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View ArticleGirl, 17, struck by bullet in possible road rage shooting near O’Hare
Teenage girl, 17, shot once in the leg during apparent road rage shooting, Chicago police say.
View ArticleAn 82-year-old North Shore man lost his job during the pandemic. The...
“He is a gentle soul and touched everybody," said one resident who recalled how Levin tended to her mother when she was ill.
View ArticleColumn: Remote learning takes a toll on students’ mental health. But...
It’s important to remember that kids returning to classrooms while the coronavirus rages aren't walking back into their pre-pandemic school lives.
View ArticleIllinois expunges nearly half a million cannabis cases as part of legalization
The governor announced he issued pardons for 9,210 low-level cannabis convictions, while Illinois State Police have wiped clean more than 492,000 non-felony cannabis-related arrest records.
View ArticleFirst year of legal marijuana in Illinois generated big bucks but no new...
First year of legal marijuana in Illinois generated big bucks, but no new minority license holders
View ArticleThe pandemic’s cruel toll
More than 16,000 Illinoisans died from COVID-19 in the 9 months the virus ravaged the state. Here is a look at the deadly impact of coronavirus in 2020.
View ArticleChicago restaurants scrap New Year’s Eve plans as city pledges to keep watch:...
Chicago restaurants and bars scrambled to cancel or change New Year's Eve plans this week, as COVID-19 restrictions meant they had to close by 11 p.m.
View ArticlePolice and state child welfare officials investigating after 4-month-old boy...
A 4-month-old boy died on Chicago’s West Side early Wednesday, prompting investigations by police and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, which said it has had prior contact with...
View ArticleChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot meets with Anjanette Young as city inspector...
Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson has opened an investigation into the Anjanette Young case in which police wrongly raided the social worker’s home and handcuffed her naked, he said in an email...
View ArticleWashington Park celebrated its first tree-lighting ceremony this year. Then...
The phone call from the gas station came about 12:30 a.m. Monday, rousing Donna Hampton-Smith from a deep sleep. She saw the caller ID and felt a sinking feeling in her chest. She knew it had to be...
View Article4 Chicago restaurants, 2 businesses cited for violating coronavirus...
Over Christmas weekend, several Chicago restaurants were cited for allowing indoor dining, while officials also flagged a 153-person party.
View ArticleMan found shot dead in McKinley Park neighborhood
The death of a 21-year-old man whose body was found on a Southwest Side street after a traffic crash was ruled a homicide, officials said.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 8,009 new confirmed and probable COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleAnother storm sets its sights on Chicago, bringing a glaze of snow and ice on...
Whether tired from staying up late, hungover from socially-distanced partying, or just using the extra day off work to binge-watch your favorite shows, the weather this New Year's Day will be best...
View ArticleA wintry mix of rain and snow is forecast for New Year’s Day: Here are the...
Here’s a look back at the warmest, coldest, wettest and snowiest New Year’s Day holidays in Chicago, going back to 1872.
View ArticleThe Lipinski era
For the last 45 years William Lipinski and later his son Dan Lipinski held office representing part of the middle-class bungalow belt around Midway on the Southwest Side.
View ArticleAfter giving up GOP leadership post, three-time candidate for governor Bill...
Outgoing Illinois Senate Republican leader Bill Brady, one of downstate Illinois’ most high-profile politicians, announced he would retire from the General Assembly on Thursday.
View ArticleEmployees at suburban Milwaukee clinic unknowingly gave out 57 shots with...
Authorities arrested a suburban Milwaukee pharmacist Thursday suspected of deliberately ruining hundreds of doses of vaccine.
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