COVID-19 school shutdowns across Chicago area pose steep hardships for...
As a longtime home day care provider in the city’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood, Sonya Winn was well aware of the hardships the latest Chicago Public Schools shutdown would have on working families with...
View ArticleState sues company for dumping toxic chemicals into southern Illinois coal...
A new lawsuit documents high levels of pollution in creeks and ditches near Foresight Energy's Sugar Camp mine in Franklin County, southwest of Chicago.
View ArticleElmwood Park man charged in December shooting at a bar in Montclare...
An Elmwood Park man was charged Saturday in a December shooting at a bar in the Montclare neighborhood, Chicago police said.
View ArticlePritzker announces free mass vaccination booster clinics in collar counties...
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced Friday the opening of four new mass one-day vaccination clinics in the Collar Counties and Metro East areas.
View ArticleArchbishop of Chicago asks Catholics to get COVID-19 vaccine
The archbishop of Chicago is urging Catholics to take precautions against the coronavirus, including getting vaccinated, as the omicron variant continues spreading in the region.
View ArticleMarch for Life Chicago rally
Several hundred people gathered at Federal Plaza for the March for Life Chicago rally and march on Jan. 8, 2022, in Chicago. A group of abortion rights demonstrators also held a rally and march in...
View ArticleMom and siblings of slain 6-year-old from North Chicago charged with murder,...
Several relatives are in custody Saturday after a 6-year-old missing boy was found dead in Gary, Ind., officials said.
View ArticleChicago Public Schools would go remote Wednesday under new CTU proposal, but...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said students need to be back in school right away.
View ArticleNotable deaths of 2022
Here are some of the celebrities and newsmakers who died in 2022.
View Article‘We thought we saw the light at the end of the tunnel.’ Anxiety and pandemic...
Struggles and worries abound during this latest surge, which has temporarily shut down many schools, filled hospitals to near-capacity and spurred a wave of new local vaccine mandates for restaurants,...
View ArticleMichael Lang, co-creator of Woodstock music festival, dies at 77
Michael Lang, a co-creator and promoter of the 1969 Woodstock music festival that served as a touchstone for generations of music fans, has died at age 77.
View ArticleDwayne Hickman, star of ‘The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis,’ dies at age 87
Dwayne Bernard Hickman, an actor, producer and television director best known for his starring role in the 1950s and ‘60s sitcom “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis,” died of complications related to...
View ArticleFamily member forced boy, 6, into cold shower as punishment and after he...
Damari Perry had been forced to stay in the running shower for an unknown amount of time before he began vomiting and became unresponsive Dec. 29, officials said in court Sunday.
View ArticleKarin Norington-Reaves becomes newest entrant in race to succeed retiring...
Norington-Reaves has served as head of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership since it was formed in July 12 as part of a collaborative effort between County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and...
View ArticleNegotiations between CPS and CTU continue
Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union have been negotiating a potential reopening of city schools since they closed on Jan. 5, 2022, following a vote by CTU...
View ArticleChicago Public Schools cancels classes for fourth day in a row; talks with...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she was hopeful for a deal; also criticized CTU.
View ArticleComedian Bob Saget found dead at Orlando hotel
Comedian Bob Saget was found dead at Ritz-Carlton Orlando Sunday, Orange County Sheriff’s officials have confirmed.
View ArticleAs Chinatown unites in support of creating city’s first Asian-majority ward,...
As fears of recent high-profile violence in Chinatown explode, community residents and stakeholders differ over what kind of alderman should represent the first Asian-majority ward, should it come to...
View ArticlePetition seeks to move captive coyote from Cook County forest preserve cage...
The coyote was found in Tennessee by people who took him for an abandoned dog. He was socialized and trained to be adopted like a pet. Since 2018, he’s been kept in a metal enclosure at the River Trail...
View ArticleDaywatch: Chicago Public Schools cancels classes again as closures put strain...
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