Striking workers reach agreement to go back to work at 11 Illinois nursing...
Striking SEIU workers reached agreement to go back to work Monday at 11 Infinity nursing homes in Illinois, with average $2 an hour pay increases.
View ArticleLawndale chase, shooting and crash now a triple homicide
A third person has died from a horrific car crash and shooting on the West Side on Wednesday night.
View ArticleMan in custody after throwing object through Loop store window, attempting to...
A man was arrested after breaking a Loop store window and trying to make off with items inside, police said.
View ArticleAt least 11 wounded in shootings since Friday evening, police say
At least 11 people have been shot in Chicago since Friday evening, police said.
View ArticleMan taken into custody after SWAT responded to possible barricade situation...
A possible barricade situation was unfolding Saturday morning in the South Loop neighborhood, Chicago police said.
View ArticleIllinois surpasses 13,000 COVID-19 deaths, just eight days after reaching 12,000
Illinois has recorded more coronavirus deaths than any other state in the last seven days. Only Illinois and Texas have more than 1,000 deaths in last seven days.
View Article‘If nobody knew ... no one would ever know,’ said Michigan woman charged with...
Antoinette Briley, 41, of Holland, Michigan, was charged Friday night with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of her sons, a Cook County sheriff’s office statement said.
View Article‘I just can’t believe it,’ owner says after missing black Labrador dog Lola...
At first, Lola was a bit tentative. But once she got a whiff of her old blanket and her owner took off her face mask, Lola’s tail started wagging, expressing the joy of the reunion.
View ArticleProsecutors: Men shot two people in separate carjacking incidents, and fired...
Chicago police have arrested two men in connection with multiple carjackings during which the perpetrators fired shots at the victims, according to a news release from the Police Department.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 9,887 new COVID-19 cases and 208 more...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleEx-state Sen. Martin Sandoval, who pleaded guilty to political corruption,...
The former state senator, who pleaded guilty in January to political corruption and was cooperating with prosecutors in multiple ongoing investigations, died Saturday from COVID-19 complications.
View ArticleIllinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider says he’ll step down amid...
Tim Schneider told top Republicans on Saturday that he intends to step down as Illinois GOP chairman, setting up a search for a successor as early as next month.
View ArticleMaria Lopez, wife of beloved 911 dispatcher Lupe Lopez, also dies of...
The adult children of 911 dispatcher Lupe Lopez, who died last month of COVID-19, thought their mother, Maria was going to pull through the virus and rejoin them at home. But overnight, she was...
View ArticleThree brothers charged with attempted murder in Aurora
Three brothers charged with attempted murder in Aurora.
View ArticleMan, 53, fatally shot in Logan Square, police say
A 53-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon while he was driving in the Logan Square neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
View ArticlePolice: Attack on CTA Blue Line train in Oak Park leaves passenger with head...
Police: Attack on Blue Line train in Oak Park leaves passenger with head trauma, eye injury
View ArticleWoman fatally shot in vehicle in North Chicago
A 47-year-old woman was shot and killed in North Chicago early Sunday after a gunman fired on a vehicle in which she was a passenger, according to the Lake County Major Crime Task Force.
View ArticleWould-be armed robber fatally shot in Goose Island moments after wounding...
A gunman who shot a man during an attempted robbery in Goose Island was found fatally shot minutes later, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleColumn: Georgia can give America a 50-50 Senate and force lawmakers to...
It's understandable if Georgians feel election fatigue, but they can't afford to sit this one out, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleIt’s not just COVID-19 that’s closing schools — it’s a lack of substitute...
On recent day, a suburban district had 111 teacher absences but was able to line up only 35 substitutes.
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