Sydney Roberts, head of Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability,...
The head of the agency that investigates shootings by Chicago police officers and allegations of officer misconduct announced her resignation on Wednesday. Sydney Roberts’ departure as chief...
View ArticleChicago lags behind major cities that have audio signals at street crossings...
In 2019, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Chicago would add crossing signals with audible tones for blind and low vision pedestrians at up to 50 intersections in the next two years. Today though, such...
View ArticleColumn: Let’s pay people to get the COVID-19 vaccine if that’s what it takes
Of course, we shouldn’t have to bribe people to take care of themselves and others, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: New Lightfoot deputy has history of siding with police, companies...
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View Article4 men shot while standing on porch in South Shore, police say
Four men were shot Wednesday night as they stood on a porch in South Shore, according to Chicago police.
View ArticlePassenger shot in apparent road rage dispute in Ravenswood, cops say
A 19-year-old man was shot early Thursday during an apparent road rage dispute in the Ravenswood neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleStudent put up nooses at York High School football field to draw attention to...
An investigation by Elmhurst police found that a York High School student put two noose up in January on the metal bleachers at the football field.
View ArticleNo appointment needed: CVS joins Walgreens, Walmart in offering walk-in...
CVS Health is now allowing walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations at more than 300 stores in Illinois, joining Walgreens, Walmart and Sam’s Club in no longer requiring appointments.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Thursday with...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleWisconsin man pleads guilty to fatally punching 5-year-old son over a piece...
According to prosecutors, Travis Stackhouse was angry that his children were eating cheesecake he had gotten for Father’s Day and admitted striking the boy.
View ArticleThousands lose water service as Far South Side pumping station goes offline...
A 110-year-old water pumping station on the South Side went offline Thursday morning, temporarily leaving thousands of households, businesses and schools without water service, according to Ald....
View ArticleColumn: City Lit bookstore will reopen in June. And the neighbors (including...
After Teresa Kirschbraun closed the store in December, Logan Square resident and Chicago Public Library librarian Stephanie Kitchen bought the gem.
View ArticleOff-duty Lynwood officer investigated after shooting person at gas station,...
An off-duty Lynwood police officer was being investigated in a shooting at a gas station Sunday, according to police.
View ArticleMaine South High School investigating photo reenacting George Floyd’s death;...
Maine South High School is investigating after a photo showing two people reenacting the murder of George Floyd was shared on social media and reported to school officials, the Park Ridge school’s...
View Article‘You know nothing other than it is either success or failure.’ Parents of...
In the federal budget for cancer research, only a tiny slice is for kids; parents have long sought more child-centered research and treatment.
View ArticleChicago police marine sergeant accused of accepting bribe from diver known...
A Chicago police marine unit sergeant is accused of taking a bribe from a diver who gained fame when he fished out Chicago Cubs player Anthony Rizzo’s wedding ring after it flew off his finger into...
View ArticleMicroplastics in freshwater fish
A new study of midcentury fish specimens at the Field Museum finds that they have been ingesting tiny bits of petroleum-based materials since the dawn of the plastics age.
View ArticleChicago’s ready to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds ‘pretty much right away’...
Some Chicagoans ages 12 to 15 could be fully vaccinated from the coronavirus by June, the city’s top health official said Thursday while predicting youths across the city could start getting their...
View ArticleFish guts on the Red Line: Chicagoan was transporting specimens for a study...
Just as in saltwater, dissected museum specimens reveal particles of plastic have been increasing in the ecosystem since the 1950s.
View ArticleBuckingham Fountain will be turned on before Memorial Day after 2020 COVID...
Buckingham Fountain will “definitely” be turned on this month after its pools were kept dry in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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