City set to partner mental health clinicians and police responding to calls...
Mental health clinicians will be partnered with Chicago police officers to answer calls for service in two neighborhoods starting Monday as part of a new mental health response in the city, officials...
View ArticleCPS students return to school Monday. We have answers to your questions about...
CPS students return Monday. Answers to your questions about fall in-person learning.
View ArticleColumn: COVID-19 vaccine mandates are coming. The willfully unvaccinated are...
COVID-19 vaccine mandates are coming. The willfully unvaccinated are about to see their world shrink.
View ArticleDaywatch: Pritzker to require vaccines for educators | Lightfoot mandates...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View Article3 teens shot, 1 fatally, in unrelated Chicago attacks, police say
Three teenagers were shot, one of them fatally, in unrelated attacks over a roughly 13-hour period beginning Wednesday afternoon, Chicago police said.
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to announce a statewide vaccine...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to announce a new statewide vaccine mandate for educators. Watch live here.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot rips police union head after he compared vaccine mandate...
The mayor called John Catanzara's words a “frankly offensive outburst.”
View ArticleR. Kelly trial: Witness says singer made victims write fake blackmail letters
R. Kelly’s forced his girlfriends to write fake blackmail letters that he could use to defend himself in case he got charged with sexually abusing them, one of his accusers testified on Wednesday at...
View ArticleWith COVID-19 screening on the rise, here are 10 tips for taking at-home tests
As demand for COVID-19 testing has picked up again in Chicago and Illinois, here are 10 things to know about testing at home.
View ArticleIllinois State Police to install license plate-reading cameras on expressways
Illinois State Police to install license plate-reading cameras on Chicago-area expressways. The project, undertaken along with the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Chicago Department of...
View ArticleCook County court website still down after ‘unusual activity’ detected...
No court records or personal information were breached, officials said.
View ArticleIllinois has new COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates. Here’s how they’ll work.
Illinois has new COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates. Here’s how they’ll work.
View ArticleIllinois governor mandates COVID vaccines for teachers, college students,...
Everyone over 2 will have to wear a mask in indoor public settings.
View Article2 dead, 1 injured after shooting outside Kankakee County courthouse,...
Two people are dead and others are injured after a shooting near the Kankakee County courthouse, WGN-TV is reporting.
View ArticleTwo dead in shooting outside Kankakee County Courthouse
Two people are dead and third injured following a shooting Thursday morning outside the Kankakee County courthouse.
View ArticleSuperintendent Brown seeks 4 Chicago police officers’ firing over alleged...
One of the cops is accused of choking a man in a squad car when he was being arrested in May 2019.
View ArticleJudge rules Kim Foxx can’t be called to testify in the Jussie Smollett trial
Judge rules Foxx can’t be called to testify in the Smollett trial.
View ArticleWeekend forecast calls for hot and humid conditions
Heavy rain and thunderstorms swept over Chicagoland Wednesday evening, drenching much of the area and causing some wind damage.
View ArticleAnother plover summer comes to a close in Chicago as Monty and Rose fly south...
The Montrose plovers’ surviving chicks are part of a strong year for Great Lakes piping plovers. There were 74 nesting pairs of plovers this summer.
View ArticleSpecial prosecutor to take over cases involving alleged misconduct by former...
A special prosecutor will take over eight cases involving alleged misconduct by former Chicago police detective Kriston Kato, who is married to a Cook County judge, to avoid the appearance of impropriety.
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