Gary house fire claims man, 30, girl, 6; woman airlifted to Chicago for care
A 6-year-old girl and 30-year-old man died in a Tuesday morning house fire in Gary and a woman, who also lived in the home, was airlifted to a Chicago hospital in critical condition, authorities said.
View ArticleTeen shot in leg during Gurnee altercation
The youth had arranged to meet several other acquaintances at the parking lot, but an altercation erupted and an acquaintance fired several shots at the teen, striking him the leg, according to...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot announces $8 million in mental health grants largely...
The city of Chicago has awarded $8 million in grant funds for 32 community groups to increase mental health care programs, with much of it focused on the South and West sides, Mayor Lori Lightfoot...
View ArticleDemocratic chair of House committee investigating Speaker Michael Madigan...
Accusing his Republican counterparts of engaging in “political theater” ahead of the Nov. 3 election, the Democratic chairman of a special Illinois House committee investigating the conduct of longtime...
View ArticleEdward Hospital has first COVID-19 death in nearly two months as Naperville...
Edward Hospital reported the death Tuesday of a patient it was treating for COVID-19, the first fatality the Naperville medical facility has had in about two months, but overall positive cases in...
View ArticleTwo men shot at Waukegan home
The conditions of the men were not available, Florip said.
View ArticleMaywood couple married 56 years die hours apart after furnace malfunctions,...
An 80-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman died Sunday after a recently purchased furnace apparently malfunctioned, officials said.
View ArticleLightfoot on how Trump, administration officials could have better protected...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tore into President Donald Trump on Tuesday for his behavior since contracting COVID-19, telling him to start following health care guidelines, wear a mask and “don’t be...
View ArticleHammond woman ordered to repay $380K, sentenced to prison in Gary trucking...
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View ArticleComplaints fly after Park Ridge Republican organization’s event photos show...
Critics complained that many attendees of a Republican Women of Park Ridge event did not wear masks or social distance, Photos showed this was the case.
View ArticleThe Spin: Lightfoot on how White House could have fended off COVID-19...
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View ArticleChicago’s summer of looting and unrest, and how the city is still reeling
A rundown of the looting and its continuing impact on Chicago.
View ArticleWill Chicago Public Schools reopen next month? A disputed ruling that...
CTU's president said "it's going to be a long pandemic" if the union has to threaten to strike to get CPS's attention.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,617 new known COVID-19 cases and 32...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot considering up to $200 million in Chicago city worker...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is considering possible cuts of up to $200 million in Chicago’s city government workforce to help fill an estimated $1.2 billion budget deficit for 2021, sources told the Tribune....
View ArticleChicago residents ‘strongly advised’ to avoid Indiana, which may make next...
Indiana is again in danger of being added to Chicago’s quarantine travel order next week, officials announced Tuesday. While the neighboring state is still just at a warning level, Chicago residents...
View ArticleGirlfriend of alleged River North hotel rape mastermind accused of trying to...
Prosecutors allege the friend who invited the victim to the hotel called the victim’s mother and asked her to pass along a message: Recant your rape claims and tell police that you lied.
View ArticleColumn: Trump’s COVID-19 antics are appalling. They might just win him...
As ridiculous as it seems, catching the coronavirus might be the best thing that could have happened to Trump, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleJudge sides with Chicago local in Teamsters union spat, finds Hoffa ally ‘not...
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that James P. Hoffa, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, had improperly put a trustee in charge of running a local union last year after ousting its...
View ArticleColumn: Do you find yourself hating Trump and hating that you’ve become a hater?
Hate is a contagious virus that easily infects people afflicted by the preexisting conditions of ignorance and fear.
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