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View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife’s state taxable income dropped to $2.4...
Billionaire Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife’s personal income has taken a hit since the Hyatt Hotels heir entered public life, according to partial tax records released on Thursday by the first-term...
View ArticleMost CPS students will continue remote learning 2nd quarter but...
Most CPS students will continue remote learning full time during the second quarter, officials are expected to announce.
View ArticleProsecutors drop fugitive aid charges against man who swapped identities with...
The West Side man who allegedly swapped identities with another Cook County Jail inmate earlier this year had his felony aiding and abetting charges dropped in exchange for a guilty plea in a separate...
View ArticleFormer Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson sued for alleged sexual...
Johnson allegedly committed “shockingly violent” acts of sexual assault against his former driver, an officer who was with him on the controversial night that ultimately led to his firing last year.
View ArticleChicago police make plans for election night on the city’s streets
Chicago police and other city departments said Thursday they have been devising plans over the past few months to “respond to any situation” on the city’s streets for the upcoming presidential...
View ArticleSuspect held by Chicago police following sexual assault of child streamed online
A man suspected of performing a sexual act with a child while broadcasting it online is being questioned by Chicago police detectives Thursday.
View ArticleColumn: Jim Loewenberg, prolific Chicago developer, backed Lakeshore East,...
Prolific Chicago developer Jim Loewenberg, whose projects include Lakeshore East and its Aqua and Vista towers, has died at 86.
View ArticleMan charged with firing gun near place in Kenosha where on same night...
Prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged a man with firing a shot near the spot where prosecutors allege Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot one of two men killed during protests the same night in Kenosha in...
View Article1945 WWII letters found, returned
After police Officer Eric Wolforth found airmail letters from 1945 in an Andersonville alley, he took them home and started reading them. Most were addressed to a guy named Leo Lee who was overseas in...
View ArticleCraft marijuana growers seek court order to get their licenses in Illinois,...
An association of entrepreneurs applying for licenses to grow relatively small amounts of pot, infuse edibles and other products with marijuana extracts, or transport recreational marijuana in Illinois...
View ArticleDemocratic effort to flip U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis’ seat the most hotly...
A hotly contested rematch in a central and southwestern Illinois district that has drawn national attention as a top target for Democrats is one of the most closely watched of several Downstate...
View ArticleDaywatch: Signs of COVID-19 resurgence in Illinois, ex-top cop sued for...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleCampaign trail tracker: Where Trump, Biden and their running mates have...
In the final sprint ahead of the Nov. 3 election, both President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden have ramped up their campaign travel despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Starting in...
View Article‘No one raised a finger’ to stop R. Kelly jail beating, singer’s lawyers say
A convicted gang member accused of beating singer R. Kelly in his jail cell was allowed to roam “a great distance” at the federal jail in downtown Chicago and no one “lifted a finger” to ward off the...
View ArticleInspector general’s report details incompetent response to former Chicago...
Chicago Police officers made a series of critical mistakes ranging from not supervising young officers to improperly handling body-worn camera footage after former Superintendent Eddie Johnson was...
View ArticleIgloos and greenhouses launch in West Loop today, kicking off cold-weather...
Five prominent restaurants in the Fulton Market district welcoming guests to dine “al fresco” in igloo and greenhouse structures as part of a program with Stella Artois.
View ArticleWoman in critical condition after being hit by SUV as she crossed South Side...
A 33-year-old woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition Thursday after a car struck her in the South Shore neighborhood as she crossed the street.
View ArticleColumn: Trump and Biden town halls showed us two worlds, and only one of them...
Toggling between former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump taking questions in separate televised town halls nearly killed me. It showed us two worlds, one of Mr. Rogers and one of...
View ArticleHundreds of students, staff throughout Northwest Indiana school districts...
Between Oct. 7 and Oct. 13, 358 Lake Central School Corp. students and staff members were reported as close contacts to individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 and placed in quarantine.
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