Waiting for the snow to melt? Read up on the latest Chicago weather news,...
Our guide to surviving the past weekends snow, including latest weather news, tips for shoveling and suggestions on what to watch and eat.
View ArticleColumn: With a car buried in snow, I walked 3 miles there and 3 miles back...
By the time the coronavirus pandemic is over, millions of Americans will have a story of the day they got the vaccine, and they’ll want to tell it. I hear new tales every day.
View ArticleHeavy snowfall takes a toll on Chicago-area roofs — and collapses could be...
This year’s especially snowy winter is weighing on Chicagoans’ hearts, spirits and shoulders. But most of all, it’s weighing on their roofs.
View ArticleA ferocious winter storm dropped 18 inches of snow on Chicago. As residents...
Snowfall from the storm that blew in Sunday night may have varied from neighborhood to neighborhood, but the totals were staggering
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker to propose reversing tax changes agreed to with...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday will propose rolling back several tax policies he agreed to in 2019 to win Republican support for his infrastructure plan and budget in his first year in office,...
View ArticleDaywatch: Pritzker to propose reversing tax changes, millennial renters are...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleFirefighter, 2 women injured in South Side fire, officials say
A firefighter and two women suffered minor injuries likely due to smoke inhalation during a South Side fire Wednesday morning, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
View ArticleMilwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry announces Democratic US Senate run for...
Lasry said he was running because Johnson was “peddling lies and conspiracies” and didn’t represent the people of Wisconsin.
View ArticleWhat is an ice dam? How do they form? And what to do about them
Keep an eye out homeowners, it’s ice dam season, which are caused by melting snow that can cause water to leak into houses.
View ArticleFamily remembers the life of Eddie Glanz, founder of Little Louie’s hot dog...
Eddie Glanz died Feb. 4, 2021, at the age of 87.
View ArticleRooftops tested by heavy snowfalls
Heavy snowfall having an effect on Chicago-area roofs
View ArticleFeds allege Chicago man carjacked victim at gunpoint in Orland Park
A Chicago man has been hit with federal charges alleging he carjacked a Mercedes at gunpoint on Friday before crashing the car on the South Side and firing a shot at police as he fled.
View ArticlePolice trying to identify dead man found Tuesday in Union Township
The Porter County Sheriff’s Department and Coroner’s Office are investigating the discovery of a deceased man Tuesday evening in Union Township and looking for his identity.
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker goes after Republicans in budget, State of State speech,...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Pritzker goes after Republicans in his budget and State of State speech, saying ‘their idea of bipartisanship ends when hard choices must be made’
View ArticleRead Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State and budget address
Here is the prepared text for Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s prerecorded budget address and State of the State speech that he delivered to Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday.
View ArticleSnow mounds have gotten so big in Chicago that officials say piles will be...
As Chicago digs out of this week’s winter storm, Chicago officials said they have their bases covered with removing the unwieldy piles of snow that have become a hindrance for pedestrians and drivers.
View Article2 people shot, 1 fatally, in fast-food parking lot in West Chatham
Two men were shot, one of them fatally, in a fast-food parking lot in the West Chatham neighborhood Tuesday night, according to authorities.
View ArticleHere’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Illinois
The Chicago area, plagued with overloaded registration systems and vaccine shortages, has among the lower vaccination rates in the state.
View Article68-year-old man killed by stray bullet while driving in Bridgeport, police say
A 68-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a stray bullet while driving in the Bridgeport neighborhood Tuesday evening, Chicago police said.
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