CPS urges students, staff to get tested before return to classroom after...
In the wake of the latest surge of COVID-19 cases, officials at Chicago Public Schools on Monday urged families and staff members to get tested for the virus to ensure a safe return to classrooms next...
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker urges scaled-down New Year’s Eve plans as COVID-19 surges:...
People will die "because massive numbers of unvaccinated people chose to let others go without quality care," Pritzker said.
View ArticleGoodman Theatre cancels the rest of ‘A Christmas Carol’
The Goodman Theatre has canceled the rest of the run of its holiday show “A Christmas Carol,” the theater announced late Monday.
View ArticleTimothy Ubben, investment executive and philanthropist who helped low-income...
Ubben also was a longtime donor to and fundraiser for his alma mater, DePauw University, where he served as chairman of the board of trustees, endowed faculty chairs and oversaw two capital campaigns.
View ArticleHoliday travel delays at O'Hare
Holiday weekend flight cancellations continued into Monday at Chicago’s airports, as weather and COVID-19 staffing shortages combined to cancel dozens of flights.
View ArticleNHL is eyeing new CDC guidance as it prepares to resume after a 6-day break
Hockey will return Tuesday after the NHL took an extended holiday break in the hope that coronavirus cases would not continue to disrupt the season.
View ArticleNBA reduces the isolation period from 10 days to 6 for players who test...
NBA players who test positive for COVID-19 now have a quicker path to return to play after the league completed a significant update to its health and safety protocols.
View ArticleTimeline: The Chicago Blackhawks video coach scandal — and what has happened...
In May, a former Chicago Blackhawks player filed a negligence lawsuit against the organization alleging team officials swept his 2010 sexual misconduct complaint against then-video coach Bradley...
View ArticleMinimum wage bump coming, Juneteenth to become a state holiday: Here are the...
After a pandemic-shortened session in 2020, Illinois legislators passed a raft of legislation in 2021 that takes effect Jan. 1.
View ArticleSome people face eviction even after getting COVID-19 rental assistance. ‘Did...
Although COVID-19 rental assistance has succeeded in protecting some tenants, others are being evicted or threatened with eviction despite receiving the financial help.
View ArticleChicago flight attendant who lost husband to illness wins paid sick leave...
A Chicago flight attendant who needed time off to care for her dying husband ended up taking on Springfield in a battle to change state law so aviation workers could obtain paid sick leave benefits.
View ArticleThe AIDS Garden Chicago, begun in 2019, is set to open in spring 2022. ‘This...
The new park is set to be completed in early spring next year to commemorate the lives of those lost in the epidemic and become a new green space in the community and for the city.
View ArticleDaywatch: Gov. J.B. Pritzker urges scaled-down New Year’s Eve plans as...
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View ArticleTwo new book shops — Da Book Joint, Rose Cafe — bring diverse options to...
Bronzeville, Roseland shops offer representation and literacy: “Our children, they need to see books, they need to see that they’re represented by books.”
View ArticleHere’s when Chicago received its first snow of the fall season, going back...
Here's how this year's total compares with other first snowfalls since 1885.
View ArticleThree big natural gas plants would wipe out climate gains from recent...
A new natural gas power plant near Springfield, could emit more carbon dioxide than 800,000 automobiles every year.
View ArticleChicago's first winter snowfall
A winter weather advisory forecasts 1-3 inches for Chicago's first measurable snowfall of the winter season.
View ArticleTonight’s Holiday Bowl is canceled — the 5th bowl game to be scrapped — after...
The Holiday Bowl became the fifth postseason college football game to be canceled when UCLA was forced to pull out just hours before Tuesday’s kickoff because of COVID-19 issues with the team.
View ArticleMore places added back to Chicago’s COVID-19 travel advisory; only 1 state...
Unvaccinated travelers are asked to test and quarantine upon arrival in Chicago.
View ArticleIllinois sets another grim COVID-19 record: Highest average daily case count...
For the first time, the daily average number of new Illinois cases exceeded 16,000.
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