Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Rahm Emanuel’s nomination as ambassador...
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Biden's nomination of Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan
View Article3 people killed in 2 traffic crashes in Chicago in less than 4 hours
A man and woman on a motorcycle were killed and another man was killed in an unrelated crash overnight, police said.
View ArticleR. Kelly accuser says he kept gun nearby while berating her
One of R. Kelly’s accusers testified that he kept a gun by his side while he berated her as a prelude to forcing her to give him oral sex in a Los Angeles music studio.
View ArticlePullman Monument supporters hope Labor Day opening of historic clock tower...
In Pullman, the history of railway innovation meets with the history of the labor struggle, the civil rights movement, immigration and urban planning.
View Article11 years ago, Viola Martin went to visit her daughter but never arrived. Now,...
A new project launched by the Cook County sheriff’s office will focus on unsolved missing persons cases.
View ArticleTwo Chicago police officers charged in January beating of teen in Woodlawn
Two Chicago police officers have been arrested for allegedly beating a teen boy they arrested earlier this year on the South Side, officials said.
View ArticleColumn: Chicago’s Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan? Is this a ‘Saturday...
Biden's horrible, very bad, nakedly political nomination of former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan should be laughed out of the room.
View ArticleMcHenry, Kankakee counties file lawsuit to continue housing immigration...
McHenry and Kankakee counties filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the legality of a state ban on jails housing federal immigrant detainees.
View ArticleSchool lunch program crisis
While suburban school districts are being reimbursed for the meals served to students this school year - which at some districts, has already spiked by 50% from pre-pandemic rates - the federal mandate...
View ArticleKankakee ICE detention
The Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee County has a federal contract to house ICE detainees.
View ArticleAdvocacy group tells federal judge that Latinos are shortchanged in latest...
Challengers to new state legislative maps say they shortchange Illinois' growing Latino population
View ArticleComEd parent to lawmakers: Nuclear plant will shut down Sept. 13 if bailout...
ComEd parent Exelon says it'll shut down a nuclear plant by Sept. 12 if lawmakers don't pass a bailout.
View ArticleCorrections and clarifications
Corrections and clarifications for Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021
View ArticlePets from Hurricane Ida arrive at PAWS
PAWS Chicago brings pets from shelters affected by Hurricane Ida.
View ArticleDozens of animals from shelters affected by Hurricane Ida arrive at PAWS...
PAWS Chicago volunteers picked up the animals, a mix of cats and dogs, in Springfield in the organization’s animal rescue van. The team also passed on donations the organization collected Tuesday to...
View Article‘This didn’t have to happen’: Southern Illinois hospitals filling their ICUs,...
Southern Illinois hospitals say they’re filling their ICU beds, postponing surgeries and even turning away some patients.
View ArticleChicago River water quality
Chicago now has real-time monitoring of the river, a result of years of collaboration, developing technology and calls from advocates for a more transparent look at bacteria levels.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Chicago-area schools: Outbreaks and cases by county
Coronavirus in Chicago schools and throughout the state is reported by local health departments to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
View ArticleChicago-area school lunch programs hit by food shortages, delivery woes
The federal government is requiring public schools to provide free lunches to all students this year regardless of household income. But the requirement comes at the same time pandemic supply chain...
View ArticleChicago’s Pride Parade canceled for the second year in a row
Parade coordinator says it was a difficult decision to make, canceling the parade two years in a row, but he had to prioritize people’s safety.
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