Illinois college enrollment down as COVID-19 pandemic disrupts higher...
Community colleges suffered the most, with a 13.7% reduction in students.
View ArticleGerri Oliver, who made the Palm Tavern a nexus of Black culture in Chicago,...
Gerri Oliver, who made Gerri's Palm Tavern on the South Side famous, dies at age 101.
View ArticlePandemic, civil unrest drive record-shattering increase in firearm permits,...
Illinois residents shopped for more guns and applied for more firearm permits in 2020 than at any other time in history, according to statistics released Wednesday by state police.
View ArticleSt. Charles pedestrian dies after being struck by car in Geneva
A 71-year-old St. Charles man died Thursday morning after he was struck by a car in Geneva, police said.
View ArticleColumn: From the Great Fire to modernist houses to Jeanne Gang, a rich array...
From the Great Fire to modernist houses to the designs of Jeanne Gang, a rich array of architecture books for the holidays
View ArticleMan killed, Lake County officer wounded in shootout in Gary
A Lake County Sheriff’s lieutenant was wounded and a Gary man was killed in a shootout in Thursday afternoon, the Sheriff’s office said.
View ArticleProsecutors say Elgin pair carried out scheme to impersonate a police officer...
An Elgin man and his accomplice are accused of carrying out a ploy in which he impersonated a police officer so they could rob people sitting in cars, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said.
View Article79-year-old Harold’s Chicken Shack owner cooking alone at ghost kitchen:...
After closing one restaurant this summer, the owner said he didn’t have the energy to open another location. But the pandemic economy changed that.
View ArticleIllinois reports 11,101 daily COVID-19 cases, highest in more than a week,...
Illinois on Thursday reported its highest number of new coronavirus cases in more than
View ArticleNorthern lights show disappoints, space scientist says
After raising hopes of a spectacular light show in parts of the country that usually don’t get to see the northern lights, scientists who predicted the aurora borealis might be seen as far south as...
View ArticleJudge upholds firing of officer dismissed in the wake of Laquan McDonald case
A Cook County judge on Thursday upheld the firing of a Chicago police officer for his role in the alleged coverup of police actions in the Laquan McDonald killing.
View ArticleThe Spin: William Barr wasn’t interviewing for job at Chicago law firm,...
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View ArticleChicago police say new online tool measures trust, feeling of safety in city...
Department leaders on Thursday announced a new online tool to gauge the public’s feelings about its officers.
View ArticleAfter 21 years, man extradited from Mexico to face charges in 1999 killing of...
Luis Rodriguez-Mena was extradited from Mexico and handed over to Des Plaines police at O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday.
View ArticleChicago dive Richard’s Bar reportedly defies pandemic shutdown
Richard's Bar posts "carry-out only" sign on door after published reports of a sign defying the coronavirus shutdown rules.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleBail denied for man who police say opened fire on Chicago cops who had pulled...
Bail was denied Thursday to a hospitalized man accused of firing on a trio of Chicago police officers following an angry and tense sequence of events with an ex-girlfriend over money in the city’s...
View ArticleHow full are hospitals in Illinois? Search our list to find out.
Amid pandemic fears of overrun hospitals, federal regulators have released figures on bed usage at each hospital. The data covers the most recent Friday-to-Thursday period, and the figures are a daily...
View ArticlePlanets to appear nearly aligned creating ‘Christmas star’ last widely...
On Dec. 21, the winter solstice, two planets will appear nearly aligned, resulting in an uncommon event. At one time, astronomers may have felt it so closely resembled a Christmas miracle — or,...
View ArticleColumn: Walking through the pandemic. It’ll save your sanity.
In the past nine months of pandemic, walking, above all else, has saved my sanity.
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