11-year-old girl shot, seriously wounded in West Pullman, police say, among...
An 11-year-old girl was shot in the lower back Sunday night in the West Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s Far South Side, police said, among at least 60 people shot over the weekend in Chicago, six of...
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 ArticleCity Clerk Anna Valencia joins crowded Democratic field to replace Jesse...
City Clerk Anna Valencia launched a bid to become Illinois’ next secretary of state on Monday with backing from two labor organizations.
View ArticleWaukegan man charged with sexual abuse of teen girl
Assistant State’s Attorney Lillian Lewis told Judge Paul Novak that the suspect had been involved in a sexual relationship over several months beginning in December with the girl, who is the daughter...
View ArticleWoman pleads guilty in 2017 shooting of a Chicago police officer
A woman accused of shooting a Chicago police officer in the vest during an exchange of gunfire that also left her critically injured pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated battery.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: As state moves closer to full reopening,...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleMan, 35, dies in Elgin crash
The vehicle crossed the Metra train tracks where the man lost control and ended up in the northbound lanes of McLean Boulevard, left the roadway again and struck a traffic gate.
View ArticleTeachers walk off the job at Chicago’s Urban Prep, the groundbreaking...
EPIC Academy, another Chicago charter high school, is also under fire by the CTU.
View ArticleThe Spin: Valencia joins crowd of Dems running for secretary of state | Rev....
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View ArticleSt. Charles man charged with attempted murder
A 66-year-old St. Charles man is accused of stabbing another man in the neck Saturday afternoon in St. Charles, police officials said.
View ArticleThomas Sullivan, former US attorney who helped launch Operation Greylord, dies
Thomas Sullivan, former U.S. attorney who helped launch Operation Greylord, dies.
View ArticleArrest made in Orland Park shooting outside apartment building
Orland Park police said a Chicago man has been charged in connection with a May 22 shooting outside an apartment complex in which nobody was hurt
View ArticleNew royal baby Lilibet born on 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s visit to...
Princess Diana, from whom the new royal baby gets her middle name, visited Chicago in 1996.
View ArticleLincoln Presidential Library to display Emancipation Proclamation as part of...
A rare signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation will be displayed this month at The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield in honor of Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating...
View ArticleCTA train derails at Byrn Mawr
Purple Line CTA train service was suspended after a derailment June 7, 2021, near the Bryn Mawr station.
View ArticleTrain derailed at Bryn Mawr; Red Line service suspended between Howard and...
Trains were only operating between the 95th Street and Belmont stops as of 6:15 p.m. Monday because a wheel on a Purple Line car was off the track, an official said.
View ArticleR. Kelly’s Chicago attorneys move to withdraw from case 2 months before trial...
Two months before singer R. Kelly is scheduled to go to trial in New York, his Chicago-based attorneys are moving to withdraw from the case.
View ArticleColumn: I turned 50 and AARP started sending me mail. I had to find out why.
I turned 50 and AARP immediately began sending me mail. My outrage is actually a reflection on how many Americans aren't willing to plan for retirement.
View ArticleDaywatch: What to expect as Illinois and Chicago reopen, Northwestern picks a...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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