Ryan family’s record-setting $480 million Northwestern University donation...
Northwestern University announced Wednesday that it has received the school’s largest ever gift thanks to Chicago billionaires Patrick and Shirley Ryan.
View ArticleFormer Chicago lawyer sues Texas doctor who violated the state’s abortion law
Felipe Gonzales says his lawsuit against Dr. Alan Braid is not about money, nor is it about having differences in his actions. His lawsuit is about holding officials accountable.
View ArticleMore than 90% of CPS students showed up on the first day of school and the...
But the school district has so far not released any enrollment numbers.
View ArticleCan Cook County cut ties with companies that donated to Texas abortion ban...
Cook County has a $35 million contract with AT&T;, which has donated to Texas lawmakers who supported the abortion bill.
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court hears arguments on Deerfield’s assault weapons ban
The justices heard oral arguments around the legislation from attorneys representing the village, a Deerfield gun owner and gun ownership rights groups.
View ArticleMelvin Van Peebles, groundbreaking filmmaker, actor and novelist, dies at 89
Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker known for writing, co-producing, scoring, editing and starring in the 1971 film “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song,” died Tuesday night at his home in...
View ArticleCPS has tallied nearly 500 COVID-19 cases, still has no safety agreement with...
The mayor accused CTU of "being on the sideline and lobbing bombs from the cheap seats."
View ArticleFormer Chicago police sergeant pleads guilty to misdemeanor battery charges...
A now-retired Chicago police sergeant pleaded guilty to reduced charges last week in connection with a North Side bar brawl that left two men with serious injuries, court records show.
View ArticleR. Kelly used persona to hide crimes ‘in plain sight,’ prosecutors argue as...
Prosecutors began their closing arguments at singer R. Kelly’s racketeering trial in New York on Wednesday, telling the jury the singer for years “used his money and public persona to hide his crimes...
View ArticleTwo 15-year-old Simeon students fatally shot hours apart — one a few blocks...
Two 15-year-old boys who attended Simeon Career Academy were fatally shot in separate attacks Tuesday and a third boy, 14, also was critically wounded, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleFamily drops lawsuit aiming to force Libertyville hospital to provide...
A woman who sued Advocate Condell Medical Center cq to force it to allow her mother, a COVID-19 patient, cq to be treated with ivermectin has dropped her lawsuit.
View ArticleDaywatch: FDA authorizes COVID booster shots for some | Guns stolen in...
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View ArticleMask debates are roiling communities across Illinois. But in Genoa, neighbors...
School mask debates have roiled communities across Illinois, including the small town of Genoa, where some high schoolers began wearing fake masks.
View ArticleItasca Plan Commission rejects proposed Haymarket drug treatment center, but...
Haymarket hopes to open a large drug rehabilitation center in a former Holiday Inn. Itasca's Plan Commission voted unanimously to deny its application.
View ArticleFour guns stolen in Wisconsin have been linked to dozens of shootings here....
In 20 seconds, 4 pistols were stolen from a Wisconsin gun shop. They were used in dozens of shootings in Chicago.
View Article2 ATMs taken in separate heists about the same time Thursday morning in Chicago
Two ATMs were taken from separate businesses almost simultaneously early Thursday, Chicago police said.
View ArticleNannies ‘call the shots’ as parents face a child care shortage
During the pandemic, parents asked a lot of nannies. Now, amid an exodus and nanny shortage, they are calling the shots.
View ArticleAiming to boost vaccine rates in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot launches new...
The Protect Chicago 77 initiative aims to get COVID-19 shots to 77% of eligible residents.
View ArticleRequirement to obtain a federal Real ID has been postponed until 2023. Here’s...
The Oct. 1 deadline to show a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license in order to fly out of the state has been extended to May 2023, due to the pandemic.
View ArticleAfter chilly start to fall, temperatures expected to increase this week,...
Wednesday's high waves have started to subside along the Illinois shoreline of Lake Michigan, forecasters said.
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