Driver arrested after van strikes and kills pedestrian in Logan Square
The driver of a minivan was arrested following a fatal collision with a 62-year-old pedestrian, authorities said.
View ArticleOff-duty Chicago cop carjacked by thieves who tapped on her window with a gun...
An off-duty Chicago police officer was carjacked Monday evening by three people who pulled in front of her car on the South Side and ordered her out at gunpoint.
View ArticleWoman, 2 pets found dead after Albany Park apartment fire
A woman and two pets were found dead as crews fought a Tuesday morning fire at a Northwest Side apartment building, according to authorities.
View ArticleWatch live: Prosecutors announce decision on charges in the shooting of Jacob...
Prosecutors to announce if charges will be filed in the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. Watch live here.
View ArticlePolice and state child welfare officials investigating after 4-month-old boy...
A 4-month-old boy died on Chicago’s West Side early Wednesday, prompting investigations by police and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, which said it has had prior contact with...
View ArticleColumn: Chicago Public Schools teachers aren’t showing up for in-person...
About half of the Chicago Public Schools teachers who were supposed to return to their schools in person this week didn’t show up, and I don’t blame them a bit.
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot again tries to pass civilian oversight of Police...
Aldermen and Mayor Lori Lightfoot are taking yet another crack at establishing civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department, but Lightfoot won’t predict how long it will take to adopt a plan...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot says she apologized to Anjanette Young during their...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she personally apologized to Anjanette Young “on behalf of the city” for how the social worker was treated during a botched 2019 police raid on her home.
View ArticleMacy’s closing Water Tower Place flagship store on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile
Macy’s is closing its flagship store in Water Tower Place, creating a huge vacancy on the Magnificent Mile during an already challenging time for retail landlords.
View ArticleHigh-speed crash in Gresham neighborhood sends 3 to hospitals with serious...
Three people were taken to area hospitals with serious injuries after a car and an SUV collided in a high-speed crash Tuesday afternoon on the South Side, authorities said.
View ArticleWill County officials begin clearing low-level marijuana possession cases...
More than 1,600 people with low-level cannabis possession cases in Will County will have those cases wiped from their records in 2021. The motion follows a 2019 state law that removes cannabis...
View ArticleWatch live: Prosecutors announce no charges in the shooting of Jacob Blake in...
Prosecutors to announce if charges will be filed in the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. Watch live here.
View ArticleAlleging voting irregularities, state Sen. Jim Oberweis contests Rep. Lauren...
In a long-shot bid to overturn U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood’s reelection, state Sen. Jim Oberweis has filed a notice of contest with the U.S. House seeking a new election, alleging irregularities found...
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View ArticleHalf of CPS teachers expected to return to schools Monday failed to show up,...
In another broadside aimed at the decision by Chicago Public Schools to resume in-person instruction, the head of the union representing principals on Tuesday likened the actions of Mayor Lori...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Lightfoot says ‘exponential increase’ of...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleAfter more than a year, public sees video of woman being knocked to pavement...
More than a year after a Chicago police SUV knocked a woman to the pavement on the South Side, seriously injuring her, a community activist has released bodycam video released showing the woman lying...
View ArticleMen who tried to rob a Naperville bank Monday suspected in two other bank...
Two men chased by police on Interstate 88 after they tried to rob a Naperville bank Monday afternoon are suspects in two other bank holdups occurring on the same day, the FBI said.
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says ‘exponential increase’ of COVID-19 vaccines...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump and the incoming Joe Biden administration to exponentially increase the number of COVID-19 vaccines given to cities, saying the...
View ArticleArchdiocese removes longtime St. Sabina pastor Pfleger after sex abuse...
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina in since 1981, will step away from running day-to-day activities and agreed to live away from the Auburn Gresham parish while the matter is investigated.
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