In bid for his fifth term, Sen. Dick Durbin faces opponents who stress...
As he seeks a fifth term, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin finds his top two opponents mounting challenges that are deeply rooted in their religious faith.
View ArticleIllinois launches statewide plan to boost monarch butterfly population: ‘If...
In a 2014 petition to list the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act, the number of monarchs was estimated at 35 million, down from 1 billion butterflies east of the Rockies less than 20...
View ArticleDaywatch: Lightfoot imposes curfew on nonessential businesses, Biden and...
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View ArticleJury finds Valparaiso teen guilty of murder in deaths of Lake County teens
A Porter County jury took less than 4.5 hours Thursday afternoon to convict Connor Kerner on seven of eight felony charges related to the killing of two Lake County teens last year.
View ArticleRecovering from COVID-19, multi-system inflammatory syndrome
Ten-year-old Joshua Smith caught COVID-19 in April and then developed a severe Kawasaki-like illness called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). He was treated for two weeks at Comer...
View ArticleCops seek driver of borrowed BMW who hit motorcycle on Lake Shore Drive,...
Chicago police Friday morning were looking for a woman who ran off after the borrowed BMW she was driving hit a motorcycle late Thursday on Lake Shore Drive downtown, critically injuring a man and woman.
View Article‘So happy to bring my son home’: 10-year-old boy survives Kawasaki-like...
A condition known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome, which has afflicted about a thousand children in the U.S., is believed to be a rare but severe complication following a COVID-19 infection that...
View ArticleCold front drops Chicago-area morning temperatures, bringing rain, brief...
A cold front rolling through the Chicago area is expected to cool Friday’s temperatures throughout the day and bring with it some rain heading into the weekend.
View ArticleMemorial constructed for Joel Jenkins who was shot and killed in Rogers Park
A memorial was built for Joel Jenkins, 26, shot to death at the Red Line ‘L’ Morse station in Rogers Park, a neighborhood he loved and always came back to, even when it became dangerous for him.
View ArticleAfter a successful summer, virtual internships are helping Chicago companies...
College students may have missed out on networking and office culture during their remote-working summer internships, but some virtual positions led to real jobs after graduation.
View ArticleWho is Ken Griffin? And how does he spend all that money?
Ken Griffin is founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel. He has been known as the richest person in Illinois since 2013.
View ArticleLas votaciones ya comenzaron, aquí una guía para votar en Illinois
El día de las elecciones en Illinois y en todo Estados Unidos es el martes 3 de noviembre, pero la votación ya comenzó. Los sitios de votación temprana están abiertos en todo el área de Chicago y...
View ArticleChicago-area grocers stock up to ward off shortages as COVID-19 cases rise....
After shelves were emptied of goods like toilet paper, canned food and hand sanitizer at the start of the pandemic, Chicago-area grocery stores and suppliers are stocking up to avert shortages as...
View ArticlePandemic fatigue could make cold-weather COVID spike worse. Want a better...
A spike in COVID-19 cases could continue into the holidays as Illinois residents battle pandemic fatigue, experts say.
View ArticleCoronavirus at Illinois long-term care facilities: 33,440 confirmed cases and...
The Pritzker administration released for the first time details of the number of cases and deaths tied to long-term care facilities in Illinois. The data shows at least 189 long-term care facilities in...
View ArticlePregnant Cook County probation officer Stacey Jones and her baby boy killed...
Chicago police scheduled a news conference for Friday morning regarding charges in the killings of Stacey Jones and the infant delivered after she was fatally shot.
View ArticleMunster man charged with murder in baby’s death
A Munster man faces charges in the December 2019 death of his 6-month-old daughter, Lake Superior Court records show.
View ArticleWalgreens lowers age for COVID-19 testing to children 3 and older
Children can take a nasal swab coronavirus test at Walgreens, with COVID-19 results in 24 to 72 hours. CVS Health offers testing to kids 12 and older.
View ArticleState’s top health official pleads with residents to ‘fight the fatigue’ as...
The Illinois health department placed half of the state’s 102 counties on a warning list for a COVID-19 resurgence.
View ArticleGrand jury subpoena indicates prosecutors investigating former Chicago police...
A Cook County grand jury has requested extensive documents about the night that ultimately led to former Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s firing, an indication that prosecutors are...
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