Businesses concerned over rising crime in downtown Chicago
The recent rise in crime on North Michigan Avenue and other iconic Chicago destinations is casting a pall on holiday shopping as the city tries to emerge from nearly two years of pandemic stasis.
View Article13th Ward loyalist who helped in Ald. Marty Quinn’s push to dump college kid...
Jim Gleffe, 39, earned his political stripes as a precinct captain in the 13th Ward run by former House Speaker Michael Madigan, who lost his speakership when implicated but not charged in the ComEd...
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker signs measure aimed at providing millions of dollars to...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs measure aimed at providing funding to community anti-violence organizations.
View ArticleCPS sees spike in COVID-19 cases, and 10,000 students are in quarantine
Chicago's top doctor said in-school transmission remains in line with community rates.
View ArticleChicago man charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder in Evanston...
Leonard Galvez, 19, of the 7400 block of North Damen Avenue, Chicago, was charged with first-degree murder and four counts of attempted first-degree murder.
View ArticleFight over Chicago’s new ward map won’t be resolved until 2022 — if then
City leaders want to avoid a referendum on a new map but so far can't agree on one.
View ArticleChicago to have more cops on duty this weekend to guard against downtown...
A 12-year-old was shot in the back and a CTA bus driver attacked within 20 minutes and less than half a mile apart in the Loop last Saturday night. The attack of the bus driver and videos of teenagers...
View ArticleSoutheast Siders camp out, vowing not to leave until Dr. Allison Arwady...
Southeast Side community members and activists gathered outside Dr. Allison Arwady’s house Friday evening and say they will stay until she denies the permit Resource Management Group is pursuing to...
View ArticleSoutheast Siders protest proposed metal scrapper permit
Protesters gathered on Dec. 10, 2021, at Jonquil Park and marched to a home where they believe Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, lives. Her agency will make a...
View ArticleJoliet man accused of killing uncle and hiding body in cemetery is held on $5...
A Joliet man who kept police at bay for nearly six hours Wednesday following a domestic disturbance was charged Friday with the death of his uncle, whom family members reported missing during the...
View ArticleFamily and friends remember grandfather who was gunned down in Chinatown
A beloved 71-year-old grandfather out for a walk in Chinatown was gunned down by a man who shot at him 22 times, including as he lay helpless on the ground, according to prosecutors, leaving his family...
View ArticleMontgomery man dies after getting trapped in equipment at Geneva factory
A 61-year-old worker died from injuries suffered during a workplace accident when he became trapped in equipment at a Geneva steel polishing factory, Geneva Fire Department officials said.
View ArticleBulls’ COVID woes show the staying power of the disease, but experts say...
The Bulls are fully vaccinated, according to team officials, but experts say their misfortune with the virus carries lessons, both cautionary and promising, for the rest of us.
View ArticleConvicted in fake hate crime plot, what real punishments are possible for...
Convicted in fake hate crime plot, what real punishments are possible for Jussie Smollett?
View ArticleFormer Mount Carmel, University of Illinois football player Glenn Foster dies...
Arrested for driving twice the speed limit through a rural Alabama community, former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. wound up in a jail where he allegedly beat up another prisoner while trying to steal...
View ArticleAl Unser, a four-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 82
Al Unser, one of only four drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 a record four times, died Thursday following a long illness. He was 82.
View Article1 dead, at least 6 wounded in city shootings since Friday night, police say
A 26-year-old man was fatally wounded early Saturday morning while standing on a friend's porch, and at least six other victims were injured in city shootings since 9 p.m. Friday, Chicago police said.
View ArticleMan dead in fatal vehicle crash in Back of Yards neighborhood, police say
A 32-year-old man was killed, and his passenger was seriously injured early Saturday morning in a hit-and-run accident in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, Chicago police said.
View ArticleWoman passenger ejected from vehicle on Chicago Skyway after driver cut off...
A 26-year-old woman passenger was ejected from a vehicle after the driver, 24, was cut off by speeding motorist causing him to lose control and hit a guard rail Friday night on the inbound lanes of the...
View Article‘I’ll never forget you’: More than 100 people gather at spot where Woom Sing...
Woom Sing Tse's children spoke of his love for ping pong and his long days as a restaurant worker toiling to provide for them. The 71-year-old was gunned down Tuesday in Chinatown while out on a walk...
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