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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 ArticleRush mandating COVID-19 vaccines for workers, amid growing calls for...
Rush University Medical Center is mandating COVID-19 vaccines for its workers, joining at least a handful of other Chicago area hospitals that are also requiring the shots.
View ArticleAfter outcry from residents, Evanston decides against adopting stricter...
The city of Evanston has decided not to amend its regulations of plantings done by residents in parkways, the city-owned strip of land between a sidewalk and a street.
View ArticleAlderman, CDOT to meet with residents to discuss Lincoln Avenue streetscape...
A portion of Chicago’s Lincoln Avenue could take on a new look with colorful murals, more greenery and bicycle lanes as the city seeks feedback from residents for a streetscape improvement project.
View ArticleWho is Joseph Mercola? 5 things about the doctor called a COVID-19...
Here are five things to know about Joseph Mercola’s Chicago-area ties — and past fights with government regulators over a slew of unproven claims and medical treatments.
View ArticleAir quality alert issued for Chicago on Monday, with sensitive groups...
The air quality index for Monday lists ozone at unhealthy levels for sensitive groups.
View ArticleFormer CPS administrator named new Archdiocese of Chicago schools leader
A former Chicago Public Schools administrator who founded the city’s charter school program will take the helm next month as the new superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Chicago, church...
View ArticleLollapalooza lowers COVID-19 test standard despite rising cases; Chicago...
The city and Lollapalooza are allowing the festival to go forward with negative tests up to 72 hours before a guest enters, according to the festival’s website. Previously, unvaccinated attendees had...
View ArticleMask mandate, other COVID restrictions in Chicago possible if daily cases top...
Statewide, COVID-19 cases are also rising rapidly.
View Article12 fatalities among 73 people shot during the weekend in Chicago.
At least 73 people were shot, 12 of them fatally, from 4 p.m. Friday through 7 a.m. Monday, according to Tribune records.
View ArticleWaukegan man killed in two-car weekend crash
Authorities have not released the man’s identity, pending the completion of an autopsy. He was in his 20s, police said.
View ArticleGOP candidate for governor Gary Rabine incorrectly says COVID vaccines...
Gary Rabine, a Republican candidate for governor in Illinois, said he would not encourage people to get COVID-19 vaccinations.
View ArticleWill Lori Lightfoot seek a 2nd term? It’s ‘not a gimme,’ Chicago mayor says,...
At other times, Lightfoot has suggested she'll seek re-election.
View ArticleJoliet-area couple charged with breaching US Capitol during Jan. 6 insurrection
A Joliet-area husband and wife were arrested Monday on federal charges alleging they breached the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection and posted photos of themselves inside the building’s...
View ArticleLake Villa police say weekend drowning of 3-year-old was accidental
On Monday, police described the incident as an apparent tragic accident, but were declining to release additional details because of the ongoing investigation into the child’s death.
View ArticleSchaumburg man drowns at Fort Sheridan beach
The coroner’s office identified the man as Jianyun Shen, 35. An autopsy conducted Monday by the Lake County coroner’s office showed preliminary results that were consistent with death from drowning,...
View ArticleTentative agreement struck over new Chicago police union contract — first in...
The Chicago Police Department’s largest union announced it would mail ballots to active and retired cops for a vote on a proposal that could eventually lead to its first contract in four years.
View ArticleFormer 9th Ward Ald. Robert Shaw, a South Side powerbroker, dies at 83
Shaw, who served two terms as a Chicago alderman, was part of a dynamic duo with his late twin brother, William, who was a state senator and Dolton’s first Black mayor.
View ArticlePhysician convicted of illegally prescribing opioids says the DEA has turned...
Doctor says his guilty plea was a mistake, and that his prosecution was the product of government hysteria over opioid painkillers.
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