Column: We’ve entered the blind-faith, hope-for-the-best phase of COVID-19....
The government is asking us to trust each other about vaccines. We don’t, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleAlexi Giannoulias gets Downstate county chairmen’s endorsement for secretary...
Giannoulias is among five Democrats seeking to replace Secretary of State Jesse White.
View ArticleDaywatch: Thousands march in Loop in support of Palestinians, what Chicago...
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View ArticleSpeeding car hits tree, splits in half, killing driver and closing Lake Shore...
The driver of a speeding car died when the car went out of control, hit a tree and was split in half on Lake Shore Drive south of 31st Street in a crash that also critically injured the passenger in...
View ArticleChicago temperatures to soar to mid-80s as rain may end spring’s record dry...
It will feel “a lot more like summer” in Chicago by the end of the week, with high temperatures forecast in the mid-80s starting Thursday as Chicago finally may get a respite from what’s been the...
View ArticlePitchfork Music Festival to return to Chicago in September with Erykah Badu,...
Pitchfork Music Festival is set for Sept. 10-12 in Union Park. Organizers on Monday announced the 2021 lineup, which features more than 40 acts performing across three stages.
View ArticleFight at Oswego Portillo’s between customer and worker has not led to an...
Oswego police have not been able to interview an injured Portillo’s employee or view surveillance video from the restaurant from a Sunday fight between a customer and employee shown in a widely shared...
View ArticleEviction moratorium aimed at helping renters during pandemic will end by August
The eviction moratorium that’s been in place for more than a year to help renters whose incomes were affected by the coronavirus pandemic will be phased out by August
View ArticleChicago Fire Department crew rescues ‘pet bird’ from window ledge in Loop
In the Loop on Sunday, Chicago Fire Department personnel rescued a pet bird from a window ledge and it was caught on video.
View ArticleDownstate Illinois men charged in US Capitol breach asked cop for directions...
Two Illinois men, both of the Danville area, charged with breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6 said they were there to “tour” the historic sights and went out of their way to avoid the violence, even...
View ArticleFairness issues loom over murder trial of Mexican national accused of killing...
Legal experts say ensuring a fair trial for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the farmhand charged with first-degree murder in the 2018 slaying of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts, will be difficult.
View ArticleColumn: She’s turning 60 and retiring after 2 decades teaching. Her husband...
Evanston's Rich Letchinger invited the Obamas to celebrate his wife, Dana Wahrenbrock, when she turned 50. They didn't show up, but he is undeterred.
View ArticleWill foreign language classes be a COVID-19 casualty? Some schools are...
“There’s this twisted logic that language class is somehow extra or ‘special,’" one expert said.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Illinois by the numbers: Here’s a weekly update on cases,...
Here's where Illinois' 11 regions stand on the key metrics that would prompt the state to restrict activities to contain an outbreak.
View ArticleMedline and Sterigenics haven’t reported cancer-causing ethylene oxide...
"More testing and better oversight of these facilities is sorely needed in Illinois," said the group Stop EtO in Lake County.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: New COVID-19 cases dip to 946, first time...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleWatch live: Mayor Lightfoot takes questions after announcing summer...
Mayor Lightfoot, community leaders announce summer engagement opportunities for Chicago’s youth. COVID-19 in Illinois updates. Watch live here.
View ArticleOff-duty Chicago cop killed in high-speed crash in Arlington Heights after...
An off-duty Chicago police officer died and his passenger was injured after his car drove off the road in Arlington Heights, struck a pole and tumbled “end over end” before landing in a backyard early...
View ArticleNew coronavirus cases, deaths in Illinois dip to lowest levels in many weeks
Officials reported 946 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois Monday, the lowest since 782 cases were reported March 15.
View ArticleThe Spin: Pritzker tries to clear up mask confusion | State’s eviction...
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