First snow of the season coats Chicago area Monday morning, but temps should...
A system moving into Chicago from the west should drop the first snowfall of the 2020 winter season Monday, but temperatures should recover to about normal by Halloween.
View ArticleWoman, 67, fatally shoots burglar who broke into her garage in Marquette...
Alerted by a neighbor, a 67-year-old woman confronted a man who broke into her garage in Marquette Park over the weekend and fatally shot him when he “pounced” toward her.
View ArticleCook County to give direct payments to suburban residents hurt by COVID-19...
Suburban Cook County residents who faced financial hardships during the coronavirus pandemic are eligible for a one-time cash payment of $600, officials announced Monday.
View ArticleTrump vs. Biden: Track the race for president in key battleground states
The race for the White House will be determined in 13 key battleground states and a pair of congressional districts.
View ArticleColumn: Opening of Navy Pier hotel is postponed, the latest blow to city’s...
The opening of a Navy Pier hotel, which was to make its debut Sunday, has been delayed until March and the pier's closure, which originally was to last until April, could be extended.
View ArticleLightfoot administration defends proposed Chicago property tax hike plan for...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s budget team began its City Council defense of her tax-heavy 2021 spending plan on Monday, telling skeptical aldermen a $94 million property tax hike is an appropriate way to help...
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives a COVID-19 update
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives an update on the state’s response to COVID-19. Watch live here.
View ArticleSnow falls in the Chicago area
The first snow of the season coats the Chicago area on Oct. 26, 2020.
View ArticleHayrack ride overturns, killing 1 in western Illinois
A woman was killed and more than 20 other people were injured over the weekend when a hayrack side overturned in rural western Illinois, police said.
View ArticleWeatherTech, maker of car floor mats, switches gears to make COVID-19 face...
WeatherTech owner and Trump megadonor David MacNeil is pushing a new product line — plastic face shields to protect against COVID-19.
View ArticleThe Spin: Trick-or-treating on, polls remain open as COVID-19 surges in...
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View ArticleCPS reports most weekly COVID-19 cases since pandemic began, but the numbers...
Only eight coronavirus cases among children have been reported by Chicago Public Schools.
View ArticleSuburban Cook County placed under tougher coronavirus restrictions starting...
Suburban Cook County and the Metro East region outside St. Louis will come under stricter rules meant to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, including a shuttering of indoor dining...
View Article‘He’s the kind of Catholic I want to be’: Chicagoan reflects on class with...
Tim Tuten said he first met with Gregory after saying he didn’t know whether he believed in God in a confirmation class.
View Article‘Blindsided and heartbroken.’ Mood of restaurant, bar owners dismal as COVID...
Suburban Cook County will soon join other communities living under stricter measures intended to slow the latest COVID-19 surge, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday, much to the dismay of bar and...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Suburban Cook County under tougher...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleBaby boy found after SUV he was in stolen from outside Southwest Side...
Chicago police said they found a 7-month-old boy who went missing Monday afternoon when the car he was riding in was stolen outside a Marquette Park neighborhood convenience store.
View ArticleCTA bus driver hit by paintball on South Side, police say
A CTA bus driver was hit by a paintball by an unknown person Monday night on the South Side, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot defends plan to start issuing speed camera tickets for...
It remains to be seen whether the public will believe Mayor Lightfoot that the cameras are for public safety or fault the mayor for going back on a key campaign pledge to end what she’s called the...
View ArticleMan accused of planning sexual assault at River North hotel so he could sue...
In more than a dozen lawsuits over a decade, Tirnell Williams has repeatedly argued that his rights as a disabled person were violated, either at the hands of police or in a jail cell or on a CTA train.
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