Recreational marijuana tax revenue passes $100 million in Illinois
Illinois has collected more than $100 million in recreational marijuana tax revenue since legalizing sales on January 1, according to the Department of Revenue.
View ArticleChicago man killed, California woman critically injured in I-57 crash in Oak...
A Chicago man died in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 57 in Oak Forest overnight that also critically injured a second person, according to officials.
View ArticleCOVID-19 test positivity rates rising statewide as officials ask residents to...
Illinois' top public health official urged residents on Wednesday to prepare for holiday celebrations differently this year as the state continues to see an uptick in newly-diagnosed cases and...
View ArticleAt least five officers, including a commander, face suspension after probe of...
At least five Chicago police officers — including a commander — face suspension after city Inspector General Joseph Ferguson’s investigation into the October 2019 incident where then-police...
View ArticleBridgeview man charged after drugs found hidden in Oak Lawn restaurant
A suspicious manager at Hooters sent an employee into the restroom after seeing Abudayeh go inside, and the employee noticed shoe prints on a toilet seat and a ceiling tile out of place, police said.
View ArticleNaperville police seeking public’s help in finding teen girl missing since...
Naperville police are seeking the public’s help in locating 15-year-old Mallory Glass, who’s been missing since Sunday.
View ArticleFather says Stacey Jones, 8 months pregnant when fatally shot, ‘was a...
The "goal in life" of Stacey Jones, killed at 8 months pregnant, was "to help people," her dad said, as a suspect was arrested Wednesday in her death.
View ArticleIndiana governor adds a month to statewide COVID-19 mask mandate; Lake, St....
Gov. Eric Holcomb said the statewide mask order will remain, but tougher restrictions on businesses and crowd sizes aren’t being reinstated, despite recent increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations and...
View ArticleAfter state challenges lawsuit, winning pot applicants say license do-over...
Applicants who won a chance to receive a license to sell recreational marijuana said Wednesday the state is trying to rush an illegal do-over of the cannabis licensing process before they can be heard...
View ArticleState Board of Elections to hear complaint against Lake County Board member...
The State Board of Elections is scheduled to hear a complaint filed by a public advocacy group regarding the campaign finance structure of Lake County Board member Mike Rummel and his wife Melanie...
View ArticleAfter a decade of insisting it was a botched suicide, city asks injured man...
In a stunning about-face after nearly a decade of insisting Michael LaPorta shot himself with a Chicago police officer’s gun, the city now wants LaPorta’s help in proving the patrolman actually pulled...
View ArticleCity Mouse, a darling of the West Loop boom, closes permanently Sunday, but...
The restaurant designed to be the meeting spot for Google staffers and attract millennials opened with much hype in 2017.
View ArticleAurora police investigating two shootings
Aurora police are investigating shootings in the city Monday and Wednesday that wounded a total of three people, officials said.
View ArticleBallast Point closes Chicago brewpub due to expected winter downturn during...
Paying rent while closed will cost the company less money than paying rent in addition to operating expenses, says the owner.
View ArticleMetra sues Union Pacific for breach of contract for refusing to allow...
Metra filed a breach of contract lawsuit Wednesday against Union Pacific, alleging UP's refusal to allow conductors to collect tickets during COVID has damaged Metra’s bottom line, reputation and...
View ArticleMore than 100 University of Chicago MBA students are in quarantine after...
Some of the business students tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the North Side party, U. of C. officials said.
View ArticleMother tells of events until son’s arrest in murders of two Lake County teens
Roxann Kerner, who often looked over from the witness stand and smiled at her son and the jury at the start of her testimony, was granted use immunity for her testimony before the jury was brought into...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: COVID-19 positivity rates up in all 11...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleThe Spin: Sen. Durbin says ‘orange cloud’ hangs over SCOTUS nomination |...
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View ArticleChicago expands early voting to all 50 city wards: ‘I was fired up, I was...
Chicago expanded early voting to each of its 50 wards Wednesday, enabling voters to cast a ballot in person at one of 51 local polling places or to drop off their mail-in ballot in a secured drop box.
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