Mundelein-area man dies after laying down in road, getting run over by two...
Police said he had been at a bar near the intersection of Illinois 60/83 and Taylor Lake Road, near Diamond Lake, and was likely walking home at around 10:50 p.m. Sunday.
View ArticleMayor names leader of new civilian commission overseeing Chicago Police...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has named the first executive director of the newly created commission that will provide extensive public oversight of CPD.
View ArticleChicago homicides in 2022: 11 people have been slain. That’s 2 more than at...
Maps and charts showing where and when homicides took place in the city during 2021, with race, sex and age of the victims.
View ArticleLouis Simpson, savvy investor whose $92 million gift funded a biomedical...
As a close confidant of Warren Buffet, he was the Chicago-based manager of insurer Geico’s investment portfolio for 17 years and a noted philanthropist.
View ArticleJudge sorting out what jury can hear in Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson’s...
A judge is holding a hearing Monday to decide whether a jury will hear evidence at Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson’s upcoming trial that the alderman paid taxes he owed to the Internal Revenue Service as...
View ArticleColumn: Insult-A-Columnist food drive raises more than $200,000, Rex Huppke...
The fourth-annual Insult-A-Columnist Holiday Food Drive raised more than $200,000 for the Greater Chicago Food Depository, and the Rex Rocks team won again.
View ArticleShedd announces $500 million project to re-imagine aquarium and expand reach:...
The Shedd Aquarium's Centennial Commitment will fund the renovation of galleries, educational programs and new approaches to combat climate change.
View ArticleChicago police leadership places many tactical officers back in patrol cars...
Chicago police Superintendent David Brown has moved more than half the department’s officers assigned to tactical units back to basic patrol functions
View ArticlePolice chase on I-80/94 ends in gruesome crash scene with south suburban...
White could face from 20 to 40 years on the most serious charge, a level 1 felony. His next court date has not been set.
View ArticleNorth Chicago mom who’s charged in young son’s death had lost custody of...
A North Chicago mother and two of his siblings are charged in the death of a young boy.
View ArticleLess than one month after omicron was confirmed in Chicago, it made up nearly...
Within one month of its arrival in Chicago, the omicron variant of COVID-19 has quickly become the dominant strain in the city, according to a report from the Chicago Department of Public Health.
View ArticleChicago Teachers Union clears way for in-person classes to resume Wednesday...
Chicago Public Schools canceled four days of classes during the stalemate.
View ArticleGeorge McCaskey promises a ‘thorough, diligent and exhaustive’ search for the...
While the move to fire Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy was expected as the losses piled up in his fourth season, GM Ryan Pace’s fate after seven years in his role seemed less clear over the last month.
View ArticleDaywatch: Chicago Teachers Union clears way for in-person classes Wednesday |...
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View Article1 dead, 1 injured after police shooting early Tuesday in northwest suburban...
Deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Manchester Lane in Port Barrington at 1:22 a.m. to investigate a report of domestic violence, officials said.
View ArticleIllinois Capitol set for $224 million renovation
The Illinois state Capitol building is about to undergo another massive renovation at a price tag of $224 million.
View ArticleBecause omicron is so contagious, should you try to catch it and get it out...
It’s not clear whether getting infected with the omicron variant now will actually make it less likely that someone will get another COVID-19 infection down the line.
View ArticleAlexi Giannoulias gets endorsement in secretary of state bid from a former...
Ald. Pat Dowell, 3rd, endorses Alexi Giannoulias' bid for secretary of state. She was a rival before choosing to instead run for Bobby Rush's seat.
View ArticleChicago’s travel advisory includes all states, US territories for second...
It's been nearly a year since Chicago's travel warning was this wide-ranging.
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