Durbin seeks top Democratic spot on Senate Judiciary Committee
Illinois senior Sen. Dick Durbin said Monday he’ll seek the position of top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee — a spot that could become the chairmanship following two Georgia contests early...
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View Article2 shot, including 14-year-old girl, on South Side, police say
A 14-year-old girl and a 31-year-old woman were injured in a shooting Monday evening on the South Side, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleCook County courts go virtual after increase in state COVID-19 cases
The Cook County Chief Judge entered an order Monday calling for all courthouse matters to be held via videoconference except in “extraordinary or compelling circumstances,” according to the order.
View ArticleArtist hopes mural of 23-year-old killed in June shooting makes others pause...
In the mural’s final version, Brandon McGhee floats out of space; his name reaches past the top corner. A note in neon says: “His light shines forever.”
View ArticleColumn: Trump lost and his lawsuits are garbage. But please keep donating!...
Soon-to-be-not-president Donald Trump lost the election. He is losing every court case he and his Elite Strike Farce of buffoon-American lawyers present.
View ArticleWill Illinois run out of hospital beds? Available data suggests a grim winter...
In Illinois, the state health director warned last week that some hospitals have already reported running low on beds amid the state’s second massive COVID-19 surge.
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois hospitals could run out of beds, Biden transition to begin...
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View Article11-year-old girl shot in cheek inside her bedroom in Park Manor home
An 11-year-old girl was in fair condition Tuesday morning after being shot in the cheek while she was in a front bedroom in her Park Manor home, Chicago police said.
View Article2 face attempted first-degree murder charges after shots fired at officers,...
A 17-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man are both facings charges, including attempted first-degree murder, after shots were fired at officers Saturday night on the Far South Side, according to Chicago...
View ArticleMan dies after being ejected from SUV in 2-vehicle crash on I-57, police say
A Chicago man died early Tuesday after his SUV collided with the rear of a second vehicle on Interstate 57 on the Far South Side, throwing him onto the shoulder of the highway, according to Illinois...
View ArticleChicago police officer seriously injured after being dragged by car during...
A male police officer was seriously injured during a traffic stop near the 95th Street Red Line “L” station on Monday evening, according to the Chicago Fire Department and Chicago Police Department.
View ArticleLightfoot proposes delay of business licenses, sidewalk cafe permits...
The city of Chicago will delay business license and sidewalk cafe expirations and allow expanded outdoor service to continue into next year as part of a plan Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced Tuesday to...
View Article18-year-old man killed, another man wounded in late night shootings in South...
An 18-year-old man was killed Monday and a 35-year-old man was injured in shootings about 10 minutes apart in the South Austin neighborhood.
View ArticleCubs owners would get to defer infrastructure payment under city proposal
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Wrigleyville’s alderman on Tuesday proposed letting the Chicago Cubs put off the team’s annual $250,000 payment into a fund to pay for infrastructure upgrades around their...
View Article19-year-old killed, 2 others injured in West Side shootings
A man in his 20s died and two other men were injured Monday in two separate shootings in East Garfield Park and West Garfield Park.
View ArticleOhio man who caused panic in Shorewood with online mass shooting threat...
Ryan Gagnet caused schools in Shorewood to cancel outdoor recess in February while he was in an online chat where users can talk anonymously, prosecutors said.
View ArticleHere’s when Chicago received its first snow of the fall season, going back...
Chicago's first fall snow of 2019 arrived on Oct. 30. At O'Hare International Airport, the city's official recording site, 0.9 inch fell as of 7 a.m. Here's how this total compares to other first...
View ArticleAs these Chicago doctors do battle in a COVID-19 unit, their friendship has...
For these Northwestern ICU doctors treating COVID-19 patients in Chicago, a decade-plus friendship helps keeps them sane amid a pandemic.
View ArticleIllinois VA launches investigation of deadly coronavirus outbreak in LaSalle...
The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs is launching an independent investigation of a coronavirus virus outbreak that has torn through the state-run veterans home in LaSalle this month, infecting...
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