Chicago nursing homes had 22 COVID-19 infections among the fully vaccinated,...
Across 78 Chicago skilled nursing facilities, just 22 people who were fully vaccinated tested positive for COVID-19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
View ArticleNear North hotel faces public nuisance complaint as downtown hotels see...
An uptick in crime in and around downtown hotels during the coronavirus pandemic has city officials concerned, saying several people have taken advantage of low room rates to throw large parties in...
View ArticleColumn: Mamas Caucus wants to make Illinois the most mom-friendly state in...
A bipartisan group of 22 elected officials is hosting a virtual town hall to hear what Illinois moms need to survive and thrive in the workforce.
View Article4-vehicle crash in Matteson sends two to hospital, closes U.S. 30 for hours
A four-vehicle crash Thursday morning in Matteson resulted in U.S. 30 being closed to traffic near the intersection with Cicero Avenue for several hours.
View ArticleSupporters of union-backed energy bill that benefits ComEd question audit...
Illinois lawmakers sponsoring a union-backed energy bill question an audit from Gov. J.B. Pritzker that advocated for lower subsidies for nuclear plants.
View ArticleScholarship fund established for two Judson University architecture students...
Two Judson University students died and two were injured Tuesday night in a multicar crash on State Street/Route 31 in Elgin, university officials said.
View ArticleDelivery fee cap for Chicago restaurants lapses, alderman seeks to reinstate it
Restaurant delivery services such as Uber Eats and DoorDash can again impose higher fees on Chicago restaurants, setting up another potential showdown with City Hall over reinstating caps on such...
View ArticleAll Chicago mass COVID-19 vaccination sites to open for walk-in appointments...
Citing a long-awaited increase in COVID-19 vaccine supply, Chicago’s public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said all city mass vaccination sites will accept walk-in appointments starting Friday.
View ArticleCardinal warns Pfleger supporters at St. Sabina: Stop ‘tactics of...
Months after a highly visible sexual misconduct investigation into one of Chicago’s most well-known priests was launched, Chicago’s Roman Catholic cardinal sent a warning to parishioners and those he...
View ArticleTop cop: Chicago police shoot at man suspected of ‘very violent crime spree’...
A Chicago police shot at a 28-year-old man “who was the suspected offender in several crimes involving a weapon just prior to his arrest” after officers found him on The 606 Trail Thursday morning and...
View ArticlePuppy mill loophole closed: Chicago pet stores banned from passing off...
Pet stores in Chicago can no longer pass off high-priced purebred and designer dogs from puppy mills as rescue animals under new restrictions that close a long-standing loophole in the city’s...
View ArticleCook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx acknowledges she did not see video of...
Foxx had not yet seen the footage of 13-year-old Adam Toledo’s fatal shooting at the time prosecutors were giving their first description of his killing by police.
View ArticleShooter in Lake Shore Drive attack that left Kayden Swann, 1, in coma...
Shooter in Lake Shore Drive attack that wounded 1-year-old Kayden Swann charged, police said.
View ArticleChicago police shoot suspect in murder of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams after he...
Chicago police shot a suspect in the murder of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams multiple times after he fled from police and then tried to carjack a family on the Eisenhower Expressway.
View ArticlePolice Superintendent David Brown on the state of CPD: ‘If we’re going to...
In marking his one-year anniversary as Chicago’s top cop on Thursday, police Superintendent David Brown was in rare form, holding a nearly hourlong news conference to talk to reporters about myriad...
View ArticleFailures before the fires
A Tribune/BGA investigation found at least 61 people have died since 2014 in buildings where city officials knew ahead of time about fire safety problems.
View ArticleAttempted extortion of Illinois elections board exec involved ‘flirtatious’...
Illinois’ top elections official told board members he became the victim of an internet extortion scheme after he exchanged “flirtatious” messages and sent a picture to a person he met online.
View ArticleDaywatch: Foxx says she didn’t see Toledo video before court, CDC report...
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View ArticleNiles teen killed, another teen injured in crash near Morton Grove
A Niles teenager died Wednesday from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash near Morton Grove, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
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