Naperville rejects mask mandate
In a 5-4 vote, the Naperville City Council rejected a mandate that would make people wear a mask in public when a 6-foot distance cannot be maintained.
View ArticleIllinois reports 238 COVID-19 deaths, the most in a single day since the...
Illinois public health officials reported 238 coronavirus deaths Wednesday, the most in a single day since the pandemic began.
View ArticleThe Spin: Illinois marks highest coronavirus daily death count since the...
Illinois earlier today reported its single highest death count from COVID-19 since the pandemic began — 238 coronavirus deaths, which also marks the highest number of single day fatalities from the...
View ArticleProsecutors: Chicago police officer accused of sexually assaulting teen and...
Winford L. Neely, 39, of the Sauganash neighborhood, was charged with five counts of criminal sexual abuse for alleged assaults on victims dating back to 2013, according to Cook County prosecutors.
View ArticleColumn: Rahm Emanuel belongs in America’s political past, not in Joe Biden’s...
The former Chicago mayor is the antithesis of Black Lives Matter, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: A third of PPP money went to large businesses in Illinois, see how...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View Article‘Inexcusably reckless’: Michigan police search for person who climbed...
The incident apparently occurred in early November. Alarms were triggered hours apart, but no one was caught, the Mackinac Bridge Authority said Wednesday.
View ArticleDan Ryan express lanes closed for half-hour after state police see passenger...
A man was treated for a medical emergency after state troopers saw him shooting at another vehicle early Thursday on the Dan Ryan Expressway at 33rd Street, according to Illinois State Police.
View ArticleNorthwestern-led researchers unveil data dashboard that aims to spot COVID-19...
A Northwestern University-based research team has unveiled an online COVID-19 data dashboard that aims to show more quickly where infections are surging in states and across the world.
View ArticleColumn: Former Fulton Market restaurant and Schlitz tavern is safe from...
At first a permit to demolish a Fulton Market district Victorian building, originally a Schlitz tavern and later the home of the Italian restaurant La Luce, “sort of slipped through,” said Ward Miller,...
View ArticleChildren from poorer Chicago areas are still less likely to attend...
Black students apply to high-ranking high schools at a smaller rate than non-Black peers, the study found.
View ArticleDo you have questions about the coronavirus vaccine? Send them to us and...
With news of the upcoming vaccines for COVID-19 changing daily new questions are constantly emerging. We want to know if you have any questions. Post them here and we’ll take the questions to medical...
View Article4 killed when driver tries to evade police in Berkeley and car is hit by...
Four people died in a crash this week in west suburban Berkeley after the driver attempted to evade local police, police said Thursday.
View ArticleBest Chicago architecture of 2020: The design of St. Regis Chicago, a new...
On our Top 10 for Chicago architecture: New skyscrapers, the pandemic-ready Rush University Medical Center and the preservation of both the old Cook County Hospital and the Chicago house of Emmett Till.
View ArticleCops seeking driver in Wacker Drive hit-and-run that killed 70-year-old woman
Chicago police Thursday were looking for the driver of a car who drove through a red light and crashed into a car driven by a 70-year-old woman who died following the late Wednesday collision.
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s ‘watched with great interest’ the...
Citing her experience as a federal prosecutor, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday said she’s been following the ComEd bribery case that’s cast a shadow over Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan but...
View ArticleCook County health department investigating large wedding held at Hilton...
Cook County health officials are investigating a large, mostly maskless gathering held at the Hilton Chicago/Northbrook Hotel Wednesday night.
View ArticleBoy, 15, accused of beating 74-year-old man with baseball bat and setting his...
Boy, 15, accused of bludgeoning 74-year-old man with baseball bat, setting body on fire
View ArticleThough restaurants remain a COVID-19 risk, experts and owners talk about...
We talked to experts and restaurant owners about their findings, solutions and desires during this time of uncertainty.
View ArticleInmates quarantined at Will County jail after 38 test positive for COVID-19
There were 51 inmates in the affected pod and 574 inmates at the Will County Adult Detention Facility as of Thursday, said Kathleen Hoffmeyer, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office.
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