City dismissed red light camera tickets against Chicago Mayor Lori...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's vehicles drive through a red lights. Many red light violation citations were issued and then dismissed. (City of Chicago)
View ArticleChicago police search for gunman who killed 16-year-old boy in South Loop...
A 16-year-old boy died after he was shot twice in the face while sitting in a parked vehicle early Monday in a South Loop parking garage, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleBig waves pound lakefront
The National Weather Service has issued a lakeshore flood advisory for the Cook County shoreline.
View ArticleWind, not snow, the main event of weather system battering Chicago,...
Lake effect snow is expected to continue producing flurries most of Monday but no more than half an inch is expected on the Illinois side of the lake.
View ArticleFeds allege Mokena woman defrauded state child care assistance program
A federal indictment accuses a 41-year-old Mokena woman of defrauding a state program intended to help low-income families pay for daycare services.
View ArticleHere’s what you may have missed over the long Thanksgiving weekend
Here’s a roundup of some of the best stories you may have missed over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
View ArticleFuneral for beloved Chicago 911 dispatcher
Funeral for beloved Chicago 911 dispatcher Guadalupe “Lupe” Lopez.
View ArticleSocial Graces: Is it rude to ask if a person died from the coronavirus?
One of your friends posted on social media that a loved one passed away. Is it OK to ask if the person died of COVID-19?
View ArticleIllinois sees small decline in COVID-19 hospitalization numbers, but...
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations across Illinois has begun to bend downward after weeks of sharp growth, state data shows, but public health advocates have expressed unease that infections from...
View ArticleNorth Shore butcher sentenced to a year in prison in sports betting scheme
Domenic Poeta, who for years has run Poeta’s Italian Food Mart in Highwood, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count each of illegal bookmaking and filing a false tax return. Poeta admitted in a...
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives a COVID-19 update
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives a COVID-19 update. Watch live here.
View ArticleAfter Black Lives Matter sign vandalized at Evanston church, donations and...
A Black Lives Matter banner in the yard of Northminster Presbyterian Church in Evanston was vandalized over the weekend.
View ArticleCarjacking in Morton Grove leads to arrest of two Chicago teens after crash...
A 16-year-old boy who police say was already on probation for an armed carjacking offense is accused of stealing a car at gunpoint outside a Morton Grove gas station Sunday night.
View ArticleVandals strike outdoor dining tents in Chicago’s West Loop
Tents at Formento's and Bar Siena were spray painted with graffiti over the weekend.
View ArticleColumn: A solution for the bitter Pilsen landmark district battle: compromise
A compromise proposal for the bitter Pilsen landmark district debate: Cut the proposed district in half
View ArticleChicago police ask for help finding driver in hit-and-run that killed...
The same day an 86-year-old Little Village man killed by a hit-and-run driver was buried, Chicago police released a photo of an SUV involved in the crash.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 6,190 new COVID-19 cases and 85 more deaths...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleChicago officials shut down 300-person party in Wicker Park as 9 businesses...
Officials enforcing coronavirus orders that ban gatherings of more than 10 people shut down a party with 300 people in Wicker Park over the weekend and cited a business for hosting a party with more...
View ArticleJudge orders Cook County state’s attorney’s office to pay family’s legal fees...
Judge orders prosecutors to pay family’s legal fees in suit over handling of cab driver’s slaying
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