Civilian oversight for Chicago police wins final approval after yearslong...
Backers said the measure will help restore trust in police that's severely eroded.
View ArticleAldermen keep cherished ward-level power over business signs in compromise...
The mayor’s plan turned into a fight over aldermanic prerogative, the tradition of aldermen largely controlling their wards.
View ArticleThe Spin: City Council OKs civilian oversight of CPD | As Lollapalooza looms,...
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View ArticleUniversity of Illinois health system to require workers to get vaccinated
UI Health, which includes University of Illinois Hospital on the city’s West Side, will require its employees to get COVID-19 vaccines, the system announced Wednesday.
View ArticleJudge says man charged in 2019 Orland Square mall shooting will stay locked...
Jakharr Williams, charged with first-degree murder stemming from a January 2019 shooting inside Orland Square mall in Orland Park that left a high school senior dead, will remain behind bars for now, a...
View ArticleSports betting at Chicago arenas, ballparks and planned casino could become...
Sports gambling would be allowed at venues including Wrigley Field and Soldier Field under the proposed measure.
View ArticleTo mask or not? Cook County’s medical expert weighs in on Lollapalooza,...
It remains pretty safe for most fully vaccinated people in the Chicago area to continue to go maskless, but there are exceptions, according to a top Cook County health official.
View ArticleWildfires in the West creating a red sun and hazy skies in Chicago
People across Illinois are seeing red suns and moons — and hazy skies — caused by wildfires ravaging the western United States.
View ArticleCoroner says Volo man died after being given excessive amount of anesthesia...
Corey Causey, 51, died in Advocate Condell Hospital in Libertyville on June 10, the day after he had gone to a Gurnee oral surgeon to have five teeth extracted. During the dental procedure, Causey...
View Article‘Mega-development’ for the South Side: Plans for former Michael Reese...
The plan will bring "billions" in economic development to the community, an alderman said.
View ArticlePolice: Boy, 14, killed was among 10 shot in separate shootings in North...
As many as eight people were wounded in a mass shooting Wednesday evening in the West Side’s North Lawndale community, Chicago police said.
View Article10 shot in two incidents minutes apart
Ten people were shot in two shooting incidents minutes apart, near the 1300 block of South Christiana Avenue and 1400 block of South Ridgeway Avenue, on July 21 in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood....
View ArticleEvanston proposes changes to parkway planting rules to dismay of some...
The city of Evanston has proposed changes to the way it regulates planting on parkways, the city-owned strip of land between the curb and sidewalk, as it anticipates an increase in such landscaping by...
View ArticleColumn: Lollapalooza feels like a COVID mistake waiting to happen
As delta variant surges, Chicago's Lollapalooza is a mistake waiting to happen. And it will be a canary in a coal mine for the rest of the country.
View ArticleOur guide to Lollapalooza 2021: What to expect, proof of COVID-19 vaccine and...
From what to expect at the entrances to what bags are allowed. Plus, Lollapalooza's safety plan and anti-harassment policy.
View ArticleAt least 8 party bus riders shot on North Side, third shooting with more than...
At least eight people were wounded, one of them critically, during a shooting near a party bus in Old Town Triangle, Chicago police said.
View ArticleDaywatch: Civilian oversight for Chicago police wins final approval, what to...
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View Article8 wounded in Old Town party bus shooting
At least eight people were wounded, one of them critically, during a shooting near a party bus in Old Town Triangle, Chicago police said.
View ArticleThree accused of beating Aurora police officer following traffic stop now...
Three people accused of beating an Aurora police officer following a traffic stop last month are now facing attempted first-degree murder charges in connection with the incident, police and Kane County...
View ArticleChicago’s three Christopher Columbus statues: A brief history
A history of Chicago's three statues of Christopher Columbus, which the city has removed during the summer of 2020.
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