On Muhammad Ali Day, a Q&A with his daughter, Khaliah Ali: ‘I just loved the...
The 48-year-old designer, author and co-chair of a campaign for the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago, is the fifth of Muhammad Ali’s nine children.
View ArticleDeath of a nursing home resident: Complaints about long-term care in Illinois...
In 2021, state inspectors found about 64% — nearly 2 out of 3 — of overall complaints and abuse or neglect complaints at nursing homes unsubstantiated.
View ArticleDaywatch: Jan. 17 dedicated to both Martin Luther King Jr. and Muhammad Ali |...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleLes Grobstein, Chicago’s sports encyclopedia and longtime radio host, dies at...
Les Grobstein spent over 50 years reporting and commenting on the Chicago sports scene.
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr. and Muhammad Ali Day of Service in Chicago
Whether it was volunteering to help clean and paint a neighborhood school or a rally to support voting rights and another to end environmental racism, Chicagoans participated in Martin Luther King Jr....
View ArticleChicago homicides in 2022: 18 people have been slain. That’s 8 fewer than at...
Maps and charts showing where and when homicides took place in the city during 2022, with race, sex and age of the victims.
View ArticleShock waves, spike in air pressure detected at O’Hare International Airport...
The spikes in pressure were initially discovered by a NWS employee who “put two and two together” after the volcano erupted, Brian Leatherwood, a meteorologist at the NWS, said.
View ArticleAurora Mayor Richard Irvin announces Republican bid for governor with...
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin announces bid for Republican nomination for governor, joining a slate that backers hope will win support from Ken Griffin.
View Article‘A solo voice can do so much.’ Illinois leaders and activists honor MLK and...
Attorney says helping to write the legislation in Ali’s honor reminded her of the power of individuals, when speaking the truth isn’t always popular.
View ArticleVolunteers paint hallways, add murals at North Lawndale school for MLK day of...
In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the goal was to leave the school a better place than when they found it, said City Year Chicago's chief.
View ArticleLawsuit against Amazon filed in connection with December tornado that left 6...
Independent contractor Austin McEwen, 26, and others were required to work in conditions that management knew were unsafe, law firm alleges.
View ArticleChicago rapper Vic Mensa arrested on drug charges at Dulles Airport
Mensa, who grew up in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood, was a member of the band, Kids These Days and released the solo album, “The Autobiography” in 2017.
View ArticleNotable deaths of 2022
Here are some of the celebrities and newsmakers who died in 2022.
View ArticleDaywatch: Chicago hospitals’ COVID struggles reflect health care inequities |...
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View Article2 dead, 5 injured in fire at Kenosha senior apartment complex
Two people died in the fire and five others were hospitalized — two of them with injuries considered life-threatening, according to fire officials.
View ArticleEx-Chicago Bears star Dan Hampton gets one year probation in Indiana drunken...
Dan Hampton, three miles from his Winfield home, claimed 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 ArticleAurora Mayor Richard Irvin touts top GOP support in bid for governor after...
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin touts key endorsements from Republicans a day after announcing his bid for the party's nomination for governor.
View ArticleKeith Taylor, graphic designer and prolific political cartoonist, dies
Keith Taylor, a prolific political cartoonist, dies at 72
View ArticleMan wounded in shooting by a University of Chicago police officer
A man was injured Tuesday after an on-duty University of Chicago police officer shot him in the Hyde Park neighborhood, school officials said.
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