Social Graces: Your roommate has COVID-19. Here’s how to handle the...
Here's what to do if one of your roommates has COVID-19.
View ArticlePritzker tells feds Illinois plans to borrow another $2 billion from...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker notified the Federal Reserve on Wednesday that Illinois plans to borrow an additional $2 billion from a special lending program established earlier this year to aid state and local...
View ArticleAustin man charged with shooting neighbor to death
An Austin neighborhood man is charged with shooting to death his neighbor in an attack early this month, according to police and court records.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Officials plead with residents to skip...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleEnglewood couple tortured to death a disabled man who paid them to help him,...
A Cook County judge Wednesday said a couple acting as a caretaker for a disabled man found dead in a South Side garage were “wicked” and “evil” in the abuse and torture alleged by prosecutors in the case.
View ArticleConvicted killer’s mother faces charges after testifying at Valparaiso teen...
Porter Superior Court Judge Roger Bradford explained she could be held in contempt of court if she refused to answer questions, and the immunity would not protect her from perjury.
View ArticleRetrial in ex-Portage Mayor James Snyder’s case pushed to March due to...
U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly, with the Northern District of Illinois, will now preside over Snyder’s case, after U.S. District Court Chief Judge Theresa Springmann recused herself due to...
View ArticleMcHenry County state’s attorney says he won’t enforce Illinois’ ban on indoor...
McHenry County’s top prosecutor announced Wednesday that his office will not enforce Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s order to ban indoor dining at restaurants.
View ArticleFlorida man sentenced to 10 years for carjacking in Oakbrook Center mall...
A Florida man got a 10-year sentence Wednesday for threatening a woman with a knife and trying to steal her car in the Oakbrook Center parking lot in 2018.
View ArticleNew cache of ComEd documents shows indicted Madigan confidant pressing...
A cache of emails released Wednesday in the Illinois House probe of Speaker Michael Madigan provides a deeper look into how a close confidant pressed Commonwealth Edison on positions ranging from a...
View ArticleProsecutor: Man dragged, critically hurt Chicago officer because license was...
Judge denies bail for Aaron Okelola, 25, deriding him for what he called turning a finable offense into a felony attempted murder case.
View ArticleIsolation can make staying sober hard during pandemic-tainted holidays. Here...
Heading into the holidays during a pandemic means anyone who wants to remain sober may struggle. But experts say it’s possible to stay sober through planning, focus and an understanding of some common...
View ArticleNo Thanksgiving reunion for couple after man barred from U.S. visit by...
An African man and his American girlfriend's plan to spend the holiday together was derailed after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at O'Hare International Airport refused him entry into the...
View ArticleBeltrán family mourns during pandemic
The Beltrán family mourns the loss of their patriarch, Ruben Beltrán.
View Article3 men wounded during predawn violence in Loop, West Side
Two men were shot and a third stabbed during separate attacks before dawn on the city’s West Side and in the Loop.
View Article$10,000 offered for information on shooting of ‘innocent little boy’ in his...
Chicago police huddled with community leaders to plead with the public to help detectives solve the case of a little boy who is fighting for his life after being shot in the head while playing inside...
View ArticleCOVID-19 outbreak at Chicago homeless shelter points to coronavirus surge...
A Chicago homeless shelter is grappling with an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, prompting concerns from advocates and organizations as the coronavirus surges nationwide.
View ArticleFour baby goats perish in barn fire after neighbor alerts family: ‘We would...
Four baby goats perish in barn fire after neighbor alerts family: ‘We would have lost everything if it wasn’t for him.’
View ArticleOn Thanksgiving: ‘Just because of the pandemic, it doesn’t mean that...
For more than two hours Thursday, Salvation Army volunteers handed out ready-to-go meals in Chicago. Levy Restaurants donated 2,000 meals to the effort, and Salvation Army chefs did the cooking.
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