Citing divisions in Chicago and nationwide, Obama pitches future presidential...
As Chicago prepares for this year’s slated groundbreaking of the Obama Presidential Center, the former president on Friday touted the upcoming campus as a bridge toward healing a city hit with trying...
View ArticleBlack and Brown Unity Car Parade
People caravan in what organizers called the 2nd Annual Black and Brown Unity Car Parade, which began Friday evening near the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Chicago's Marquette Park. Dozens of...
View Article‘I can feel the clouds lifting.’ Many long-haul COVID patients report...
A growing number of COVID-19 “long-haulers,” those with lingering long-term symptoms linked to the virus, are reporting sudden improvement after getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
View Article4 dead, at least 12 wounded in city shootings since Friday evening, police say
4 dead, at least 12 wounded in city shootings since Friday evening, police say.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 55,505 vaccine doses administered, 538 new...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleGirl, 14, dies three days after Back of the Yards shooting; boy, 15, dies...
Two teenagers died Saturday at Comer Children's Hospital days after they were critically injured in separate shootings.
View Article8 shot in Burnside neighborhood
Eight people were wounded in a shooting June 6, 2021, in Chicago's Burnside neighborhood.
View ArticleThe Rev. Michael Pfleger leads Sunday service at St. Sabina
“It’s good to be home,” an emotional Rev. Michael Pfleger said to a packed and jubilant crowd at St. Sabina Church — his first time leading a congregation in five months.
View Article8 people wounded in Burnside shooting; 1 killed, at least a dozen more...
Eight people were wounded in a shooting in the Burnside neighborhood of Chicago, police said.
View Article‘It’s good to be home’: The Rev. Pfleger returns to St. Sabina pulpit
The Rev. Michael Pfleger returns to the pulpit at St. Sabina after Archdioce of Chicago clears him of sexual abuse claims.
View ArticleMan carjacked on Lake Shore Drive on Sunday morning
A man was carjacked Sunday morning on Lake Shore Drive, officials said, hours after an earlier Loop carjacking resulted in another stolen car.
View ArticleColumn: Allowing poor children to go hungry would cost society more than...
The GOP hates spending money to improve the lives of poor Americans, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleSummer school? Parents and teachers are just saying no, despite COVID-19...
"Everyone is burned out and needs a break," one school consultant said.
View ArticleDaywatch: End to social distancing and capacity limits nears, the Rev....
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleWoman dies after passing out on roller coaster at southern Indiana theme park
The woman was found unconscious when The Voyage roller coaster completed a ride and returned to a station at Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari.
View ArticleGurnee man, 19, killed in crowded parking lot shooting; Waukegan police say...
Although police say that 50 to 70 people were in the parking lot at the time of the shooting, no one has come forward to offer information.
View ArticleWatch live: Chicago police Superintendent Brown discusses CPD’s public safety...
Chicago police Superintendent Brown discusses CPD’s public safety strategy. Watch live here.
View ArticleNorth Aurora man charged in connection with shooting outside Woodman’s
A 19-year-old North Aurora man is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a shooting in the parking lot at Woodman’s Market in the village last week that left two men injured, police said.
View Article8 shot at weekend high school graduation party in Burnside: ‘I was so scared’
Three people opened fire at a high school graduation in Burnside on the South Side early Sunday, wounding eight.
View ArticleColumn: Bronzeville spin instructor hosting a Juneteenth Freedom Ride....
After George Floyd's murder, Jason Easterly and his spin student Michael Allen invited friends to join an outdoor bike ride through Bronzeville.
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