Illinois COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 972,050 doses delivered, 384,658...
With vaccinations underway across the U.S. and world, Illinois is still in the first phase of its program. Here’s where the state stands.
View ArticleColumn: Twice-impeached Trump, GOP bemoan ‘cancel culture.’ If they’re...
Cancel culture took center stage as President Donald Trump was impeached a second time. But if cancel culture is so real, how come the people I want cancelled keep showing up on my television yelling...
View Article1 dead, 1 seriously wounded in separate shootings on the Far South Side
A 24-year-old man was critically injured Wednesday afternoon in a shooting in the West Pullman neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleSome CPS teachers who refused to work at school say they were punished — even...
Teachers say their students shouldn't also be punished for educators' decisions to stay home.
View ArticleChicago Fire Department aware of image of suspect in Capitol attack who wore...
Chicago Fire Department officials say they’re aware that federal authorities are seeking information about a suspect photographed in the Capitol attack wearing a knit hat with the intials “CFD,” but...
View ArticleSocial Graces: Here’s what to say to an out-of-town friend who wants to visit
A friend from out of town wants to visit you during the pandemic, but you're uncomfortable hosting. What should you do?
View ArticleWaukegan man arrested in December slayings of Beach Park-area couple
A Waukegan man on parole for a violent carjacking has been charged in the December killings of a Beach Park area couple, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
View ArticleIllinois General Assembly approves sweeping criminal justice overhaul that...
The Illinois General Assembly on Wednesday approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system that would end cash bail and eventually require every police officer in the state to be...
View ArticlePair charged in 1998 Hammond triple murder cold case
Thanking new DNA technology, the Hammond Police on Wednesday announced two men have been charged in the deaths of a woman and two teens in 1998.
View ArticleWhen will prep sports resume in Illinois? ‘It’s getting late in the school...
Coaches, student-athletes and fans expecting the Illinois High School Association to unveil a plan for the remainder of the 2020-21 sports season after Wednesday’s board meeting didn’t get it.
View ArticleFeds say Chicago man charged with entering US Capitol during attack posted...
A Chicago man was arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging he participated in last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, posting a photo of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s ransacked office on social media.
View ArticleSome at-risk older citizens in Chicago could start getting vaccines next...
Small numbers of at-risk older Chicagoans could start getting COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next week, the city’s health commissioner said Wednesday. While the city is still focused on vaccinating...
View ArticleTime runs out for ban on locked seclusion and face-down restraints in...
Legislation to prohibit Illinois schools from putting students alone in locked rooms or physically restraining them face down will have to be introduced again after the General Assembly's session...
View ArticleMichael Madigan’s decadeslong grip on Illinois ends as House Democrats make...
Michael Madigan out as Illinois House speaker, Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch is state's first Black speaker
View ArticleAurora man accused of battering 2-month-old girl
A 27-year-old Aurora man is accused of battering and causing serious injuries to a 2-month-old girl, Aurora police said.
View ArticleCook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli’s message to President-elect Joe...
Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli joined a coalition of colleagues across the U.S. on Wednesday calling on President-elect Joe Biden to immediately begin a one-year pause in deportations and...
View ArticleBill to give Chicago an elected school board fails again as backers cast...
Not having an elected board "has been a disaster," a group of Chicago activists say.
View ArticleMan charged with December fatal shooting in Logan Square
Murder charges have been filed against a man who is accused of fatally shooting another man in Logan Square last month.
View ArticleColumn: Impeachment was the only way to prove that an insurrection and civil...
The Washington riot was entirely different than the protests sparked by George Floyd's death, Dahleen Glanton writes.
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