Architecture tour boats return to the Chicago River today after being...
Architectural river tours, a rite of summer in Chicago, resume Friday
View ArticleBurton Natarus, colorful former longtime 42d Ward alderman, dies at 86
Former longtime Chicago Ald. Burton Natarus, who held sway over an influential downtown ward for more than 30 years, has died at 86.
View ArticleTakeout gets a makeover: How COVID-19 is forcing restaurants to improve the...
Restaurants had to pivot hard to takeout as COVID-19 shut dining rooms. Changes here to stay: Curbside pickup, uncut pizzas, packaging to fight soggy fries.
View ArticleBurton Natarus dies at 86
Burton Natarus, colorful former longtime 42d Ward alderman, dies at 86
View ArticleFrom Oak Park to Hyde Park, Sydney Jackson finds her voice
Waking up one morning "galvanized,'' the University of Chicago student has co-organized one march and is helping plan an even bigger rally.
View ArticleJussie Smollett loses bid to have new case dropped on double-jeopardy grounds
Jussie Smollett’s new criminal charges do not violate his right against double jeopardy, a Cook County judge ruled Friday.
View ArticleLakeview sees packed tables and long waits as outdoor dining takes to the...
Broadway in Lakeview sees patrons filling every table and lines waiting up to 45 minutes as the street becomes the first to launch in the program to expand outdoor dining space.
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to introduce coronavirus tenant protection...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot plans to introduce a package next week designed to give renters who’ve lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic a measure of protection against evictions, even as some housing...
View ArticleWaukegan man charged in fatal unincorporated Gurnee shooting
A Waukegan man was charged this week with first-degree murder after the 21-year-old man he plotted to rob was shot as he tired to retrieve his stolen money, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleScooters will return to Chicago streets this summer as the city launches an...
Scooters are coming back to a bigger area of the city, but with new rules, requirements.
View ArticleLawsuit claims Symphony of Joliet nursing home failed to protect residents...
A lawsuit has been filed against Symphony of Joliet on behalf of an 84-year-old man who died of COVID-19, alleging the nursing home failed to protect him against the coronavirus.
View ArticleThe Spin: Chicago could further loosen coronavirus restricts on July 1 |...
Welcome to The Spin: Chicago could further loosen coronavirus restricts on July 1 | Former Ald. Burton Natarus dies at age 86 | Lightfoot to introduce tenant protection ordinance
View ArticleJoliet pastors continue call for Mayor Robert O’Dekirk to resign
Joliet pastors persist in calling for Mayor O’Dekirk to resign
View ArticleChicago City Council sued over conference calls where Mayor Lori Lightfoot...
In a newly filed lawsuit, the Better Government Association alleges that the city of Chicago violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act by hosting conference calls with aldermen and Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
View ArticleBusiness is picking up in Chicago, but for some minority-owned shops and...
As much of Chicago begins to reopen after a months-long coronavirus shutdown and more recent civil unrest, some entrepreneurs of color say they are being left behind.
View ArticleChicago could further reopen on July 1, allow indoor dining at restaurants,...
The city of Chicago is on pace to further reopen its economy on July 1, with restrictions potentially being loosened on indoor restaurant dining, museums and gyms, public health Commissioner Dr....
View ArticleNursing home COVID-19 cases keep climbing in Illinois, though growth of new...
Another 349 people living and working in Illinois long-term care facilities died of the novel coronavirus since the last weekly update and another 1,700 were confirmed to be infected, the state...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 595 new known COVID-19 cases reported as...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View Article‘Take your knee off my neck,’ chant marchers during new round of George...
West Side religious leaders were joined by politicians, health care executives, and officials from the Chicago Police Board and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability in a march Friday afternoon.
View Article2 car theft suspects shot by Chicago police in Englewood; officer struck and...
Two car theft suspects were shot by police officers, and one officer was hit and dragged by a suspect's car Friday night in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
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