Naperville rejects mask mandate in split council vote
The Naperville City Council opted to take a positive approach to wearing a mask in public rather pursue punitive measures through a mandate.
View ArticleMadigan confidant, three others plead not guilty to ComEd bribery charges
One of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s most trusted confidants is among four people scheduled to make their first appearances in federal court Wednesday on charges they orchestrated an...
View ArticleOut $395 in bitcoin scam, Chesterton woman reports man’s threat to kill her:...
“If it sounds too good to be true, it isn’t, and most of these people are financial predators. Mostly what they’re going to engage in is verbal coercion to get people to take these steps or they will...
View ArticleMike Madigan, ComEd and corruption: Timeline of how the investigation unfolded
The announcement of a $200 million fine against ComEd for corruption and details of federal subpoenas to AT&T; and Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s office pushed the widening criminal probe...
View ArticleIndiana tracking map shows widespread COVID-19 risk remains; Lake County tops...
Lake County, where Indiana's second-most cases have been found, cracked 30,000 cases in Wednesday reporting and now has had 30,007 with 375 new cases.
View ArticlePeople wary of COVID-19 are avoiding the ER, and that has doctors worried....
Chicago-area hospitals continue to see a decline in emergency room visits as wary Illinoisans delay care out of concerns of contracting the coronavirus, and that has doctors worried.
View ArticleDid Lori Lightfoot bet on Chicago teachers strike? Email lays out...
A spokeswoman said Mayor Lori Lightfoot “does not have any recollection" of an aide's 2019 email about a wager on when the teachers strike would end.
View ArticleSome Munster health care workers could see COVID-19 vaccine later this month,...
Some frontline staff at Community Hospital in Munster could see their first of two COVID-19 vaccine shots if it gets emergency approval later this month.
View ArticleFirings of two officers in Laquan McDonald case upheld in Cook County court
A pair of Cook County judges have decided not to overturn the firings of two Chicago police officers accused of helping to cover up the fatal shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald.
View ArticleShould pregnant women get a COVID-19 vaccine? What about women considering...
Hospital workers are first in line for coronavirus vaccines, but what if a hospital worker is pregnant? The recommendation is yes, get a vaccine.
View ArticleIn Illinois, more than one-third of PPP funds, meant for small businesses,...
More than one-third of the funds Illinois businesses and nonprofits received through the federal Paycheck Protection Program went to less than 2% of participants, according to data released by the...
View ArticleCity releases summary of possible Chicago casino operators’ responses
Most companies that have expressed interest in building and operating a Chicago casino would want to do so downtown, according to a summary of responses released by Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s...
View ArticleIllinois hospitals are deciding which workers will get COVID-19 vaccines...
Most hospitals will prioritize COVID-19 vaccines for front line workers that deal directly with patients. And at least a handful of Chicago area hospital systems won’t make the vaccine mandatory for...
View ArticleHow did your neighbors vote for president, Senate and the graduated-rate...
Joe Biden won Illinois by nearly 17 percentage points, 57.4% to 40.7%; Sen. Richard Durbin sailed to re-election over Republican Mark Curran 54.5% to 38.8%; and the graduated income tax fell by a...
View ArticleDesigner puppies, private jets and a Jamaican villa: Chicago rappers charged...
Chicago drill rapper G Herbo, 25, has been named in a federal fraud case brought in Massachusetts alleging he, his music promoter and other members of his crew used stolen IDs to charge more than $1...
View Article$1 million grant to establish Chicago center named for first African American...
A century after his death, a $1 million grant awarded in the name of the Venerable Augustus Tolton — the country's first Black Catholic priest — seeks to build on the principles Tolton embodied that...
View ArticleInvesting in structures for outdoor dining
Bien Trucha is just one of many restaurants across the state that is struggling during the coronavirus pandemic and could use assistance. Many restaurants have invested thousands of dollars into...
View ArticleMerrillville man, 22, dead after standoff in Hobart: police
Negotiators tried to contact the man for approximately two hours before entering the house and finding him dead of a gunshot wound to the head, Gonzales said.
View ArticleIHSA confirms winter sports will not begin until 2021: ‘I just think they’re...
The IHSA announced all low-risk sports will not begin till at least January 2021. Where that leaves boys and girls basketball, deemed high-risk sports by the Illinois Department of Public Health, is a...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 9,757 new COVID-19 cases and 238 additional...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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