You lost your job because of COVID-19 restrictions and unemployment benefits...
With more layoffs possible amid increased coronavirus restrictions statewide, some Illinois workers will find themselves again collecting unemployment insurance benefits. Among all states, Illinois...
View ArticleMan finds roommate shot to death in bedroom in Avondale home, police say
A man found his 36-year-old roommate shot to death on his bed in their Avondale neighborhood home early Thursday, according to police.
View ArticleTaste of Chicago, Air and Water Show funding not in Chicago’s 2021 budget
Summertime 2021 is a distant mirage in Chicago, but if you’re making warm weather plans to help you get through the winter, don’t put Taste of Chicago or the Air and Water Show in your calendar. With...
View ArticleHammond man accused of killing woman after Tinley Park concert released to...
“It’s definitely not what we wanted, we’ve been pushing against that the whole time," Brad Carter, Lake County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman, said.
View ArticleMissing woman found in Midlothian-area forest preserve was strangled: Medical...
An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday for the body of a Harvey woman found in a forest preserve after she vanished Monday following a walk in a nature preserve with her mother and a friend, authorities...
View ArticleFire at business off Stevenson Expressway near Cicero Avenue extinguished...
Several Chicago area fire departments responded to a large blaze at a business just north of the Stevenson Expressway near Cicero Avenue, fire officials said.
View ArticleMan shot to death by police in west-central Illinois city
A man was wounded Wednesday night and died early Thursday morning at Graham Hospital in Canton in what the Fulton County Sheriff confirmed was a police shooting.
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 Article15-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting man over backpack in Buena Park,...
Charges have been filed against a juvenile for allegedly fatally shooting and trying to rob a 20-year-old man in the Buena Park neighborhood late last month, police said.
View ArticleThe Spin: Pritzker says ‘Yes’ it’s time for Madigan to be replaced as...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
View ArticleHer opponent has claimed victory in a tight contest, but Rep. Lauren...
Rep. Lauren Underwood, the Democrat from Naperville, expresses confidence as mail-in votes continue to be counted in her tight contest with Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis, who a day earlier claimed...
View ArticleUIC graduate student killed, another injured after speeding driver blows red...
One man was killed and another injured Thursday morning when a driver hit them with his car after he blew a stop sign on the Near West Side, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot announces $10 million grant program for bars and...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday a $10 million federally funded grant program to help independent Chicago bars and restaurants struggling with shutdowns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleCounties with the worst COVID-19 surges overwhelmingly voted for Trump,...
In places where the coronavirus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous election support.
View ArticlePritzker warns of potential statewide crackdown as COVID-19 death toll...
The COVID-19-related death toll in Illinois surpassed 10,000 on Thursday, as the resurgence of the virus continues to escalate.
View ArticleSangamon County judge dismisses lawsuits challenging Pritzker’s coronavirus...
A judge in central Illinois this week dismissed a group of lawsuits challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s authority in issuing pandemic-driven orders and restrictions, calling the arguments in those actions...
View ArticlePritzker says it’s time for House Speaker Michael Madigan to be replaced as...
After the defeat of his signature policy initiative, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday said Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should no longer be in charge of the state Democratic Party.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: State’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 10,000...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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