UIC to establish program for students with intellectual disabilities who...
Professor: "A lot of times, people with intellectual disabilities end up sitting at home after high school. They might want to go to college, but there’s no college they can go to."
View ArticleChicago police Superintendent David Brown in rare disagreement with oversight...
Police Superintendent David Brown in rare disagreement with oversight agency on two police discipline cases
View ArticleBlueprint for change or another blow to North Lawndale? A call to close 3...
“We shouldn’t have to close schools to invest in the Black neighborhoods," said one opponent.
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois’ vaccine distribution plan in flux, Lightfoot security...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleColumn: Violent death of rapper King Von reminds us how people across the...
Dayvon Bennett was the boogeyman of Chicago’s drill rap scene who had taken this adapting music world by storm. His real-life activities held the attention of millions of young fans, as well as local...
View ArticleChicago’s winter overnight parking ban begins Tuesday. Here’s how to avoid...
Overnight parking is prohibited on 107 miles of main city streets from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. — regardless of snow — from Dec. 1, 2020 until April 1, 2021.
View ArticleU.S. Justice Department alleges Hinsdale violated Fair Housing Act over...
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Hinsdale, claiming its attempt to stop a sober living house from operating in the village violates the Fair Housing Act.
View ArticleCity dismissed red light camera tickets against Chicago Mayor Lori...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's vehicles drive through a red lights. Many red light violation citations were issued and then dismissed. (City of Chicago)
View ArticleChicago police search for gunman who killed 16-year-old boy in South Loop...
A 16-year-old boy died after he was shot twice in the face while sitting in a parked vehicle early Monday in a South Loop parking garage, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleBig waves pound lakefront
The National Weather Service has issued a lakeshore flood advisory for the Cook County shoreline.
View ArticleWind, not snow, the main event of weather system battering Chicago,...
Lake effect snow is expected to continue producing flurries most of Monday but no more than half an inch is expected on the Illinois side of the lake.
View ArticleFeds allege Mokena woman defrauded state child care assistance program
A federal indictment accuses a 41-year-old Mokena woman of defrauding a state program intended to help low-income families pay for daycare services.
View ArticleHere’s what you may have missed over the long Thanksgiving weekend
Here’s a roundup of some of the best stories you may have missed over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
View ArticleFuneral for beloved Chicago 911 dispatcher
Funeral for beloved Chicago 911 dispatcher Guadalupe “Lupe” Lopez.
View ArticleSocial Graces: Is it rude to ask if a person died from the coronavirus?
One of your friends posted on social media that a loved one passed away. Is it OK to ask if the person died of COVID-19?
View ArticleIllinois sees small decline in COVID-19 hospitalization numbers, but...
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations across Illinois has begun to bend downward after weeks of sharp growth, state data shows, but public health advocates have expressed unease that infections from...
View ArticleNorth Shore butcher sentenced to a year in prison in sports betting scheme
Domenic Poeta, who for years has run Poeta’s Italian Food Mart in Highwood, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count each of illegal bookmaking and filing a false tax return. Poeta admitted in a...
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives a COVID-19 update
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives a COVID-19 update. Watch live here.
View ArticleAfter Black Lives Matter sign vandalized at Evanston church, donations and...
A Black Lives Matter banner in the yard of Northminster Presbyterian Church in Evanston was vandalized over the weekend.
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