No charges against McHenry deputy who put arm around woman’s throat during...
McHenry County prosecutors declined to charge a sheriff’s deputy with a crime for a holding a woman by her throat during an arrest that was recorded on police body camera video.
View ArticleThe ‘Shoebox Scandal,’ 50 years later: That time when the Illinois secretary...
The “Shoebox Scandal” shocked the state 50 years ago. There was $750,000 in a hotel and at least $50,000 in Secretary of State Paul Powell’s Capitol office.
View Article$4,000 reward offered for information about shooting that seriously wounded...
A $4,000 reward has been offered for information about a shooting that seriously wounded a 10-year-old girl who was in a Far South Side Park with her older sister and friends.
View ArticleChicago woman kept off Southwest flight from LaGuardia to Midway until...
A Chicago woman was not allowed to board a Southwest Airlines flight from LaGuardia to Midway this week after airline personnel determined her black halter top was too revealing.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,905 new known COVID-19 cases and 31...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot among Black mayors throughout the country featured in...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is among a dozen African American mayors from throughout the country featured in a series of new campaign spots for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and running...
View Article1 killed, 3 injured in West Side shooting
One person is dead and three others are injured, including a 17-year-old girl, in a shooting on the West Side Saturday evening, according to officials.
View ArticleAurora couple charged with child labor trafficking
A couple from Aurora have been charged with child labor trafficking for allegedly forcing an undocumented Guatemalan teenager to work and keeping her earnings, federal authorities said.
View Article‘Running is not canceled.’ But the Chicago Marathon is smaller, quieter and...
Like most crowd heavy experiences canceled or postponed by the pandemic, the experience, often marked with loud music and encouraging crowds along the way, is not the same.
View ArticlePolice: Woman riding in car shot in head on Lake Shore Drive
Police: Woman riding in car shot in head on Lake Shore Drive
View ArticleState police release dashcam video in fatal struggle over gun during Harvey stop
Illinois State Police released dashcam video of a traffic stop that resulted in a fatal struggle over control of a gun in Harvey. (Illinois State Police)
View ArticleState police release dashcam video in fatal struggle over gun during Harvey stop
Dashcam video taken during a fatal traffic stop in Harvey last week was released by Illinois State Police on Sunday.
View Article4 displaced after Humboldt Park fire
Four people were displaced after a fire destroyed a Humboldt Park home Sunday night, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot vowed to reimagine violence response and end sole...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed to reimagine violence response and end sole reliance on police, but outreach groups at heart of plan still struggle for funding
View ArticleColumn: African Americans can teach white liberals how to cope with their...
Trump's done more than any president in nearly a century to escalate racial tensions, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleHow St. Malachy school beat the odds and thrives as a Catholic school on...
For more than three decades, Holy Cross Parish in Deerfield has been the quiet backbone for St. Malachy Catholic School on the West Side.
View ArticleDaywatch: Lightfoot’s funding for anti-violence effort falls short, Chicago...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleAbortion pill now easier for women to get during pandemic, but other states'...
A recent court ruling temporarily easing restrictions on medication abortions during the pandemic has some Missouri women traveling to Illinois, where they can take advantage of the state’s laws that...
View ArticleStorms roll into northern Illinois with possibility of hail, cold front with...
Most of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana should expect showers beginning around noon Monday, forecasters said.
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