Chicago-area hospitals watch surge in COVID-19 patients, brace for things to...
If the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations rises, Chicago-area hospitals could again cancel elective surgeries and tighten visitor policies.
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View ArticleCivic Federation opposes graduated tax amendment. It previously backed taxing...
The Civic Federation of Chicago, a nonpartisan government watchdog group, said Tuesday it opposes a proposed constitutional amendment to create a graduated-rate state income tax structure, saying it is...
View ArticleFeds investigating if Chicago zoning policies are racist by protecting...
At issue are steps taken by city agencies to benefit General Iron Industries, a clout-heavy scrap shredder with a long history of pollution problems.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Pritzker orders tighter restrictions in...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View Article2 Milwaukee women charged with drugging men in River North bars and robbing...
The two women would lead drunken men from the bars and nightclubs of Chicago's River North, often with an invitation to go back to their place, then give them a drink from a small glass vial and the...
View ArticleIllinois orders tighter restrictions on bars, restaurants and gatherings in...
Roughly a third of Illinois’ 102 counties and a quarter of its residents soon will be living under stricter COVID-19 rules.
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot exchanged emails with lobbyist about O’Hare...
Months after a new law took effect banning elected public officials from lobbying Chicago City Hall, Mayor Lori Lightfoot exchanged emails with a lobbyist who would have been barred from lobbying City...
View ArticleRohingya Americans in Chicago venture out to local polling place en masse to...
About 50 members of Chicago’s Rohingya refugee community in West Rogers Park cast votes in the general election on Oct. 20, 2020.
View Article‘Disgusted’ NU president condemns students who burned a school banner and...
Protest organizers did not apologize for the property damage and said they are exercising free speech.
View ArticleAfter delays, CBD-infused all-day brunch concept Wake 'N Bacon launching in...
A little more than a year after they had initially planned, husband and wife team Gabriel and Sarah Ayala are ready for the grand opening of Wake 'N Bacon, which will finally crack open its doors on...
View ArticleRohingya Americans in Chicago venture out to local polling place en masse to...
About 50 Rohingya Americans in West Rogers Park traveled together to the Warren Park polling site to cast a vote early in America's general election. It was the first time many have ever voted in their...
View ArticleMadigan pours in $550,000 to help Democratic Illinois Supreme Court justice’s...
Speaker Michael Madigan poured in $550,000 in Democratic Party money into Tom Kilbride's Illinois Supreme Court retention effort.
View ArticleSix years after Laquan McDonald shooting, activists rally for justice for...
Organizers from Black Millennial Renaissance and Operation Good Trouble call for federal civil rights charges to be filed against former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke.
View ArticlePolice find Trump Tower dangler after he jumped out of ambulance transporting...
The man who dangled from Trump Tower for more than 13 hours from Sunday into Monday jumped out of a private ambulance that was taking him to another hospital, according to Chicago police.
View Article3 paintball gun attacks occur overnight, police say
Three separate paintball gun attacks occurred Tuesday night to early Wednesday on the West and South sides, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleColumn: Black support for Trump is a mirage, despite what foul-mouthed...
Some Black folks are helping white racists make their case.
View ArticleVoters offered a clear contrast in contest between U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood...
Voters offered a clear contrast in race between U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood and state Sen. Jim Oberweis.
View ArticleColumn: Voting in Kamala’s shoes — the power of a candidate’s sneakers
Kamala Harris' shoes are meaningful. Talking about them isn’t sexist, it’s a recognition of the sexism she’s working to overcome.
View ArticleDaywatch: New COVID-19 restrictions for Chicago suburbs, Lightfoot emailed...
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