First-generation Latina college student meets President Biden in Crystal...
Edith Sanchez, a 19-year-old Latina sophomore, introduced President Joe Biden during a speech about the value of education at McHenry County College, as protesters were outside.
View ArticleIllinois announces winners of first COVID-19 vaccine lottery drawing, with $1...
Illinois coronavirus vaccine lottery produces first four winners
View ArticleCOVID-19 infections are rising again in parts of Illinois. Here’s where and why.
Illinoisans may have hoped for a soft summer landing from the pandemic, but federal and state data show that COVID-19 infections are again climbing in the west-central and southern regions of the...
View ArticleMonty and Rose did it again: Chicks hatch after skunk incursion
Nish, one of Monty and Rose's three chicks last season who survived migration, welcomed chicks of his own near a bustling Lake Erie beach recently.
View ArticleCTA ridership has nearly doubled since May and continues to grow, officials say
Since January, overall ridership has gone up 56% to 4 million rides a week, according to the CTA, rising as the city and state reduced restrictions related to COVID-19.
View ArticleHundreds rally in Chicago for an end to detentions and a pathway to...
People cheered as Gov. J.B. Pritzker told them Illinois is on the cusp of becoming the third state to end immigration detention.
View ArticleLightfoot touts Chicago as tech destination on San Francisco trip. Will local...
The Chicago mayor also did some political fundraising while in the Bay Area.
View ArticleColumn: A note of thanks to the unvaccinated, from a very happy coronavirus
As pockets of unvaccinated people threaten America with the possibility of new coronavirus variants, a very happy coronavirus pens a letter of thanks to all who refuse the vaccine.
View ArticleDaywatch: Where COVID cases are rising in Illinois, state is getting its...
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View ArticleLoyola grad’s body found in Surfside building collapse, police say
The body of a Loyola University Chicago graduate missing since the June 24 collapse of a condominium building in Florida has been found and identified, according to police.
View ArticleMan shot while driving in North Park calls 911 after making it to gas station
A man driving in the North Park neighborhood was shot by someone in another car and was able to make it to a nearby gas station before calling for help, police said.
View ArticleMan shot and killed by police on Chicago's West Side
A 33-year-old man was shot and killed Friday morning after displaying a gun when he was approached by law enforcement officers in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side, authorities...
View ArticleTop Lightfoot aides took days off leading into violent Fourth of July weekend...
The city canceled days off and extended shifts for Chicago police over the holiday weekend.
View ArticleIllinois becomes first state to require teaching of Asian American history in...
Under the measure Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Friday, every public elementary and high school in the state will be required to include a unit on the history of Asian Americans and Pacific...
View ArticleChicago weather: High waves keep swimmers out of Lake Michigan much of...
Chicagoans looking to take a dip in Lake Michigan Friday had to wait until the afternoon when a swim advisory was lifted.
View ArticleThe Spin: Rules for thee but not for me? No days off for cops but Lightfoot’s...
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View Article‘26th and Cal’ eyes a post-pandemic return to normal, warily
COVID-19 brought seismic changes to the Cook County court system. And after more than a year, a reopening reckoning is close at hand.
View ArticleCHA and Operation Warm shoe giveaway
The "Summer Kicks" event at Fosco Park Fieldhouse on the Near West Side, where new tennis shoes were distributed by the Chicago Housing Authority in partnership with the Chicago Park District and...
View ArticleHead of Chicago’s largest police union suggests progress on a new contract
A video posted online Friday by the head of the Chicago Police Department’s largest union appears to indicate it’s close to reaching an agreement with Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration.
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