Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago expects influx of federal agents to help...
President Donald Trump will be sending federal law enforcement agents to help police and the U.S. attorney’s office fight Chicago violence and the city intends to cooperate, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.
View ArticleDuPage County Health Department’s COVID-19 test site closes early Tuesday as...
As COVID-19 cases rise in DuPage County, the local health department’s testing site closed early Tuesday after two hours of testing.
View ArticleGurnee family sues University of Notre Dame after freshman son’s fall causes...
The parents of a former University of Notre Dame freshman who was severely injured during a party are suing the college, alleging the school put their son at risk by condoning a “quasi-fraternity...
View ArticleChicago joins suit against Betsy DeVos over CARES Act relief funds, says CPS...
CPS says the Department of Education's rule is causing millions to be "misallocated from public school students who are most in need of support."
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 955 new known COVID-19 cases reported as CPS...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View Article22 charged in West Side drug bust after yearlong federal investigation
Law enforcement officers arrested almost two dozen people in a drug sweep in the Humboldt Park neighborhood last week following a yearlong sting investigation, according to federal prosecutors and...
View ArticleFrank Lloyd Wright-designed Booth Cottage, hoisted up on wheels, moves down...
The Booth Cottage in Glencoe was moved several blocks to its new home after the Glencoe Historical Society stepped in to save the structure.
View Article4 killed, 3 wounded in Chicago shootings
At least seven people have been wounded or killed in shootings Tuesday in Chicago, among them a 17-year-old killed in the Woodlawn neighborhood and a 15-year-old who died after an apparent accidental...
View ArticleFamily of man fatally shot by Chicago Heights police demands answers
The family of a 24-year-old Calumet City man who was fatally shot Saturday night by Chicago Heights police is demanding answers from authorities about what happened.
View ArticleThe Spin: Lightfoot says Chicago won’t see ‘Portland-style deployment’ of...
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View ArticleUnited Airlines posts $1.6 billion loss in virus-scarred second quarter
United Airlines said Tuesday that it lost $1.63 billion in the second quarter as revenue plunged 87%, and it will operate at barely over one-third of capacity through September as the coronavirus...
View ArticleZion woman charged with murder in stabbing death of Waukegan man
A bond hearing is scheduled for a 21-year-old Zion woman who has been charged with murder in the death of a man whom authorities say was in a domestic relationship with her.
View ArticleMultiple people shot at funeral in Gresham on the South Side
At least 15 people were shot July 21, 2020, outside a funeral in the Gresham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, authorities said, citing preliminary information.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot reaches deal on affordable housing in Woodlawn amid...
The city of Chicago would require new apartment developments in Woodlawn near the proposed Obama Presidential Center to include more affordable housing units for low-income residents as part of a...
View ArticleColumn: Donald Trump doesn’t care about Chicago’s violence. Sending the feds...
Sending in the feds to bring a few protesters under control isn’t the same as destroying the culture of violence that permeates Chicago, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleColumn: Guthrie’s Tavern. Jeri’s Grill. Taqueria Sabor y Sazon. We grieve the...
Some days it feels as if the businesses lost during the pandemic are like leaves falling off a tree when winter comes. Look. There goes another one.
View ArticleDaywatch: Mass shooting in Gresham, how many Chicago businesses have...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleAt least 15 people shot in exchange of gunfire at funeral in Gresham...
Fifteen people were shot early Tuesday evening in the Gresham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side and one person was in custody, authorities said.
View ArticleAn estimated 4,400 Chicago-area businesses have closed during the pandemic....
The coronavirus pandemic has forced about 4,400 businesses in the Chicago-area to close, 2,400 of which will never reopen, according to data from Yelp.
View ArticleHow Chicago restaurants are adapting to draw you back in: Porto reopens and...
The historic ice cream shop will park the super cute pink-and-white-polka-dotted truck in Bolingbrook this weekend.
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