Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart tests positive for COVID-19
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a news release from his office.
View ArticleOff-duty Chicago police officer uses tourniquet to save man who broke out...
Chicago Police officer John Hanlon was running an errand around noon on his off day Monday when he saw a plume of black smoke billowing from a North Side apartment building.
View ArticleMale victim fatally wounded in shooting in South Chicago neighborhood
A person was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in the South Chicago neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleFerrari hits concrete barrier, flips and catches fire on Lake Shore Drive; 2...
Two men were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital after the Ferrari they were in crashed, flipped over and caught fire Saturday morning on Lake Shore Drive, Chicago police said.
View ArticleLake Zurich priest accused of sexually abusing minors while at Maryville...
The Archdiocese of Chicago says it is investigating allegations that a Lake Zurich priest, Rev. David Ryan, sexually abused minors 25 years ago while he was assigned to Maryville Academy in Des Plaines.
View ArticleChicago nurse treating COVID-19 patients gets Thanksgiving phone call from...
During a video call on Thursday, Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris thanked University of Chicago Medical Center nurse Talisa Hardin for tirelessly treating COVID-19 patients — for “everything you do...
View ArticleFrom food pantries to parking lot Wi-Fi, public libraries evolve during...
When Illinois’ latest COVID-19 mitigation rules went into effect recently, many public venues from casinos to museums were ordered to shut down. One notable exception, though, was public libraries.
View ArticleIllinois teachers say COVID-19 struggles are mounting and they’re ‘acutely...
Teachers say they're working longer hours but worry their lessons aren't as “engaging and rigorous.”
View ArticleChicagoans collect hundreds of donations to aid victims of hurricanes in...
Though Doris Aguirre left her beloved Honduras two decades ago and cannot return due to her immigration status, she has never forgotten her people.Most live in poverty and scarcity, she said. The...
View ArticleInmate from Arizona dies at Thomson prison in Illinois after fight with...
The Federal Bureau of Prisons reported the death of Edsel Aaron Badoni at Thomson prison on Friday night.
View ArticleChicago area in for winter weather overnight with 5 inches of lake-effect...
A lakeshore flood advisory will begin at midnight as a system moves into the area that could drop half an inch of snow in the city and as much as 5 inches in northwest Indiana.
View ArticleSouth Side man charged in fatal stabbing in Marquette Park
A Fernwood man was charged with fatally stabbing a man following an argument in the city’s Marquette Park neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleWisconsin recount confirms Joe Biden’s win over Donald Trump
Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results on Sunday, confirming Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state.
View ArticleProsecutors: GPS and video captured teen at fatal shooting scene outside...
Fabian Diaz, of Franklin Park, was charged as an adult with first-degree murder related to the Oct. 16 shooting outside a bar in the 7600 block of West Belmont Avenue, authorities said.
View ArticlePolice: West Rogers Park man charged after trading shots with officer on...
A West Rogers Park man is facing felony charges for allegedly firing on a Chicago police officer Saturday on the city's Northwest Side.
View ArticleCPS apologizes for inappropriate messages sent from school accounts
For more than an hour Sunday, reply-all chaos, that included some messages with curse words, filled inboxes.
View ArticleA 1-year-old disappeared when his mother and uncle were killed in Riverdale....
Both siblings suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest, the medical examiner’s office said.
View Article16-year-old boy grazed by bullet on Far South Side, police say
A 16-year-old boy’s face was grazed by bullet during a shooting Sunday night on the Far South Side, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleChicago alderman who got contributions from pet store owner flips on...
Ald. Raymond Lopez's proposal would end the ban on pet stores selling commercially bred dogs.
View ArticleCity dismissed red-light camera tickets against Chicago Mayor Lori...
The city of Chicago dismissed the majority of tickets issued to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s security detail by red-light and speed cameras, including some that were recorded at times when the mayor was...
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