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View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois could reopen a bit more next week as...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday said coronavirus restrictions in Illinois are on track to be loosened next week as COVID-19 hospital admissions have started to come down from a recent surge.
View ArticleBill would create new recreational marijuana licenses to allow greater...
A long-awaited plan to create 110 new recreational marijuana retail licenses and expand minority ownership in Illinois is expected to be introduced in Springfield this week.
View ArticleColumn: Dear rich person: Please save the Chicago Tribune. You will be a...
The Chicago Tribune needs a wealthy benefactor to join a Maryland hotel magnate in a last-minute bid to save Tribune Publishing from the hedge fund Alden Global Capital.
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois could reopen more next week, CPS faces leadership turnover...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleTommy West, co-producer of Jim Croce albums, dead at 78
Tommy West, a music producer, singer and songwriter who played a role in the short-lived career of musician Jim Croce, died of complications associated with Parkinson’s disease, his family said. He was...
View ArticleChicago reopening latest: CSO announces in-person concerts this summer
Below is an updating list of all of the museums, theaters and more that have reopened as well as concerts, festivals and other events that have been rescheduled or confirmed for 2021.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot looks for Chicago to fully reopen by July 4
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday said she plans to fully reopen the city of Chicago with no capacity limits by July 1, potentially opening the door to bigger events and festivals if the city continues...
View ArticleWalgreens, Walmart to allow walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations in Illinois
Walgreens will start allowing people to walk in, without appointments, to get COVID-19 vaccines at its Illinois stores Wednesday, and Walmart and Sam’s Club stores in Illinois have already begun taking...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Chicago targets July 4 reopening; Auto Show...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleMan charged with carjacking and robbing gas station in Countryside
A 61-year-old man has been charged with carjacking a woman outside a Countryside grocery store and then five days later robbing a gas station a short distance away.
View ArticleIndiana added back to Chicago’s emergency travel order
Unvaccinated travelers heading from Indiana to Chicago will have to quarantine or test negative for COVID-19 starting Friday under the city’s latest update to its emergency travel order.
View ArticleAfter court order, Elmhurst Hospital says it’s allowing COVID-19 patient to...
An attorney for Elmhurst Hospital said at a court hearing Tuesday that a patient whose daughter sued to procure a controversial treatment for COVID-19 has begun to receive the medication.
View ArticleColumn: This Mother’s Day, let’s celebrate all the healing and caretaking...
This Mother's Day will be marked by who's no longer with us, and by joyful reunions. What if we also marked it with a shift in how we define mothering?
View ArticleSecretary of State Jesse White calls for a new, more prominent statue of...
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Tuesday called for a new statue of Martin Luther King Jr. to replace one now standing on Capitol grounds, which he said many people, himself included, feel...
View ArticleIllinois man charged with reckless homicide in crash; still at large, records...
Nevulis told officers he dropped his phone and didn’t initially see any cars in front of him when he went to pick it up, charges state. The Taurus was then stopped in front of him without its hazards...
View ArticleMeteor shower visibility should peak early Wednesday. Here are 5 ways...
Early Wednesday and possibly Thursday, it will be possible to “catch” one of the universe’s most captivating sights, the Eta Aquariid meteor shower.
View ArticleTwo Chicago high school basketball stars — one bound for Loyola, the other...
Two Chicago high school seniors who are basketball stars were shot and wounded late Monday in Englewood community.
View ArticleMom who lost her daughter pleads for peace Sunday
Nortasha Stingley pleads for peace on Mother's Day.
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