At least 65 people shot, 6 fatally, in Labor Day weekend gun violence
As Labor Day weekend came to a close in Chicago, at least 65 people had been shot, six fatally, according to information provided by Chicago police.
View ArticleSevere thunderstorm warnings, watches issued for northern Illinois, NW...
Meteorologists Tuesday issued a severe thunderstorm warning for a few collar counties and a severe thunderstorm watch for most of northern Illinois.
View ArticleWith clock ticking on Exelon’s threat to shutter Byron nuclear plant,...
Illinois House to meet Thursday to take up energy proposal
View ArticleChicago’s 1st new police contract in 4 years advances for final approval;...
About half of the raises are retroactive to 2017, the last time FOP had a contract.
View ArticleEx-Prisons officer suspected of leaking R. Kelly’s jail communications to...
A federal search warrant recently unsealed in Chicago shows agents seized a laptop from a U.S. Bureau of Prisons officer who was suspected of illegally accessing Kelly’s jail communications.
View ArticleChicago mask mandate violations lead to at least 30 citations against businesses
At least 30 citations have been given to Chicago businesses for flouting the indoor mask mandate, the city announced.
View ArticleNew coalition called Justice Rising: Project 77 forms in Chicago to provide...
Justice Rising: Project 77 brings together legal and social assistance groups to deal with crime by treating its root causes and practicing restorative justice
View ArticleFormer U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III dies at 90
Former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III, fourth generation member of prominent Illinois political family, dies at 90
View ArticleDr. Joanne Smith, CEO of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab who oversaw innovative...
Dr. Joanne C. Smith was the longtime president and CEO of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab rehabilitation research hospital in Streeterville, formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
View ArticleHurricane season: 17 times remnants of Atlantic storms passed through Illinois
Though Illinois is just about as far northwest that tropical storm remnants from the Atlantic Basin have traveled, Chicago has experienced heavy rain and flooding, strong winds and an occasional...
View ArticleChicago’s Resurrection Medical Center resists pressure to provide...
Resurrection has become the latest hospital to be pressured to provide the controversial medication ivermectin to a patient.
View ArticleDaywatch: Chicago businesses rack up citations for violating mask mandate |...
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View ArticleStudent brought gun to school in East Garfield Park and showed it to others,...
A male student brought a gun to a school at Leif Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy on Sept. 1, police say.
View ArticleChicago weather: How much did it rain near you on Tuesday?
Rain totals from throughout the state, as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey and National Weather Service.
View ArticleChicago woman accused of making false bomb threat after missing flight at...
A Chicago woman was arrested in a Florida airport after allegedly making a false bomb threat, officials said.
View ArticleMan arrested in apparently unrelated fatal shootings in Waukegan and...
Waukegan police said Wednesday that Alejandro Lopez, 19, of Waukegan, has been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder for a Saturday afternoon shooting in which a man was killed and...
View Article2 students in custody after report of gun at Lake Central High School,...
Two Lake Central High School students are in custody after a Wednesday morning incident involving a gun, according to the district.
View ArticleIllinois AG to investigate Joliet Police Department after 2020 death of Black...
The Illinois attorney general said his office will investigate the Joliet Police Department for possible unconstitutional or unlawful policing following the 2020 death of a Black man in police custody.
View ArticleShould parents get COVID-19 shots for their 11-year-old? Can children get a...
Should I get my 11-year-old a COVID-19 vaccine? What about a flu shot? More COVID-19 questions answered.
View ArticleChicago’s COVID-19 travel advisory now covers all US states outside Illinois;...
Vermont was the final state to be added, but some other states could come off next week as their numbers drop.
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