Dancer testifies she walked in on R. Kelly and an underage Aaliyah in midst...
The woman, who was herself underage at the time, said she was looking to pull a prank on Kelly on his tour bus outside Washington D.C. with another girl, but when she opened the door to a backroom of...
View ArticleVeronica Wolski, woman at the center of ivermectin firestorm, dies of...
The QAnon adherent who was a cause célèbre for ivermectin died in the intensive care unit of AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center early Monday.
View ArticleColumn: Amid ivermectin hysteria, QAnon supporter Veronica Wolski died of...
You can barely get on social media lately without reading about someone like Wolski. The headline “Outspoken opponent of vaccine and mask mandates dies of COVID-19” is becoming ubiquitous, columnist...
View ArticleGroup seeking to buy Arlington International and keep horse racing there says...
A finalist trying to buy Arlington Park says Churchill Downs' acting to prevent horse racing and gambling at the site may kill such developments and favor the Chicago Bears' bid.
View ArticleAt least 64 people were shot, 7 of fatally, in weekend gun violence in...
Nine juveniles were among at least 64 people shot, seven of them fatally, in attacks across Chicago between Friday afternoon and Monday morning, authorities said.
View ArticleRestaurants’ use of plastic utensils would be limited under proposed Chicago...
One critic said the measure is "masquerading as a pro-environment step."
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker says he’ll sign sweeping energy proposal that bails out...
Illinois Senate sends sweeping energy policy legislation to Gov. J.B. Pritzker
View ArticleChicago Park District reverses position and installs life ring at Rogers Park...
Rogers Park residents had taken it upon themselves to place life rings — at least four — on the pier. Each time, the Park District had removed the rings.
View ArticleIllinois anti-government militia leader sentenced to 53 years in prison for...
The leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group who authorities say masterminded the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque was sentenced Monday to 53 years in prison for an attack that terrified...
View ArticleChicago Ald. Jim Gardiner’s alleged conduct prompts FBI probe, sources say
FBI agents recently spoke to a variety of individuals with knowledge of Gardiner’s conduct, sources said.
View ArticleLow-income parents seeking employment can get free child care under COVID-19...
In an effort to help parents and childcare providers hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois announces it will offer three months of free child care for low-income parents who are trying to return...
View ArticleLife rings installed at pier where 19-year-old drowned
Miguel Cisneros Diaz, 19, drowned in Lake Michigan near Tobey Prinz Beach Park on Aug. 22, 2021, after jumping off the pier before lifeguards were on duty. There was no life ring on the pier. After...
View ArticleVeronica Wolski, QAnon supporter at center of ivermectin firestorm, dies of...
The QAnon adherent who was a cause célèbre for ivermectin died in the intensive care unit of AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center early Monday.
View ArticleCity offers $20.5 million settlement to two men who say Chicago ex-detective...
The two men each spent more than 20 years in prison in the case tied to ex-Det. Reynaldo Guevara.
View ArticleSome parents call CPS reopening ‘chaotic,’ demand a remote learning option...
More testing, contact tracing and remote learning access are among parents' demands.
View ArticleDaywatch: Pritzker says he’ll sign sweeping energy proposal that bails out...
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View ArticleCPS parents demand remote learning option
People rally near Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's home to demand an option for remote learning as the COVID-19 pandemic persists.
View ArticleMore charges coming in overtime-kickback case involving CPS principal,...
Prosecutors told a judge Tuesday they expect to file new charges in a case against a former principal at Brennemann Elementary School in Buena Park.
View ArticleChicago removes Connecticut and Washington, D.C., from COVID-19 travel advisory
California, Puerto Rico and Vermont could be removed from the advisory next week if they keep their numbers down.
View ArticleFrom booster shots to mixing and matching vaccines, 5 things to know for...
Health officials are still collecting data on possible boosters for those who got the J&J; vaccine. Here’s what people who got this vaccine should know now.
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