One city, two celebrations: While some call for the preservation of Columbus...
One city, two celebrations: While some call for the preservation of Columbus Day, others want the holiday to honor Indigenous people
View Article1 in custody after shot fired at police on Far South Side
A man is in custody after one shot was fired while an officer was conducting a traffic stop Monday night on the Far South Side, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleDoctors deliver baby of gunshot victim who was 8 months pregnant, police say
A 35-year-old woman who was 8-months pregnant was shot two times in the back early Tuesday on the Far South Side, according to Chicago police. The woman did not survive the shooting, but doctors were...
View ArticleColumn: A pre-election/pre-Halloween tour of the Reader Fan Mail Dungeon,...
As we find ourselves at the quadrennial confluence of Halloween season and election season, it seems an ideal time to offer a spoooooooooky tour of my Reader Fan Mail Dungeon, noting that each...
View ArticleDozens of lives have been lost at dams on Illinois waterways. Now efforts are...
During the next three years, plans call for the removal of several dams in Illinois. Dozens of boaters, anglers, children and would-be rescuers have drowned at many sites.
View ArticleDaywatch: Teen infects 11 relatives with COVID-19, Southwest to fly out of...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleIowa, the 4th-highest state for rate of COVID-19 infections, surpasses...
As Iowa surpassed 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, the mayor of Des Moines expressed concern that President Trump’s rally this week could become a super-spreader event.
View ArticleMan fatally shot moments after entering ride-share vehicle on West Side, cops...
A 19-year-old was fatally shot moments after entering a rideshare vehicle late Monday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleYoung people are calling out racism at elite Chicago high schools, seeking...
The Instagram stories help show "these weren’t isolated incidents" but "part of a bigger problem," one student said.
View ArticleNotre Dame president ends quarantine after COVID diagnosis
Jenkins began his self-isolation period Sept. 28, two days after he attended the Rose Garden ceremony for Amy Coney Barrett, a judge and Notre Dame law professor who is President Donald Trump’s nominee...
View ArticleWisconsin absentee ballot case may be headed to US Supreme Court
Democrats said they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin that are received up to six days after the election can be counted.
View ArticleTwo charged with robbery of Lincolnwood gas station after police chase down...
Two men who allegedly robbed a Lincolnwood gas station last week were apprehended following a 6-mile police pursuit and crash in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood.
View Article3 men shot while working at CHA building on Near West Side
Someone shot three men behind a Chicago Housing Authority building Tuesday morning on the Near West Side.
View ArticleDolton man faces weapons, drugs and speeding charges after being clocked at...
Wiggins has been preliminarily charged with Possession of a Handgun No Permit, a Class A misdemeanor; reckless driving, a Class C misdemeanor; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C...
View ArticleEx-state rep, Berrios' son-in-law plead not guilty to federal bribery charges
The son-in-law of onetime Cook County Democratic boss Joseph Berrios pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges alleging he bribed a state representative and state senator for help on legislation...
View ArticleWatch live: Chicago health officials deliver a COVID-19 update
Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady is expected to deliver a COVID-19 update at 2 p.m. Watch live here.
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker’s cousin gives $500,000 to group opposed to governor’s...
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s cousin Jennifer Pritzker donated $500,000 on Tuesday to a group pushing for the defeat of the governor’s signature agenda item on the Nov. 3 ballot — a proposed state...
View ArticleEx-Merrillville priest accused of abuse, faking assault is defrocked, church...
Hutsko gained national attention in August 2018, after claiming an unknown assailant attacked him inside the church, yelling, “This is for all the kids!” alluding to the Catholic Church’s decades-long...
View ArticleAbbott gets emergency FDA approval for antibody test that detects recent...
Abbott’s latest antibody test — meant to show whether a person has recently had COVID-19 — has gained emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
View ArticleChicago aldermen reject Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed ordinance that would...
Chicago adermen on Tuesday rejected a Mayor Lori Lightfoot-introduced ordinance that would have rolled back part of tougher City Hall lobbying rules for elected officials that the City Council passed...
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