Valparaiso University shows COVID-19 spike; classes return to online and...
All campus events have been moved online, including chapel services; all in-person recreational sports are canceled; and the student recreational center is closed.
View ArticleChicago bars and restaurants can stay open until 1 a.m., boost capacity to...
Chicago will allow bars and restaurants to boost indoor capacity to 50% and remain open until 1 a.m. in the latest move from Mayor Lori Lightfoot to ease COVID-19 restrictions and help businesses....
View Article16-year-old charged after carjacking, attempted Eisenhower Expressway escape...
A 16-year-old male has been arrested and faces felony charges in a carjacking and attempted escape that left another teen dead on the Eisenhower Expressway in September, Chicago police said Tuesday.
View ArticleThe pandemic is crushing sleep. Here are 5 tips to help you get better shut-eye.
Waking up at the same time every day and setting a cutoff for caffeine and booze are among the ways to improve your sleep.
View ArticleThe Spin: Lightfoot reflects on workplace harassment she’s faced amid New...
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View ArticleIllinois Democrats set to choose chairman to succeed Madigan as legal...
Top Illinois Democrats will meet virtually Wednesday night to select Michael Madigan’s successor as state party chairman in an increasingly contentious race that has been further complicated by legal...
View ArticleWrigley Field campus could become city’s next COVID-19 mass inoculation site,...
Plans surfaced Tuesday that Advocate Aurora Health is working to host a mass vaccination site at the Wrigley Field campus.
View ArticleKenosha woman killed in Sunday Waukegan crash
Maria Gloria, 64, of Kenosha, died as a result of blunt force injuries from the crash, which happened Sunday morning at Lewis Avenue and Yorkhouse Road, according to Coroner Jennifer Banek.
View ArticleEmbattled Homewood employee resigns following hot mic comments about Calumet...
A Homewood village employee resigned Tuesday after apologizing for making obscene and disparaging comments, caught on a live microphone, regarding opponents of a golf course redevelopment project.
View ArticleThird man alleges inappropriate behavior by beloved South Side priest Pfleger
As the Chicago Archdiocese investigates allegations that the Rev. Michael Pfleger molested two brothers in the 1970s, a third man has come forward to say the priest made an unwanted sexual advance when...
View ArticleColumn: The Senate hearing proves white supremacy played a big role in the...
The scourge of the white supremacy will never go away; our only hope is to contain it, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Vaccine timeline speeds up, third accusation against the Rev....
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View ArticleJim Rigg, school superintendent for the Archdiocese of Chicago, announces...
Jim Rigg, the superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Chicago, announced his resignation Tuesday, the archdiocese confirmed.
View ArticleWinter is over — for meteorologists. We chart how this season stands up in...
With meteorological winter out of the way, how does 2020-21 compare? What follows is a look back at significant events of the 2020-2021 meteorological winter up against the previous 149 years of...
View ArticleSons of former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo plead not guilty to tax charges...
The son of former Democratic state Rep. Eddie Acevedo pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal tax charges stemming from the ongoing investigation of the lobbying practices of Commonwealth Edison.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot proposes changes to Chicago police search warrant...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled a series of proposed changes to the city’s search warrant policies amid ongoing pressure from City Council members to implement police reforms in the wake of the wrongful...
View ArticleColumn: In ‘Professional Troublemaker,’ Luvvie Ajayi Jones talks courage,...
Ajayi Jones' book calls on readers to find the voice that makes you doubt your power, turn down opportunities, downplay your worth ... and shush it.
View ArticleFamily offers $10,000 reward as cyclist struck in Avondale hit-and-run slowly...
The family of Alex Betzel, a WTTW fundraiser left in critical condition by a hit-and-run driver, is offering a $10,000 reward.
View ArticleMore than 2.9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in...
Illinois administered 82,449 coronavirus vaccine doses Tuesday, public health officials reported Wednesday, reaching a statewide total of 2,900,341.
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