Elmhurst University student called in fake report of man with gun after...
An Elmhurst University student who had ripped off a drug dealer made a false report of a man with a gun on campus, cops say.
View ArticleColumn: By ousting Liz Cheney, Republicans choose a half-wit’s lie over the...
Liz Cheney's ouster at the hands of cowardly Republicans who choose Donald Trump over America is an inflection point. Our democracy is in peril, and Cheney's closing words should be heard.
View ArticleDeerfield man pleads guilty to stealing $800,000 from North Shore charity for...
The former head of a North Shore charity for children with disabilities pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to stealing more than $800,000 from the organization and spending it on luxury...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 73,345 vaccine doses administered, 1,795 new...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleAld. David Moore admonished by ethics board for using government Facebook...
South Side Ald. David Moore was admonished by the city Board of Ethics for using the official government 17th Ward Facebook account to campaign for the statewide office.
View Article‘Withdrawing 14K a day off unemployment.’ Ex-Homewood man accused of filing...
A Georgia man was accused Tuesday in a federal indictment of filing fraudulent coronavirus-related unemployment claims from his former home in south suburban Homewood.
View ArticleColumn: CPS clerk, disabled after a drunk driver hit her car, is fighting to...
Judy Mahoney had to take a job at Byrne Elementary because her old school wasn't wheelchair accessible. Now Byrne is eliminating her position.
View ArticleU.S. Attorney John Lausch hospitalized over the weekend with stroke-like...
U.S. Attorney John Lausch was hospitalized over the weekend after suffering what’s often referred to as a mini-stroke, according to his spokesman.
View ArticleFamily of 3 men killed in explosion near Starved Rock hires attorneys to...
The family of two brothers and their nephew who died in an explosion along a bank of the Illinois River next to Starved Rock State Park on May 6 has hired a law firm to look into what caused the tragedy.
View ArticleNorthwestern University will require students to be vaccinated against...
Northwestern University announced Wednesday that students will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine next academic year.
View ArticleIllinois launches $6 million summer tourism push as full reopening looms
Illinois launches a $6 million summer tourism campaign as it sets to fully reopen from coronavirus shutdown restrictions
View ArticleSuburban bunnies are having lots of sex and it’s straining DuPage County...
Rabbits — which “breed like rabbits” — can start having babies in just a few months and DuPage County's animal control agency has been swamped by bunnies in the last year, especially in the last two...
View ArticleDeputies injured during courthouse fight
Four Cook County Sheriff’s deputies were taken to the hospital after being struck in the head and face by a man due in bond court at the Skokie Courthouse.
View ArticleIllinois taxpayers who received unemployment benefits and filed before March...
Illinois residents who received unemployment benefits in 2020 and filed their income taxes before March 15 can expect refunds from the Illinois Department of Revenue as a result of a recently enacted...
View ArticleMan shot to death in East Garfield Park leaving funeral service for another...
A 29-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon leaving a funeral in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleChristkindlmarket founder Ray Lotter, a German immigrant who ‘never lost his...
Obituary for Raimund F. “Ray” Lotter, 1938-2021: Close your eyes and you can see the legacy of the longtime adopted Santa of sorts to Chicago.
View ArticleAurora teen charged with gas station shooting
A 17-year-old Aurora teenager accused of firing a gun at a car more than a dozen times while at an Aurora gas station was charged with several felonies, police said.
View ArticleVideo shows man brawling with 4 sheriff’s deputies before Skokie bond court...
Four Cook County sheriff’s deputies were taken to a hospital after being punched in the head and face by a man about to appear before a judge in bond court at the Skokie Courthouse Wednesday, according...
View ArticleLetter supporting Northwestern’s hiring of athletic director Mike Polisky is...
More than 140 people connected to Northwestern signed a letter addressed to the university board of trustees in support of new athletic director Mike Polisky, whose hiring has been the subject of...
View ArticleThe Spin: Illinois’ US Reps. Adam Kinzinger, Mary Miller split on Liz...
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