Shock then resolve after the attack on Pearl Harbor: ‘We’ll whip ’em, but...
The news about the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, spread throughout Chicago jerkily, like runaway frames of movie film.
View ArticleBP settles another lawsuit over lung-damaging soot from Whiting refinery
It marks the latest crackdown on one of the region’s biggest sources of air pollution, which a federal judge condemned in May for repeatedly failing to fix problems identified more than a decade ago.
View ArticleOfficer Carlos Yanez Jr., wounded in shooting that killed Ella French,...
Chicago Police officer Carlos Yanez Jr. smiled and nodded at the dozens of officers who lined the hallway outside a courtroom Thursday.
View ArticleWhat’s next after MLB owners imposed a lockout of players? ‘We’re here,...
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said owners imposed a lockout “out of a desire to drive the process forward to an agreement now.” MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark pushed back on that sentiment as labor...
View ArticleMan who’s charged with fleeing scene of police shooting was out on bond for...
Suspect who fled scene of police shooting was out on bond for carjacking, prosecutors say.
View ArticleFormer Cook County sheriff’s deputy faces charges related to trafficking...
Carmona’s case is pending in Will County Circuit Court, and his bond was set at $1 million, according to the attorney general’s office.
View ArticleSoutheast Side protesters threaten to camp out in front of Arwady’s house...
The Chicago Department of Public Health has already approved one of at least two permits RMG needs before moving despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s multiple promises to crackdown on polluters and...
View ArticleCrystal Lake woman found not guilty of drug-induced homicide in case that...
Crystal Lake woman found not guilty of drug-induced homicide in case that highlighted limits of good Samaritan law.
View ArticleCTA holiday train to make additional Sunday Loop runs
The CTA is offering special trips of the holiday train the next two Sundays, giving Chicagoans additional opportunities to ride the specially decorated train this year.
View ArticleSpecial prosecutor rests case against Jussie Smollett at actor’s trial for...
The special prosecutors handling the case against actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly orchestrating and reporting a phony hate crime against himself rested their case late Thursday.
View ArticleIllinois reports highest daily coronavirus count of 2021, and officials say...
Illinois records highest number of daily new and possible coronavirus cases of 2021, and state officials say they're starting to see some cases that can be traced to Thanksgiving gatherings and travel.
View ArticleFormer President Obama visits South Side YMCA
Former President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to an after-school basketball event at the South Side YMCA, 6330 S. Stony Island Ave., on Dec. 2, 2021, in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago....
View ArticleItasca’s rejection of Haymarket drug treatment center draws federal...
Haymarket has argued that the continuing overdose crisis shows the need for additional rehab services in the suburbs. Its attorneys have contended that turning down the center would constitute an ADA...
View ArticleWaukegan residents fighting decades of industrial pollution: ‘Just because...
In Illinois, 22 of 24 coal-fired power plants, including in Waukegan, have reported contaminated groundwater with unsafe levels of pollutants.
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois report card’s district-level data shows steep declines |...
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View ArticleColumn: Michigan school shooting doesn’t happen without a gun. Why can’t...
The Oxford, Michigan, school shooting doesn't happen without a gun. Far fewer people die of COVID-19 with a vaccine. Americans are bad at connecting dots.
View ArticleWomen shoved to the ground, punched during 3 separate Lakeview robberies...
Three women were attacked — two had their property ripped from them — in under 30 minutes Thursday evening all within a mile of each other, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleCalumet City woman alleged to have trafficked 13-year-old girl
A Calumet City woman is alleged to have trafficked a 13-year-old girl to take part in commercial sex acts at hotels, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago
View ArticleChicago is overdue for its first snowfall accumulation, so what are the...
The weather service said the average day by which we usually see snow on the ground is Nov. 18. The city’s “meteorological fall,” which looks at September, October and November, was about 2.9 degrees...
View ArticleRepublican governor candidates attempt to use violent crime increase as path...
Republican candidates for governor in Illinois are trying to shift the focus from the coronavirus pandemic to violent crime in an effort to recapture suburban voters.
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