ArticleLockport woman charged with stealing $9,900 puppy from Naperville pet store
Police say Lockport woman reportedly stuffed a Yorkie into her jacket and walked out of a Naperville pet shop. She has been charged with felony theft and retail theft.
View ArticleBarack Obama surprises Chicago high school students with free copies of new...
The former president said he wrote the memoir with young people in mind will return for a book club discussion.
View ArticleCook County launches legal aid program for those facing eviction, foreclosure...
A new legal aid fund has been launched in Cook County aimed at helping those at risk of eviction or foreclosure as a result of the COVID-19 crisis keep a roof over their heads.
View ArticleMichigan, Maine certify results, Pennsylvania still expected: Track progress...
The battle over the results of the 2020 election has brought new attention to an important but often-overlooked part of the U.S. election process: Certification of the results. Each state has laws that...
View ArticleGround delivery tax would tack $1.25 onto Amazon orders in Chicago
An alderman introduced a plan on Monday to tax deliveries by companies such as Amazon, as the City Council also capped fees third party delivery services charge pandemic-stricken restaurants and teed...
View ArticleThree men accused of abducting a Naperville store owner arrested on federal...
Three men who dressed as police officers to allegedly kidnap a Naperville man outside his electronics store have been indicted on federal kidnapping charges, according the U.S. District Court in Chicago.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 8,322 new confirmed and probable cases of...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleWorkers go on strike at 11 nursing homes in Illinois, demanding higher wages...
Nearly 700 nursing home workers went on strike Monday at 11 facilities in Illinois, seeking higher pay and greater protections from the COVID pandemic.
View ArticleChicago man charged in 2019 strangulation death of Waukegan woman
Kwame Owusu, 29, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Danette Amos-Williams, 46, who was found strangled to death at a motel in the 3000 block of Belvidere Road.
View ArticleMural for Brandon McGhee
Chicago artist Tyrue “Slang” Jones creates a mural for Brandon McGhee, 23, who was shot and killed in one of the most violent weekends Chicago has seen in recent years.
View ArticlePritzker sees ‘glimmer of hope’ in declining coronavirus cases and positivity...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday that he sees a “glimmer of hope” in recent downturns in the number of new coronavirus cases and the positivity rate in Illinois after a raging fall surge of infections...
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