‘My boyfriend is literally trying to kill me!’ Suspended Chicago cop charged...
A suspended Chicago police officer charged in a sports gambling scheme will remain behind bars after a federal judge heard a desperate 911 call from his girlfriend.
View ArticleMan, 29, faces murder charge after fatal Little Village shooting, police say
A 29-year-old man is facing a first-degree murder charge after Chicago police say he was involved in a fatal shooting Sunday in Little Village.
View ArticleFormer Wheeler High School teacher sentenced to 12 years for receiving child...
According to documents in the case, Kunze, a former Wheeler High School teacher, used his position of authority at the school to cause one of his minor students to take and send him sexually explicit...
View ArticleVolunteers turn out to shovel for seniors, disabled
Volunteers shovel snow for senior citizens and disabled.
View ArticleLocal Chicago volunteers help disabled, older residents clear snow: ‘I feel...
Chicago's requirement that sidewalks be shoveled after a snowfall might be an inconvenience for most homeowners, but it presents challenges for disabled residents and older homeowners. Volunteers are...
View ArticleAs region moves to Tier 1, COVID-19 restrictions set to loosen in North Shore...
With the Illinois Department of Public Health’s recent move to loosen up some COVID-19 restrictions in suburban Chicago, officials across the North Shore plan to reopen shuttered public buildings.
View ArticlePlans to protect affordable housing in Pilsen, near 606 park move forward to...
Chicago aldermen on Tuesday advanced plans aimed at slowing gentrification in the Pilsen neighborhood on the Near South Side and near The 606 elevated park on the Northwest Side.
View ArticleLansing police tamp down rumors of carjacking following teen’s death in...
Lansing police try to tamp down rumors of a carjacking after a Saturday evening carjacking attempt that left a 15-year-old boy dead
View Article‘COP House’ plan gets go-ahead on Chicago’s Far South Side
A Far South Side alderman may get an outpost for Chicago police in a house located in a high-crime area after all, as part of a two-year program despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s opposition to his plan...
View ArticleChicago health department cancels vaccine appointments for some teachers who...
The city of Chicago canceled an unspecified number of vaccine appointments made by teachers who inadvertently signed up using a code meant for health care workers.
View ArticleSen. Mitt Romney calls out fellow Republicans for pushing stolen election...
In an Economic Club of Chicago livestream interview, Sen. Mitt Romney calls out fellow Republicans for pushing stolen election myth, saying it makes achieving unity more difficult
View ArticleIllinois tax revenue losses lower than expected during pandemic, U. of I....
Illinois’ loss of tax revenue because of the pandemic was much lower than experts predicted in the spring when COVID-19 first took hold, but “tremendous uncertainties” persist moving forward, a...
View ArticleThe Spin: White House news of more vaccine doses ‘heartening,’ Gov. Pritzker...
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View ArticleCPS halts in-person learning for students already back as teachers strike...
CPS said it "has no choice but to ask parents to keep your children home tomorrow."
View ArticleCOVID-19 remote learning quashes traditional snow day: ‘The luster has worn...
As the many suburban Chicago school districts that have reopened for in-person instruction deftly pivoted to remote learning Tuesday, it raised the question: Could this mean the death of the...
View ArticleFoxx stunned as some public defenders arranged for coronavirus vaccine at...
Some Cook County public defenders received a COVID-19 vaccine at the Cook County Jail this week, unbeknownst to leaders of the Cook County state’s attorney’s office who told the Tribune they had no...
View ArticleEvery Illinois police officer would be required to wear a body camera by 2025...
Every Illinois police officer would have to wear a body camera by 2025 under bill awaiting Pritzker’s signature. But without penalties, will departments comply?
View ArticleState of Illinois to purchase Near West Side office building as part of...
The state of Illinois will pay nearly $73.3 million to buy a Near West Side office building as part of its long-term plan to consolidate Chicago offices and eventually leave the controversial James R....
View ArticleColumn: Charging teens as adults won’t stop carjackings. It will create...
Tough-on-crime messages to would-be scofflaws are rarely heard, Dahleen Glanton writes.
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