4 teen girls among 6 injured in South Austin mass shooting; 8-year-old boy...
Six people, including several teenage girls, were wounded in a mass shooting in South Austin late Saturday. Less than two hours later, an 8-year-old boy was shot, police said.
View ArticlePeople in Chicago rally in support of the Cuban people
People gathered near Buckingham Fountain on July 18, 2021, to peacefully demonstrate in solidarity with recent protests in Cuba.
View ArticleProtesters gather at Buckingham Fountain to support Cuban fight against...
Some began the day at a Mass, spoken in Spanish, at St. Ita Catholic Church in the Lakewood-Balmoral neighborhood.
View Article‘The cultural loss is staggering’: Lisle man’s YouTube channel aims to...
Rick Klein has dug up thousands of TV shows and clips captured on home video systems or squirreled away by television professionals, creating a nonprofit archive of local programming that doesn’t exist...
View ArticleChicago Public Schools will spend more than $9 billion this school year....
"Schools that need more will get more," the district's interim CEO said.
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois athletes head to Tokyo for Olympics, how CPS will spend...
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View ArticleThe Illinois county with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate faces steep...
As the nation battles a surge in COVID cases in predominantly unvaccinated parts of the country, some public health experts worry about sections of Illinois, like Alexander County, with particularly...
View ArticleCook County commissioner retaliated against staff member who reported sexual...
Commissioner Deborah Sims said her office "does not condone any form of sexual-harassment or retaliation."
View ArticleChicago police oversight compromise announced; civilian panel wouldn’t have...
The mayor would retain the power to veto police policy decisions.
View ArticleFormer longtime lakefront Ald. Bernie Hansen dies at 76
Bernie Hansen, who for two decades served as alderman of the 44th Ward on Chicago's North Side, dies at 76.
View Article2 killed in head-on collision in East Hazel Crest
A 34-year-old Harvey man and a 41-year-old Homewood woman were killed in a head-on collision Friday night in East Hazel Crest, according to police.
View ArticleIllinois Caverns reopens after more than a decade
A tourist attraction dating back more than a century, the Illinois Caverns is the second largest cave in the state. In 2010, officials closed the cave to the public in an effort to slow the spread of...
View ArticleWeekend Chicago violence: 61 people shot, 10 of them fatally. Five killed...
At least 61 people were shot this weekend in Chicago, 10 of them fatally, according to Chicago police and Tribune records.
View ArticleChicago police announce new team to take guns off the street ahead of planned...
Chicago police Superintendent David Brown on Monday announced the department has expanded its firearm investigation efforts, separate from a federal strategy unveiled by President Joe Biden’s...
View ArticleStaffer for US Rep. Brad Schneider files racial discrimination, retaliation...
A staff member has filed suit against the office of U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, claiming racial discrimination and retaliation by a supervisor in his office.cq
View ArticleDriver facing charges in Hickory Hills crash that killed four teens
Four teens all under the age of 18 and residents of Justice died following a single-car crash Saturday afternoon in Hickory Hills, with police seeking to charge the driver.
View ArticleFatal shooting of teen by Chicago police could result in $1.2 million...
The suit from Pierre Loury's family said police's racist practices “result in the unjustified deaths of people of color.”
View ArticleTwo bears rescued from ‘terrible’ conditions at zoo in Lebanon make stop at...
Homer and Ulysses, two bears who were rescued from “terrible” conditions at a private zoo in Lebanon, flew into O’Hare International Airport on Monday en route to their final destination and new home...
View ArticleJudge orders CTA bus driver who accidentally shot himself to be released on...
Two men in separate cases shot themselves in the leg when a gun they were handling went off, officials said.
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