Local hospitals ready to give first COVID-19 vaccines to employees as soon as...
Chicago-area hospitals marking plans to give the first COVID-19 vaccine to their employees within a few days.
View ArticleDoctors to answer reader questions about COVID-19 vaccinations Dec. 14 and 16...
The Chicago Tribune is partnering with doctors Emily Landon, Brandi Jackson and Brittani James to answer readers' questions about the COVID-19 vaccine during Facebook Live events.
View ArticleGov. Pritzker put on defensive by COVID-19 outbreak that tore through LaSalle...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker was a vocal critic of his predecessor's handling of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak at a state veterans home in Quincy. Now Pritzker is on the defensive after 33 veterans have died...
View ArticleAs Washington Park showcases official Christmas tree, community leaders...
Last Sunday evening, at least a hundred people flocked to a road median on West Garfield Boulevard and South King Drive to celebrate the Washington Park neighborhood’s first tree-lighting ceremony in...
View ArticlePolice say shots were fired at them during chase; driver in custody after SUV...
A man was arrested Friday after fleeing from officers, Chicago police said.
View ArticleThree men wounded in overnight shootings on South and West sides
Three people were wounded in separate overnight shootings on the West and South sides, Chicago police said.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 8,737 new COVID-19 cases and 127 additional...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleOff-duty cop stripped of police powers after shooting man during...
A man was wounded after a confrontation with an off-duty officer in the Albany Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
View ArticleMan fought back during attempted carjacking in Loop after 19-year-old told...
A 19-year-old man faces two felony charges after he was accused of trying to carjack a 60-year-old man's vehicle, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleMan, 24, shot on Eisenhower Expressway, Illinois State Police say
A man was shot Saturday afternoon while driving on the Eisenhower Expressway on the West Side, according to the Illinois State Police.
View Article4 killed when car crashes into Cicero building; authorities identify 3...
Four people were killed in a one-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Cicero, a town spokesman said.
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccine will start arriving in states Monday, officials say, as US...
The US government gave the final go-ahead Friday to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.
View ArticleFederal officials say monarch butterflies qualify for protection under the...
The popular black and orange butterflies were determined to be warranted for listing under the Endangered Species Act, but they’ll have to wait behind others with higher priority, according to a...
View ArticleAbbott’s rapid COVID-19 test receives FDA approval for at-home use
Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday it received federal emergency use authorization for its rapid COVID-19 test to be used at peoples’ homes, with results available in 15 minutes.
View ArticlePolice investigate three shooting deaths in East Chicago, Gary
A wave of violence in Gary and East Chicago on Tuesday left two men and a 17-year-old dead.
View ArticleLightfoot introduces plan to close loopholes allowing Chicago police to...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday followed through on a pledge to introduce a plan to the City Council that would eliminate loopholes in the city’s Welcoming City Ordinance that currently allow police...
View ArticleThe Spin: Lightfoot’s ‘sorry’ for raid on innocent woman’s home | Buttigieg...
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View ArticleState VA official acknowledges employees with coronavirus allowed to work at...
Illinois Veterans’ Affairs officials acknowledged Wednesday that a complaint has been filed with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration over employees who tested positive for...
View ArticleChicago Teachers Union says ‘all options’ are on the table if it doesn’t...
Families of white students were much more likely to opt in for in-person learning than students of color.
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