Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed to reimagine violence response and end sole...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed to reimagine violence response and end sole reliance on police, but outreach groups at heart of plan still struggle for funding
View ArticleColumn: African Americans can teach white liberals how to cope with their...
Trump's done more than any president in nearly a century to escalate racial tensions, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleHow St. Malachy school beat the odds and thrives as a Catholic school on...
For more than three decades, Holy Cross Parish in Deerfield has been the quiet backbone for St. Malachy Catholic School on the West Side.
View ArticleDaywatch: Lightfoot’s funding for anti-violence effort falls short, Chicago...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleAbortion pill now easier for women to get during pandemic, but other states'...
A recent court ruling temporarily easing restrictions on medication abortions during the pandemic has some Missouri women traveling to Illinois, where they can take advantage of the state’s laws that...
View ArticleStorms roll into northern Illinois with possibility of hail, cold front with...
Most of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana should expect showers beginning around noon Monday, forecasters said.
View Article‘Illinois has no place to go. Sad, isn’t it?’ When Trump talks about Chicago...
Chicago and its violence have been a frequent subject of President Donald Trump's attention. It was a common campaign thread Trump used to hammer Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama and others....
View ArticleMan stabbed outside Naperville apartment building during confrontation with...
A man was stabbed outside of a Naperville apartment building Satuday night during a confrontation with two men, Naperville police said.
View ArticleChicago man, 27, killed in car crash on I-57 in Posen as he attempted to...
A 27-year-old man from Chicago died in a car crash Monday morning on Interstate 57 in Posen, according to Illinois State Police.
View ArticleDuring Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearing, Sen. Dick Durbin says...
During the first day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Monday, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin referenced a Tinley Park family that he says would have been driven into...
View ArticleLake County Democrats appoint park district, chamber of commerce leader...
Lake County Democratic Party leaders on Sunday appointed Adriane Johnson to the Illinois Senate seat formerly held by Terry Link, who resigned last month shortly before pleading guilty to federal...
View ArticleSt. Charles man charged in connection with hit-and-run crash that killed...
A St. Charles man has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman in a wheelchair in downtown St. Charles Friday afternoon, officials said.
View ArticleWisconsin judge upholds Gov. Tony Evers' order requiring masks to be worn in...
A Wisconsin judge on Monday allowed the state’s mask mandate to stand.
View ArticleSWAT called to home in Chatham where man was holding four children
SWAT officers were called Monday morning to a home in Chatham where a man was holding four children, according to preliminary information from the police.
View ArticleIllinois’ seven-day average of new coronavirus cases sets new high, topping...
The seven-day average of newly confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois set a new high on Monday, topping the previous record that was set as the virus was surging in late April and early May.
View ArticleCDC: Teen gave COVID-19 to 11 relatives across 4 states, including Illinois,...
A COVID-19 outbreak that infected 11 people across four states ― including Illinois ― began with a 13-year-old girl who transmitted the virus during a three-week family vacation over the summer,...
View ArticleMan shot in Aurora Sunday morning
Aurora police are investigating the shooting of a man early Sunday morning in the 500 block of North Park Avenue, officials said.
View ArticleWilmette firefighters rescue kite surfer from Lake Michigan
A kite surfer who found himself in distress amid choppy waters in Lake Michigan Monday morning was rescued by Wilmette firefighters, who were alerted to the mishap by a nearby homeowner, authorities said.
View ArticleItalian Americans recognize Columbus Day
Italian Americans and supporters gather at Chicago's Arrigo Park on Columbus Day. Earlier this year, the city removed a Columbus statue from the Park.
View ArticleChicago man arrested in road-rage killing of Waukegan motorist, police say
Sheldon Brown, 33, was ordered held in lieu of $3 million bail at the Lake County jail after allegedly shooting a man to death at about 11:50 p.m. Friday near the intersection of 8th and Jackson streets.
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