Fewer cars towed on the first night of the winter parking ban this year,...
Within the five-hour stretch on the first night of the ban, a total of 192 cars were towed, a decrease from the previous two years, officials said.
View ArticleJudge gives ‘Dreadhead Cowboy’ jail stint for contempt of court in animal...
The judge presiding over the “Dreadhead Cowboy’s” animal cruelty case held him in contempt of court Tuesday and ordered him into custody for 90 days, records show.
View ArticleChicago Parks District approves $500 million budget, establishes office to...
The budget includes a property tax increase totaling $4.3 million, which would translate to about $4 in additional taxes for the average homeowner, the Park District said.
View ArticleAldermen take no vote on controversial new ward map, vow more public input
Latino aldermen want a larger footprint on the council as their population grows.
View ArticleFour things to know about the Mississippi abortion case and how the Supreme...
The court is hearing one of its most significant abortion cases in decades,
View ArticleCook County circuit court judge charged with DUI in Hinsdale
Mohammed M. Ghouse, 47, works in the municipal division at the Bridgeview courthouse, according to the Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County website.
View Article‘He wanted me to beat him up’: Key witness in Jussie Smollett trial testifies...
Jurors in the Jussie Smollett trial were hearing from more prosecution witnesses Wednesday as the attack the actor allegedly orchestrated on himself is described.
View ArticleAbout 15% of Illinois residents have gotten COVID-19 booster shot, as Omicron...
Illinois now ranks 17th in the nation for its percentage of all residents who’ve received boosters.
View ArticleOur Lady of Guadalupe Shrine in Des Plaines welcomes pilgrims for annual...
Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine in Des Plaines welcomes pilgrims for annual feast with new entrance after pandemic hiatus.
View ArticleAdditional sexual assault and abuse allegations filed against former Chicago...
A one-time supervisor is now accused of “punishing” a 16-year-old lifeguard by making her work longer hours if she refused to have sex with him, prosecutors said.
View ArticleTop cop: Traffic stop ends in shootout with cop and suspect wounded on Far...
A Chicago police officer was shot Wednesday night in the Calumet Heights neighborhood, officials said.
View ArticleChicago still has 42 ‘L’ stations that aren’t accessible to the disabled. The...
Sen. Tammy Duckworth helped secure $1.75 billion in the $1 trillion infrastructure plan for accessible public transit, a move that could accelerate the CTA's push to upgrade the 42 'L' stations that...
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois faces hospitalization surge among unvaccinated | Supreme...
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View ArticleArmed man fatally shot by Buffalo Grove police
Two police officers returned gunfire, striking the man who had only been identified as being in his 20s.
View ArticleIllinois school report cards 2021: Search for your high school’s results on...
A look at how high school juniors at nearly 300 schools in the Chicago area fared on the Illinois school report card.
View ArticleIllinois school report cards 2021: Search for elementary and middle school...
A look at how more than 1,500 elementary and middle schools in the Chicago area fared in the assessment.
View ArticleIllinois releases district-level data for school report cards showing...
Illinois released district-level results Thursday from the most recent school report card showing declines across demographics.
View ArticleChicago drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate lawsuit against police union but fight...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said more officers have reported their vaccine status as required.
View ArticleGuide to 2021 Illinois Report Card: What’s new and where to find results
A guide to results from the 2021 Illinois Report Card, along with searchable lists for schools in six Chicago-area counties.
View ArticleWilliam Leavy, innovative West Side economic development leader, dies
William Leavy founded the Greater West Town Community Development Project on Chicago’s West Side and was a lifelong leader in devising strategies to help low-income residents of Chicago.
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