Will County officials begin clearing low-level marijuana possession cases...
More than 1,600 people with low-level cannabis possession cases in Will County will have those cases wiped from their records in 2021. The motion follows a 2019 state law that removes cannabis...
View ArticleWatch live: Prosecutors announce no charges in the shooting of Jacob Blake in...
Prosecutors to announce if charges will be filed in the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. Watch live here.
View ArticleAlleging voting irregularities, state Sen. Jim Oberweis contests Rep. Lauren...
In a long-shot bid to overturn U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood’s reelection, state Sen. Jim Oberweis has filed a notice of contest with the U.S. House seeking a new election, alleging irregularities found...
View ArticleThe Spin: Mayor Lightfoot says she apologized to Anjanette Young | Kenosha...
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View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says ‘exponential increase’ of COVID-19 vaccines...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump and the incoming Joe Biden administration to exponentially increase the number of COVID-19 vaccines given to cities, saying the...
View ArticleHalf of CPS teachers expected to return to schools Monday failed to show up,...
In another broadside aimed at the decision by Chicago Public Schools to resume in-person instruction, the head of the union representing principals on Tuesday likened the actions of Mayor Lori...
View ArticleArchdiocese removes longtime St. Sabina pastor Pfleger after sex abuse...
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina in since 1981, will step away from running day-to-day activities and agreed to live away from the Auburn Gresham parish while the matter is investigated.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Lightfoot says ‘exponential increase’ of...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleAfter more than a year, public sees video of woman being knocked to pavement...
More than a year after a Chicago police SUV knocked a woman to the pavement on the South Side, seriously injuring her, a community activist has released bodycam video released showing the woman lying...
View ArticleMen who tried to rob a Naperville bank Monday suspected in two other bank...
Two men chased by police on Interstate 88 after they tried to rob a Naperville bank Monday afternoon are suspects in two other bank holdups occurring on the same day, the FBI said.
View ArticleAs need for shelter explodes during pandemic, Evanston-based agency receives...
The need for shelter has at least doubled since the coronavirus pandemic tore through the homeless community, according to an Evanston-based social services agency. To combat the rising insecurity over...
View ArticleSome early doses of COVID-19 vaccine meant for health care workers go to...
University of Chicago Medicine opened up vaccination to all its employees, even those who work from home. Other local health systems have made different choices. Loyola Medicine said it has vaccinated...
View Article‘We’re getting attacked.’ Even before COVID-19, doctors faced online...
Doctors use their free time to share vaccine information and encouragement. In return, they are subject to sexual harassment and personal attacks.
View ArticleColumn: Time to pick a guiding word for 2021. Mine is ‘endurance.’
A guiding word isn’t a resolution. It’s gentler. It’s more like a friend standing by the side of the road with a map, saying: When you get lost, think of me and I’ll help you get back on track.
View ArticleDaywatch: Questions raised over COVID-19 vaccine recipients, Archdiocese...
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View ArticleFormer CPS head who went to prison for kickback scheme also steered a $6...
Barbara Byrd-Bennett was involved in "one of the most exceptional cases of ... abuse of public trust in CPS’s history,” the report states.
View ArticleChicago man dead after train strikes car in Gary, pushes it into Portage
A Chicago man died Tuesday night after his car was struck by an eastbound train and pushed from Gary over the county line into Portage, officials said.
View ArticleGresham fatal shooting
Chicago police officers were called to the 800 block of West 75th Street just before 5 a.m., where two people were found shot.
View ArticleGlenview-based Family Video outlasted Blockbuster. But the DVD rental chain...
Family Video, the suburban Chicago-based video rental chain that outlasted Blockbuster, VHS tapes and the “be kind, rewind” mantra, is closing its stores and calling it quits after 42 years.
View ArticleChicago cites three restaurants and bars for violating coronavirus...
City cites three restaurants and bars for violating coronavirus restrictions over New Year's
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