Lollapalooza opens in Chicago: Scenes from Day 1 from the entrance to the...
Crowds of a few dozen young concertgoers congregated at the Lollapalooza entrances well before 11 a.m. Few masks were seen.
View ArticleIllinois announces winners of 55 marijuana store licenses — but judge delays...
The state of Illinois on Thursday published the list of winners of 55 new marijuana retail store licenses — though a judge has ordered that the licenses can’t be awarded until he rules on a lawsuit...
View ArticleLollapalooza 2021: Twitter reports from Day 1
We’ll be at Lollapalooza all weekend long. Follow along for day 1 updates from our team at the festival.
View ArticleA Chicago drag legend celebrates his 80th birthday with showgirls, sequins...
Flint, who built a Midwestern drag dynasty from a tiny gay bar in River North, is the owner of the 52-year-old Baton Show Lounge — home of the longest-running drag show in the city — and the founder of...
View ArticleAn estimated 300 trillion invasive mussels blanket Lake Michigan. Eradication...
At Good Harbor Reef in Michigan, researchers test control methods ranging from manual removal to starvation to a bacteria that targets their digestive systems.
View ArticleAfter ‘pandemic pups,’ local veterinary clinics are overwhelmed and overbooked
Some clinics estimate they are up to 75% busier than they were before the pandemic.
View ArticleColumn: Chicago youth storytelling program focuses on art and beauty, not...
Chicago Stories on the Block is a program that has young people find and tell positive stories in their neighborhoods and not be solely caught up in the violence that plagues many areas.
View ArticleScientists study the genetics of invasive mussels seeking ways to turn off...
While RNAi research is underway on zebra mussels, other scientists are considering a different approach with quagga mussels.
View ArticleIllinois’ unemployment agency has another fraud problem: Thieves ‘hijacking’...
Here's another variation on the fraud entangling the Illinois Department of Employment Security: account hijacking, in which people's jobless benefits are being rerouted to someone else's bank.
View ArticleLollapalooza’s contract with Chicago is set to expire. Will it be renewed?
So far, there has been no public talk of relocating one of the world’s largest music festivals from its iconic downtown Chicago location.
View ArticleDaywatch: Indoor masking returns for Cook County, Cubs trade Anthony Rizzo to...
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View ArticleSweepstakes machine company owner charged in scheme to beat, extort debtor
The owner of a gaming machine company has been indicted on charges alleging he participated in a scheme to rough up a victim over repayment of a $10,000 loan.
View ArticleMan dies after boat leaves Fox River in McHenry County, crashes into tree on...
A man was killed after his boat crashed into a tree along the Fox River in Holiday Hills Wednesday afternoon, according to officials.
View Article‘I didn’t want to leave him.’ A gunshot on the Green Line, a life lost and a...
A passenger rendered aid to a shooting victim on the Green Line who later died. He recalls the incident and pleads for something to be done to end such violence.
View ArticleAurora woman convicted of killing 5 Oswego teens in 2007 DUI crash released...
Sandra Vasquez, of Aurora, was released from state prison and placed in a work-release program after serving almost 12 years for a drunken-driving crash that killed five teenagers and injured several...
View ArticleNo bail for man charged in shooting death of young father at Puerto Rican Day...
A Chicago man charged in the shooting death of a young father at a Puerto Rican Day parade last month was ordered held without bail at a hearing Friday.
View ArticleIllinois special education students used to be pulled out of school as soon...
Illinois special education students used to be pulled out of school as soon as they turned 22. Now they'll be able to finish out the school year with their classmates, under a bill signed this week by...
View ArticleLake Michigan's invasive mussels
Researching invasive mussels in Michigan's Good Harbor Reef.
View ArticleSouth Chicago man charged with murder in fatal shooting in May, ordered held...
A South Chicago man was charged with murder and ordered held without bail on Thursday in the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man in the West Pullman neighborhood in May.
View ArticleLeading lawyer for Jussie Smollett can remain on case, judge rules, but can’t...
A top defense lawyer for Jussie Smollett will be allowed to stay on the actor’s defense team but cannot cross-examine two brothers who are key witnesses against him, a judge has ruled.
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