Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 8,256 new COVID-19 cases and 179 additional...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View Article‘Indiana is on fire’: Gov. Eric Holcomb orders hospitals to cancel, delay...
Indiana hospitals have been ordered to cancel or delay elective surgeries from Dec. 16 to Jan. 3 by Gov. Eric Holcomb amid a spike in COVID-19 cases statewide that is straining its healthcare system.
View ArticleJury convicts Illinois man of masterminding 2017 Minnesota mosque bombing on...
A jury on Wednesday convicted the leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group of several civil rights and hate crime charges in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque.
View ArticleSocial Graces: A stranger in a store isn’t following social distancing rules....
Coronavirus social distancing rules aren't being followed. Here's how to handle.
View ArticleThe Spin: Lightfoot, city officials ‘ready’ when vaccine is approved | Durbin...
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View ArticleDuPage County expects to receive and start administering 13,000 COVID...
DuPage County expects to start administering about 13,000 COVID-19 vaccinations next week after receiving its first vaccine distribution, health department officials said Wednesday.
View ArticleOff-duty Chicago officer’s son fatally shot in ‘domestic-related’ incident...
A man in his 20s was shot to death inside a home on the Southwest Side in an attack involving an off-duty Chicago police officer, the department said Wednesday.
View ArticleIndiana man charged with murder after death of Evanston attorney Daniel...
An Indiana man has been charged with murder in the death of an Evanston attorney who spent years volunteering for legal aid nonprofits.
View ArticleChicago officials outline initial coronavirus vaccine distribution plans: ‘We...
With federal approval for two coronavirus vaccines expected soon, Chicago officials said Wednesday they hope to vaccinate all city adults in 2021 as they laid out their plans to roll out the vaccine.
View ArticleScuffle between man drinking and cop in Loop subway sends both to hospital,...
A 55-year-old man slugged a Chicago police officer in the face during a fight in a Loop subway when the man was being escorted off a CTA train because he was drinking on Wednesday night.
View ArticleIt will be a soggy, possibly snowy weekend in Chicago. But first, there’s an...
Before you break out a parka for weekend snow, break out your bucket list: The Northern Lights may be visible in northern Illinois, saving weather enthusiasts the trouble of a trip to Canada or Alaska.
View ArticleTenants’ advocates, real estate industry gear up for clash over proposed Cook...
A simmering debate between tenants’ advocates and the real estate industry in Cook County is set to boil this month when a Board of Commissioners panel is expected to vote on a proposal to toughen...
View ArticleColumn: Chief Justice John Roberts, please do America a favor and make Donald...
Roberts needs to let Trump know plainly that these ridiculous, unsubstantiated lawsuits are rubbish, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Chicago aims to vaccinate all city adults in 2021, firearm permits...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleGirl, 15, shot while riding in car in Lawndale, Chicago police say
A girl, 15, was shot late Wednesday on the West Side.
View ArticleThousands of languishing vacant and abandoned properties with unpaid taxes...
Thousands of properties with unpaid taxes are languishing on the South Side, south suburbs. The Cook County treasurer says a key program aimed at helping is broken.
View ArticleChicago police officer recovering after squad car struck in Chatham car crash
A woman, 27, was injured when her car collided with a turning Chicago police squad car in a crash that also left an officer injured, police said.
View ArticleDefund the police: Minneapolis approves $8 million in cuts, shifting cash to...
The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved cutting about $8 million from the police, moving it to violence prevention and other programs.
View ArticleSuburban Blue Nose Brewery closing ‘when the beer runs out’ due to...
”We can’t have a couple thousand square foot tasting room with no one in it and keep up,” said Jordan Isenberg, co-founder of the Hodgkins brewery.
View ArticleAmazon Fresh store that lets customers skip the grocery checkout line now...
Illinois’ first Amazon Fresh store opened Thursday in Naperville, a new concept grocery store chain that allows customers to skip the checkout line.
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