More than two years after Aurora mass shooting exposed flaws in state gun...
More than two years after Aurora mass shooting exposed flaws in state gun laws, Illinois Democrats have yet to act despite having total control in Springfield
View ArticleWhat are you going to do when the state reopens without restrictions? Readers...
With the state nearing the end of the bridge phase, readers offer their to-dos for this season and next.
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois Democrats fall short on state gun laws, Chicagoans plan...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleCouple in their 90s killed in downstate Illinois car crash
A woman and her husband in their 90s were killed when their vehicle was struck by a semi-truck, police said.
View ArticleMan dies after falling into lake at Jackson Park, officials say
A man died Wednesday night after falling into Lake Michigan off Jackson Park and being submerged for more than 20 minutes, officials said.
View ArticleMan charged with shooting at CTA bus driver after she told him to wear mask,...
A 37-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and weapons charges after he hit a CTA bus with gunfire in the West Pullman neighborhood late Tuesday when he tried to shoot a bus driver who...
View ArticleMan, 34, arrested in Logan Square child sexual abuse case after WGN crew...
A 34-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and is facing a charge of child sexual abuse after a WGN-TV news crew reporting on an abuse attack spotted a man who looked like the suspect described in a...
View ArticleGreenway to replace Route 53 extension plan?
Lawmakers recently approved a resolution for a task force to study alternate uses for the proposed extension of Illinois Route 53 in the northwest suburbs after plans for the road were dropped....
View ArticleIllinois Rep. Brad Schneider, other Jewish House Democrats, tangle with Rep....
A group of Jewish House Democrats accused Rep. Ilhan Omar of likening the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban and giving “cover to terrorist groups.”
View ArticleColumn: With Illinois reopening, I worry we’ve forgotten how to treat each...
Atlantic writer McKay Coppins' simple request for interesting facts to tell his kids at bedtime inspired a flood of quiet generosity on Twitter. Maybe we haven't forgotten how to be kind and helpful...
View ArticleNew Trier High School student dies after fall on Evanston CTA tracks
A 16-year-old New Trier High School sophomore died early Wednesday morning after she fell on the CTA purple line tracks in Evanston.
View ArticleReopening day: Illinois on Friday to take biggest step yet back to normalcy...
More than a year after severe restrictions due to COVID-19, Illinois and Chicago are scheduled to fully reopen on Friday, marking an emotional turning point in the pandemic for many who have endured...
View ArticleWaukegan man expected to survive after being shot in head
A Waukegan man was shot in the head during a Wednesday encounter with another man, but is expected to survive, city police said.
View ArticleDecatur woman convicted in toddler son’s smothering death
A central Illinois woman has been convicted of killing her 19-month-old son by smothering him in his bed one day after she did an internet search for “how do you suffocate?”
View ArticleMan on parole for deadly DUI was doing 91 mph when he rear-ended car in crash...
A West Town man has been charged with reckless homicide in the death of a 1-year-old girl following a hit-and-run traffic crash involving seven vehicles on the Near West Side last month, according to...
View ArticleJudge will appoint special prosecutor to probe conduct of Cook County state’s...
A special prosecutor will be appointed to investigate the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office's conduct in the Jackie Wilson case, a trial that fell apart following a stunning disclosure by a...
View ArticleWoman’s arrest downtown is latest involving ‘ghost gun’
A woman was arrested this week downtown carrying what police have termed a “ghost gun,” one of the most recent appearances of such weapons that are untraceable for law enforcement.
View ArticleConstruction of a new $240 million Provident Hospital building delayed again,...
The plan to build a new $240 million facility for the historic Provident Hospital in Bronzeville has been delayed again, this time because of the coronavirus pandemic, the leader of Cook County’s...
View ArticleBody rashes of swimmers at Bangs Lake in Wauconda are blamed on parasites
Health officials have attributed reported cases of severe body rash on people who swam in Wauconda’s Bangs Lake late last week to a parasitic condition known as “swimmer’s itch.”
View Article‘A happy celestial coincidence.’ Chicagoans experience partial eclipse as...
Chicagoans witnessed a partial eclipse of the sun on Thursday morning, opportunely timed with the announcement of Adler Planetarium’s partial reopening.
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