CPS ‘does not care about my health and safety’: Teachers call plan to...
Chicago Public Schools will reopen as planned on Monday, officials announce.
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View Article‘Take the vaccine.’ Rev. Jesse Jackson receives a COVID-19 shot and addresses...
Accompanied by an African American scientist at the forefront of COVID-19 vaccine development, the Rev. Jesse Jackson got his vaccine against the virus Friday at Roseland Community Hospital and praised...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 9,277 new cases and 126 more deaths...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleSuburban police departments are being flooded with reports of fraudulent...
Since the beginning of the pandemic, suburban Chicago law enforcement officials say their departments have been bombarded with surging numbers of fraudulent unemployment benefit reports.
View ArticleCook County sheriff’s deputy dragged by vehicle during traffic stop, police say
A Cook County sheriff’s office deputy was hospitalized after being dragged by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop Friday afternoon, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker proposes quashing tax breaks for businesses as General...
Illinois’ $3.9 billion budget shortfall was expected to take a back seat during the General Assembly’s six-day lame-duck session, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker thrust the state’s finances into the spotlight...
View ArticleColumn: Shocking. Sad. Shameful. Inevitable. How to describe the insurrection...
It’s sad how many of the insurrectionists don’t seem to understand that Donald Trump doesn’t love them. He loves that they love him.
View ArticleLongtime advocate for community and lightning rod for critics, the Rev....
News that the Chicago Archdiocese had received a child sexual abuse complaint against the Rev. Michael Pfleger has him confronting one of the greatest challenges of his career, one that could threaten...
View ArticleWith CPS students returning to schools starting Monday, parents weigh kids’...
Some CPS parents are eager to end remote learning. Others say the risk of COVID-19 is simply too great.
View ArticleNew Cook County Circuit Court clerk wants to leave her predecessor’s era...
Iris Martinez, the first Latina elected to run the administration for the Cook County Court system, is looking to move forward with plans of an overhaul that will prioritize transparency and efficiency...
View ArticleAt least 4 wounded, including a teenage boy, in separate shootings on South,...
Three men and a teenage boy were wounded in separate city shootings since Friday afternoon on the South and West sides, Chicago police said.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 6,717 new confirmed and probable COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleWoman in her 80s among several shot, including 2 killed on South Side on...
A female victim was fatally shot in the chest, and another suffered a wound to the face Saturday afternoon in the East Hyde Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
View ArticleMan charged with murder after July double shooting in Loop: police
A 31-year-old man faces multiple felony charges after a shooting last summer that killed another man and wounded a woman downtown, authorities said Saturday.
View Article15-year-old girl critically injured in Far South Side shooting, police say
A 15-year-old girl was shot in the head Saturday afternoon on the Far South Side and taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to Chicago police.
View ArticlePolice unions, others air concerns over criminal justice proposal pushed by...
Police unions and law enforcement organizations from across Illinois were united on Saturday in opposition to a broad criminal justice overhaul the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is pushing during...
View ArticleMan killed in shootout with Evanston cops went on rampage in Chicago first,...
One person is dead and two others were injured during a shooting that involved Evanston police and a Chicago homicide suspect, police said.
View ArticleIllinois faces major challenges amid COVID fallout as Speaker Madigan...
Illinois heads into a challenging year with the possibility that the man who's pulled the strings in Springfield for decades, House Speaker Michael Madigan, will no longer be at the helm.
View ArticleChicago-Evanston shooting rampage
A man suspected of shooting six people in Chicago on Saturday then shot a woman in the neck at an Evanston pancake restaurant and was killed during a shootout with Evanston police, officials said.
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