Days into 2021, Chicago carjacking numbers not slowing: Search our map to see...
On the heels of record number of Chicago carjackings in 2020, the trend appears to be continuing into the new year.Through Jan. 10, the latest city data, the Chicago Police recorded 61 carjackings....
View ArticleAnjanette Young rallies against Chicago police misconduct following raid on...
Social worker Anjanette Young called for change as she recalled the night when Chicago police officers mistakenly raided her home.
View ArticleCarjackings more than double in Chicago during 2020, police say, perhaps as...
An analysis of police data shows 2020 came to a close with carjackings more than doubling in the city over the prior 12 months.
View ArticleChicago moves to Tier 2 in state coronavirus plan
Some restrictions under the state’s coronavirus recovery plan are easing up in Chicago and surrounding counties after a change in the qualifying metrics brought on by more hospital staffing, the...
View ArticleOn MLK Day, Chicagoans of all ages reflect on how to apply civil rights...
At Martin Luther King Day events in the Chicago area, participants looked to the future while acknowledging the sorrow over a year marked by a deadly worldwide pandemic, unrest sparked by police...
View ArticleMan accused of living in O’Hare for 3 months described as ‘gentle soul’ who...
Arrest raises security questions at one of the world’s busiest airports.
View Article$150 bonus for getting the COVID-19 vaccine: How one health care network is...
The health care network, which has multiple facilities in the Chicago area, is offering the cash bonus as an incentive to persuade staff members to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
View ArticleColumn: Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day letter to Joe Biden: An exclusive...
As outgoing President Donald Trump refuses to attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration this week, becoming the first president in more than 150 years to skip the event, many have wondered if he...
View ArticleDaywatch: COVID-19 restrictions loosened in Chicago, the man accused of...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticlePolice shoot man in exchange of gunfire in Homan Square, 2 Chicago officers...
A 29-year-old man who police say ran from a vehicle during a traffic stop, shot at officers and dropped three guns as he fled was shot at least once by officers who gave chase, according to police.
View ArticleGun owner who left car running in Wicker Park scares off thief in exchange of...
A 22-year-old carrying a concealed handgun left his vehicle running while he went into a store and returned to find a person driving off in it. He told police he feared for his life and began shooting...
View ArticleChicago man dead, 2 passengers injured after I-65 crash in stolen Maserati:...
A Chicago man was killed and two passengers in a car that had been reported stolen more than a year ago were seriously injured early Monday on Interstate 65 in Gary.
View ArticleElderly man found dead after Waukegan apartment fire
The body of the man, whose identity has not been released, was found in a 10th-floor apartment of a building at 542 Washington Street, near downtown Waukegan.
View ArticleWisconsin to offer coronavirus vaccine to everyone over age 65
Everyone over age 65 in Wisconsin will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting on Monday, a group of 700,000 people.
View ArticleChicago entering next phase of Illinois’ COVID-19 vaccine program on Monday,...
Chicago will join the rest of Illinois by advancing to the next phase of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination program on Monday, which will include residents age 65 or older and front-line essential...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 4,318 new and probable cases of COVID-19, 33...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleElmhurst police investigating attempted carjacking, shooting
Elmhurst police are investigating an attempted carjacking and a shooting that took place over the weekend.
View Article108 years after racially motivated trial, court docket for Black heavyweight...
Nearly 108 years after Black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson was convicted in Chicago of transporting a white woman across state lines, the case docket reflecting his posthumous pardon has been...
View ArticleSkateboarding twin brothers hit by a car and injured in Elgin
Skateboarding twin brothers hit by a car and injured
View ArticleDowntown Dogs closing after more than 26 years due to coronavirus pandemic
The popular hot dog stand lost its lease and also weathered lootings twice over the past year.
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