Preservationists protest state’s efforts to sell and potentially demolish...
Preservationists gathered outside the James R. Thompson Center on June 23, 2021, to protest the state’s ongoing efforts to sell the glassy state office building, which preservation groups call an...
View ArticleCook County officials project $121 million shortfall in 2022, casting a more...
The optimistic prediction is partly because of revenues climbing back up after more than a year of COVID-19 restrictions as well as an influx of federal funding under Democratic President Joe Biden.
View ArticleChicago street vendors first banded together to rent commercial kitchen space...
Chicago street vendors created a cooperative and pooled resources to buy commercial kitchen after a years-long battle to legalize their carts.
View ArticleDidn’t hear a tornado siren or alert Sunday? Here’s what to do.
Some people say they didn’t hear municipal sirens or receive phone alerts before Sunday's tornadoes. Experts say these are the steps they can take now to get better prepared.
View ArticleDaywatch: Lake Shore Drive renaming vote delayed, Illinois’ only national...
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View Article4 people wounded in South Austin shooting, police say
Four people were injured in a South Austin shooting Wednesday night, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleMan, 31, charged in fatal Bronzeville shooting, police say
A 31-year-old man is facing a charge of first-degree murder in connection to the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old woman in Bronzeville earlier this month, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleFour people shot in Englewood by person in vehicle
Four men who are part of a motorcycle group, ages 44, 52, 57, and 65, were outside in Englewood around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when they were each shot by someone in a vehicle. Their conditions remain...
View ArticleMan suspected in fatal Loop stabbing also wanted in 2 other attacks, police say
The man who Chicago police believe fatally stabbed a Maryland graduate student Saturday in the Loop is also wanted in two other attacks, according to a Chicago police community alert.
View ArticleBeach Park man shot in car in front of his house
According to authorities, the man was sitting in a car in front of his home in the 10100 block of West Waldo Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. when someone approached the vehicle and fired several shots. The...
View ArticleSouth Austin man charged with murder in death of 17-year-old in West Garfield...
A Streeterville man was arrested at O'Hare and charged with first-degree murder Thursday in connection with a 2020 shooting in West Garfield Park.
View ArticleTornado causes tree apocalypse in Naperville and Woodridge; loss could have...
Tornado severely reduces tree population in Naperville and Woodridge.
View ArticleFEC puts off ruling on U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s role as new Illinois...
The Federal Election Commission on Thursday delayed until next month a ruling sought by Illinois Democrats over how its new leader, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, could engage in campaigning without violating...
View ArticleCrestwood gas station sells Mega Millions ticket worth $56 million
A Crestwood gas station sold a Mega Millions ticket worth $56 million to a frequent customer who hasn't stopped by the store since discovering his good fortune.
View ArticleWhy can’t Johnny swim? Chicago parents say cost of lessons, lack of time and...
Chicago parents shed light on why their children can't swim. According to a new survey by Lurie Children's hospital, the cost of swim lessons, as well as lack of time and inability to find lessons...
View ArticleChicago will see a stormy weekend amid drought
The area could see 3 to 4 inches of rain by Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
View ArticleDuSable LSD supporters back Friday council vote on ‘DuSable Lake Shore Drive’...
A compromise to christen Lake Shore Drive “DuSable Lake Shore Drive” for Chicago’s Black founder would be acceptable to supporters of honoring him, as long as aldermen vote on the proposal this week....
View ArticleChicago resettlement organization helps refugee families get COVID vaccinations
RefugeeOnepartnered with Mount Sinai Hospital to get refugee families vaccinated against COVID-19.
View ArticleChicago shootings and murders stay elevated through the first half of 2021
So far in 2021, homicides have risen by nearly 3% to 316, up from 308 at the same point in 2020, preliminary Chicago police statistics through June 23 show. Shootings — incidents where at least one...
View ArticleUS Senate confirms first judge appointed by Biden to Chicago-based appeals court
Lawyer Candace Jackson-Akiwumi will be the first active Black judge serving on the 11-judge court since Judge Ann Claire Williams stepped back from active service in 2017.
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