Des Plaines investigates space heater as cause of fire that killed 5; family...
A space heater may have started the deadly Des Plaines fire that trapped and killed four young girls and their mother and there were no working smoke detectors on their floor, the Des Plaines Fire...
View ArticleEvanston police shooting of shooting spree suspect
Evanston Police on Wednesday released the body camera and dashboard camera videos from the officer-involved shooting of Jason Nightengale on Jan. 9, 2021.
View ArticleEvanston police release camera footage showing fatal shooting of gunman who...
Evanston police released dashboard and body camera footage of the fatal Jan. 9 shooting of Jason Nightengale, who authorities said went on a random shooting spree starting in East Hyde Park in Chicago.
View ArticleChicago police say 14-year-old charged in multiple carjackings and robberies...
A 14-year-old old boy was arrested this week in a spree of multiple carjackings and robberies since the summer, Chicago police said Thursday.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 4,191 new COVID-19 cases and 103 more...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleNew CTA Red Line station designs
CTA will rebuild the Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, and Bryn Mawr rail stations, transforming each into new, modern, larger, and fully accessible stations to customers with disabilities.
View ArticleFour CTA North Side Red Line stations to be revamped with 100% accessibility...
The Chicago Transit Authority released its plans Thursday for reconstructing four Red Line stations on the North Side to better accommodate disabled passengers, among other changes, as part of a $2.1...
View ArticleNaperville attorney sues Robinhood after online stock brokerage restricts...
A Naperville attorney has filed a federal lawsuit against the popular online stock brokerage Robinhood after it restricted trading in GameStop, BlackBerry and other companies whose stocks surged in...
View ArticleMan shot to death at South Loop business, police say
A 24-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in the South Loop, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleAt Pentagon’s request, Gov. J.B. Pritzker sends 500 Illinois National Guard...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is sending roughly 500 Illinois National Guard members to Washington, D.C., to aid in the security of the nation’s capital at the request of the Defense Department, state officials...
View ArticleOrland Park police continue probe into shooting, have ‘viable leads’
Orland Park police said they are using surveillance camera footage in investigation of a Wednesday shooting that wounded two Blue Island residents
View ArticleThe Spin: Illinois population continues to drop, CMAP study finds | At...
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View ArticlePolice: Woman, 23, shoots man, 30, after Southwest Side fight; both being...
A 23-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man are being questioned by detectives after Chicago police say the two were in a physical argument Thursday that escalated when the woman pulled out a gun and...
View ArticleColumn: Cafe owner goes around buying all of vendors’ tamales and giving them...
Robert Magiet has been showing up at tamale vendors stands at 5:30 a.m. and buying their full inventory so they can go home and get out of the cold. He's also baking and delivering free pizzas for...
View ArticleIs the COVID-19 pandemic growing or shrinking in Illinois? New website tracks...
A group of Illinois COVID-19 researchers has launched a webpage to try to help residents see and make sense of the latest pandemic trends, including one of the easiest metrics to understand: the...
View ArticleCicely Tyson, groundbreaking Tony award-winning actor, dead at 96
Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor died Thursday at age 96. Tyson’s memoir, “Just As I Am,” was published this week.
View ArticleChicago health commissioner urges patience with teacher vaccines as some CPS...
Dr. Allison Arwady said the city wants teachers vaccinated but that they can't be prioritized ahead of others in the current phase.
View ArticleGunshot victims crash, seek help at Home Depot
Two men bleeding from gunshot wounds ran into a nearby Home Depot for help after the attack in the West Chatham neighborhood Thursday evening on the South Side.
View ArticleBlaming teachers union, CPS cancels Friday in-person classes as it races to...
If CPS disciplines or locks out teachers who refuse to show up, "our action then becomes a strike,” the union says.
View ArticleColumn: In defense of Marjorie Taylor Greene: Think of all the times she...
In defense of Marjorie Taylor Greene: Think about all the times she HASN’T wanted to execute Democrats or thought the Parkland shooting was a staged hoax.
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