Man told witness ‘watch what I’m going to do’ before he drove pickup into...
Attempted murder charges have been filed against a man who allegedly drove his car into a group of picnicgoers Saturday, Chicago police said.
View ArticleWalgreens offering walk-up COVID-19 vaccinations at mobile clinic in Chicago
Walgreens is now offering walk-up COVID-19 vaccinations through a mobile clinic in Chicago, in an effort to reach people in underserved communities.
View ArticleGary officials looking for causes of weekend fires; city firefighters, other...
Between 15 and 18 fires were called in from all over Gary starting around 10:50 p.m. Saturday, Gary Fire Deputy Chief Mark Jones said. No injuries were reported in any of the fires, which were mostly...
View ArticleIt’s official: the Thompson Center is up for sale
After years of talk, the James R. Thompson Center is officially up for sale. The state began soliciting bids for the 17-story, state-owned Loop building Monday.
View ArticleDuPage County judge orders Elmhurst Hospital to allow COVID-19 patient to...
A DuPage County judge on Monday ordered Elmhurst Hospital to allow a comatose woman suffering from COVID-19 to receive a medication the Food and Drug Administration says could be unsafe.
View ArticleLaundromat vaccines? Chicago officials trying to figure out how to find...
City health teams might come looking for unvaccinated Chicagoans at the laundromat, the grocery store or driver’s license offices as officials try to increase the rates of people getting the shots.
View ArticleDurbin, Duckworth ask federal VA to ensure Illinois veterans homes have...
The letter comes just days after a report detailed systemic mismanagement from the top of the state’s veterans agency down to the LaSalle home.
View ArticleThe Spin: Bill Daley says he tipped wife to Osama bin Laden raid | Todd...
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View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois could reopen a bit more next week as...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday said coronavirus restrictions in Illinois are on track to be loosened next week as COVID-19 hospital admissions have started to come down from a recent surge.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Pritzker says state could reopen a bit more...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleBill would create new recreational marijuana licenses to allow greater...
A long-awaited plan to create 110 new recreational marijuana retail licenses and expand minority ownership in Illinois is expected to be introduced in Springfield this week.
View ArticleA ‘gusty line of showers’ is likely to hit the Chicago area Monday night with...
Thunderstorms are likely later Monday, and the National Weather Service in Chicago warned area residents the storm system also may bring the threat of an isolated tornado, large hail and wind gusts as...
View ArticleColumn: Dear rich person: Please save the Chicago Tribune. You will be a...
The Chicago Tribune needs a wealthy benefactor to join a Maryland hotel magnate in a last-minute bid to save Tribune Publishing from the hedge fund Alden Global Capital.
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois could reopen more next week, CPS faces leadership turnover...
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View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleTommy West, co-producer of Jim Croce albums, dead at 78
Tommy West, a music producer, singer and songwriter who played a role in the short-lived career of musician Jim Croce, died of complications associated with Parkinson’s disease, his family said. He was...
View ArticleMan charged with carjacking and robbing gas station in Countryside
A 61-year-old man has been charged with carjacking a woman outside a Countryside grocery store and then five days later robbing a gas station a short distance away.
View ArticleIndiana added back to Chicago’s emergency travel order
Unvaccinated travelers heading from Indiana to Chicago will have to quarantine or test negative for COVID-19 starting Friday under the city’s latest update to its emergency travel order.
View ArticleAfter court order, Elmhurst Hospital says it’s allowing COVID-19 patient to...
An attorney for Elmhurst Hospital said at a court hearing Tuesday that a patient whose daughter sued to procure a controversial treatment for COVID-19 has begun to receive the medication.
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