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View ArticleOfficer struck in protective vest during gunfire
A Chicago police officer was shot in the vest after responding to a domestic disturbance in the South Austin neighborhood in the early morning hours of June 8, 2020, authorities said. The officer was...
View ArticleNaperville man charged with reckless homicide and DUI in fatal car crash
Frank Qualtier Jr., of Naperville, has been charged with reckless homicide and driving under the influence following a head-on crash Saturday night in Naperville in which a Woodridge man was killed,...
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. J.B. Pritzker, mayors and business owners discuss rebuilding...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, mayors and local business owners discuss insurance coverage for rebuilding businesses. Watch live here.
View ArticleChicago police officer hit in vest by gunfire on West Side, officers fired at...
A Chicago police officer was shot in the vest after responding to a domestic disturbance in the Austin neighborhood early Monday morning.
View ArticleWest Side lawmaker picks up rallying cry to defund police, asks for meeting...
State Rep. LaShawn Ford, D-Chicago, along with community groups from some of the most violent parts of Chicago, say they want to meet with the mayor and the city’s top cop about changing strategies for...
View ArticleChicago cocktails-to-go rule for bars and restaurants now 1 step away
Chicago aldermen moved a step closer Monday to giving city taverns and restaurants the power to sell mixed drinks to go, an attempt to help during the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleRemembering the lives of those in Illinois who died from coronavirus
The Tribune is working to chronicle those in the Chicago area who have lost their lives to the coronavirus. These are some of those victims.
View ArticleBus driver sues CTA, says he was suspended after discussing concerns about...
A CTA bus driver has sued the agency for allegedly violating his free speech rights, after he said he was suspended for talking with other drivers about their concerns over transporting police officers...
View ArticleState Farm says Illinois drivers get nearly 14% rate cut — more than 11%...
State Farm is cutting rates to auto policyholders in Illinois by 13.7% as drivers stay off the road during the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticlePilot dies after single-engine plane crash near Monee
The pilot of a single-engine aircraft died Monday afternoon after his aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Bult Field near Monee
View Article1-year-old Homewood girl seriously injured in Dan Ryan crash
A 1-year-old Homewood girl was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following an early-morning crash in Chicago, according to state police
View Article150 to 200 people march from downtown Naperville to city police station,...
A group of 150-200 protesters marched west on Aurora Avenue toward the Naperville police station from the city’s downtown area Monday afternoon.
View ArticleA Chicago treasure hunter was on the trail of a hidden chest worth more than...
A bronze chest filled with gold, jewels, and other valuables and hidden a decade ago has been found, according to a famed art and antiquities collector who created the treasure hunt.
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker suggests ‘defund the police’ is a messaging obstacle to...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday that calls to “defund the police” — a rallying cry among many protesters in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police — are “a poor use of words...
View ArticleJudge refuses to release man accused of torching Chicago cop car while...
A man accused of setting fire to a Chicago police car while wearing a Joker mask will remain in federal custody, though the judge overseeing the case asked that prison officials continue physical and...
View ArticleHow Chicago will spend $1.1 billion in CARES Act funding
How Chicago will spend $1.1 billion in CARES Act funding
View ArticleCalls are renewed to ‘defund the police,’ but what does that mean?
For those not closely following efforts to reform the Chicago Police Department, a call to “defund the police” might sound surprising or even alarming.
View ArticleColumn: Don’t be fooled by Chicago’s ‘reopening’ of the lakefront west of...
The city’s announcement that lakefront parks west of Lake Shore Drive are reopening is, in reality, a public relations sham. A lot of this parkland was never closed.
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