Aurora police investigating second fatal shooting over the weekend
Aurora police are investigating a second fatal shooting that happened over the weekend, but do not believe the two shootings are connected, officials said Monday.
View ArticleJussie Smollett report: Read how Cook County prosecutors and Chicago police...
A report exploring the way Cook County prosecutors and Chicago police handled the investigation into Jussie Smollett was ordered to be made public Monday.
View ArticleFeds investigating Loretto Hospital COVID-19 vaccinations at suburban church,...
The subpoena asked for information about outreach to the church by city officials.
View Article‘That’s really high’: Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Dan Hampton had blood...
Hampton, three miles from his Winfield home, told officers he had five beers at a friend’s house in Lowell, documents said. Later at the hospital, he learned his blood alcohol level was .189. The legal...
View ArticleMan fleeing from domestic dispute in New Lenox shot dead by Will County...
Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Dan Jungles said when Wheeler initially refused to comply with police commands, the deputy used a Taser gun but it had little effect.
View ArticleChicago police investigating arson after fire in East Chatham apartments...
“We do the science and they do the suspects,” said Larry Langford, spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department, of the distinct roles both the police and fire departments play while investigating arson.
View ArticleStill no snow in the forecast. Tuesday Chicago will likely pass the mark for...
Chicago will likely break a record on Tuesday for the latest first measurable snow of the cold-weather season.
View ArticleCOVID-19 testing demand is up as holiday looms and Illinois sees most...
With Christmas looming and COVID-19 surging in Illinois, health care providers are reporting high demand for COVID-19 tests, while many people are also having a tough time finding rapid, at-home tests....
View ArticleAt end of another violent year Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls for more help from...
While saying the city must address “root causes” of crime, including poverty, Lightfoot called for U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to send additional agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...
View ArticleSpecial prosecutor’s report on handling of Jussie Smollett matter outlines...
A Cook County judge on Monday authorized the release of a report exploring the way Cook County prosecutors and Chicago police handled the Jussie Smollett matter.
View ArticleU. of I.’s Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses to start next semester...
All three campuses will require a negative COVID-19 test before students, faculty and staff return to campus classroom learning in January.
View ArticleWave of closures for Chicago restaurants, bars amid COVID-19 spike puts...
A wave of Chicago restaurant and bar closures took place over the past week as owners grapple with a surge of COVID-19 cases and the omicron variant.
View ArticleNorthwestern temporarily closes Orland Park immediate care site to shift...
Northwestern Medicine says it has temporarily closed an immediate care clinic in Orland Park to shift staff there to its hospital in Palos Heights
View Article‘(Expletive) Bigfoot!’ Alleged Sasquatch sighting in central Illinois adds to...
Unlike the usual image of a Sasquatch, the creature the man says he spotted northwest of Springfield was fast, athletic and massive.
View ArticleDaywatch: ‘Unprecedented’ demand in at-home tests amid COVID holiday surge |...
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View ArticleYorkville police officer fatally shoots man while responding to medical call
A Yorkville police officer fatally shot a man while responding to a medical call at a home in the city Monday evening, officials said.
View ArticleChicago’s winter officially arrives in record-setting fashion ― with still no...
Chicago has gone the longest into the cold-weather season — since records have been kept — without any measurable snow.
View ArticleNHL pauses all activities starting Wednesday and postpones Thursday’s...
The league announced Monday night that all five remaining games scheduled for Thursday — including the Chicago Blackhawks’ home game against the Dallas Stars — will be postponed and that players will...
View ArticleBetsy McCormick, librarian at Children’s Memorial Hospital who helped develop...
McCormick worked with librarians from other institutions to develop the MEDLINE bibliographic database and was an avid volunteer.
View ArticleWatch live: Mayor Lightfoot announces new mandates for Chicago businesses...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is expected to announce new vaccine mandates on certain Chicago businesses on Tuesday.
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