Watch live: Gov. Pritzker to make a historic announcement on Juneteenth in...
Gov. Pritzker to make a historic announcement on Juneteenth in Illinois. Watch live here.
View Article5 people shot near Garfield Park, 1 suffers critical injuries
Five people were shot late Tuesday near Garfield Park, Chicago police said, making it the second mass shooting in the city in a day.
View ArticleTemperatures to soar to mid-90s Thursday, followed by possibly severe...
Highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s were expected on Wednesday in the Chicago area before warmer weather Thursday and a chance of thunderstorms Thursday night and Friday, according to forecasters.
View ArticleDeck fire atop historic Near North apartment building produces lots of smoke...
Billows of smoke stemming from a deck fire in a Near North building caught the attention of many Chicagoans but left no one injured.
View Article‘It’s down to the wire.’ Chicago area camp directors lament counselor...
Part of the issue is that the pandemic affected visas, and many camp counselors in the past have come from abroad.
View ArticleATF campaign to reduce straw purchasing of guns that wind up in Chicago...
The campaign plans to run about 2.5 million digital ads including targeted mobile ads and almost 1 million ads on Facebook and Instagram.
View ArticleHow MacKenzie Scott’s mega donation will support Chicago’s low-income and...
The billionaire has specifically designated colleges and universities with diverse student bodies to receive her money, and to spend it how they wish.
View ArticleFrustrated educators demand state’s fall COVID-19 plans for Illinois schools
Suburban school district officials demand that Illinois educational officials reveal COVID-19 guidelines for fall.
View Article7 out of 8 in Englewood mass shooting were shot in the head, likely by 2...
Chicago police believe two people entered an Englewood home early Monday and shot eight people — four fatally and seven in the head, according to a police report.
View ArticleAnjanette Young, attorney blast Lightfoot, city Law Department for tactics...
A Chicago woman who in 2019 was forced to stand handcuffed and unclothed in her home after police officers raided the wrong residence harshly criticized Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the city’s law...
View ArticleBurbank man faces attempted murder charge after shooting during a vehicle...
A Burbank man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a man during a test drive of a vehicle Sunday in Oak Lawn
View ArticleArrest made in sexual assault along Beach Park bike path; ‘A DNA sample ......
Authorities said Johnson is the man who approached a 16-year-old girl at about 7:30 p.m. on June 7 as she walked along the path, just north of Yorkhouse Road in Beach Park. He came out of a line of...
View ArticleFamily of man who died after beating by prison guards seeks compensation,...
A federal lawsuit seeks fair compensation and justice for the family of a man who died after being beaten by guards at a Downstate prison.
View ArticleCase against ex-Calumet Township employee Ethel Shelton dismissed; originally...
Acting United States Attorney Tina Nommay, issued a motion to dismiss Shelton’s indictment based on the appeals court decision.
View ArticleDefendant’s girlfriend claims not to remember key details in testimony in...
On the stand, Weaver claimed she did not remember Silva discussing details of what happened and couldn’t independently recall what she earlier told police and prosecutors.
View ArticleWoman fatally shot husband over ‘perceived infidelity,’ prosecutors say
A Chicago woman arrested just hours after the killing of a 43-year-old man in the Englewood neighborhood Monday has been charged with murder and was expected to appear before a judge for a bond...
View ArticleIn a defeat for Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Illinois House approves shift to...
In a rebuke to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Illinois House approves a bill calling for an elected Chicago school board.
View ArticleChicago USPS postmaster replaced following mounting calls for her resignation...
Chicago USPS postmaster replaced following mounting calls for her resignation over mail delays
View ArticleJuneteenth to become official state holiday in Illinois under bill signed...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs into law a bill making Juneteenth an official state holiday in Illinois
View ArticleColumn: Her son needed someone to play catch with him. Her neighbor came...
Lakeview mom Carmen Cruz asked Facebook if someone could play catch with her 13-year-old son and Ashvin Lad answered the call. A friendship was born.
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