Illinois church camp and conference led to 180 COVID-19 cases, likely fueled...
A central Illinois church camp and conference held in mid-June led to 180 confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19, including among 22 people who were fully vaccinated, according to a new Centers for...
View ArticleFired tech CEO from Inverness pleads guilty in US Capitol siege on Jan. 6
Bradley Rukstales, who lost his job after being charged in the siege of the U.S. Capitol, is the first Illinoisan to be found guilty in the riot.
View ArticleChicago now asks unvaccinated travelers to quarantine — even with a negative...
Only Vermont is now outside Chicago's travel advisory.
View ArticleR. Kelly had girlfriends fight each other after they twerked for cake: witness
Welcome to R. Kelly’s freaky fight club — where girlfriends beat each other over twerking.
View ArticleGary teen not competent to stand trial for baby’s death
The teen is scheduled to be transferred to NeuroDiagnostic Institute in Indianapolis -- the state’s main psychiatric care and mental health hospital -- “likely in a week or so,” her lawyer, Kerry...
View ArticleIllinois coronavirus graphs: Daily data updates on COVID-19 deaths, cases and...
As the pandemic continues, the Tribune is tracking Illinois deaths, cases, test results and more here.
View ArticleIllinois COVID-19 vaccine tracker: Daily data updates on the state’s...
With vaccinations underway across the U.S. and world, Illinois is still in the first phase of its program. Here’s where the state stands.
View ArticleHit-and-run driver who critically injured 2 in Lakeview on Sunday was on...
Allen pleaded guilty in March to reckless homicide with a motor vehicle in a 2018 case. He was sentenced him to 30 months of probation.
View ArticleIllinois State Police investigating two shootings on I-57 early Tuesday
A 27-year-old woman from Markham sustained non-life-threatening injuries in one shooting, and there were no injuries reported in the second.
View ArticleCOVID-19 outbreaks reported at 26 Illinois schools, weeks after start of new...
More than two dozen Illinois schools are reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, just weeks after students returned to the classroom for in-person learning at fully reopened schools.
View ArticleMother of slain Chicago police Officer Ella French writes thank you letter on...
In the letter, Ella French’s mother thanked the city of Chicago and surrounding communities, Chicago police and “all the women and men in law enforcement near and far.”
View ArticleWaukegan school bus driver charged with sexual abuse of youth away from job,...
Richard Villanueva, 57, of Waukegan, was charged with predatory criminal sexual assault and criminal sexual assault, both felonies, Tuesday after an investigation by the Waukegan Police Department,...
View ArticleIllinois legislators pass redrawn legislative map, reject ethics bill; energy...
Illinois lawmakers debate energy policy and state legislative maps during a one-day special session in Springfield.
View ArticleThe US left thousands of Army interpreters in Afghanistan as it evacuated,...
A local Afghanistan veteran refuses to give up as the last U.S. military flight took off from Kabul and his interpreter friend is left behind, fearing for his life at the Taliban's hands.
View ArticleDaywatch: Dozens of school outbreaks across Illinois | Chicago’s travel...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleOutbound Edens Expressway shut down for an hour, after 165th shooting on area...
The Edens Expressway was closed for an hour and traffic backed up for miles as state police troopers investigated the 165th shooting on Cook County highways so far this year.
View ArticleAlsip police subdue man with gun running in traffic on Pulaski Road
Police were called to the 11600 block of Pulaski Road at 9:18 a.m. Tuesday following reports of a shirtless man holding a weapon.
View ArticleBeach hazard statement issued as forecasters warn residents to stay away from...
Forecasters warn of "life-threatening" swimming conditions in Lake Michigan Thursday.
View ArticleOak Lawn woman arrested in Hawaii after showing misspelled ‘Maderna’ COVID-19...
Chloe Mrozak, 24, was arrested Aug. 28 at the airport in Oahu and faces a misdemeanor charge of falsified vaccination documents.
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