3 days, 10,000 doughnuts. Community rallies around Palatine bakery that asked...
Mardi Gras came, went and left a Palatine Bakery with a problem: too many ingredients for paczki, the traditional Polish doughnuts Americans eat on Fat Tuesday, and not enough customers.
View ArticleColumn: Joe Ligon, America’s longest-serving juvenile lifer, has a message...
After serving 68 years, he walked away a free man this month, ridding himself of the dreadful legacy of America’s oldest and longest-serving juvenile lifer.
View ArticleWith doses in short supply, thousands of frustrated COVID-19 vaccine seekers...
With COVID-19 vaccine in short supply, more Chicago-area residents are turning to social media for help as they scour the internet for available immunizations.
View Article1 guard killed, another injured in attack by inmate at Indiana State Prison,...
One correction officer is dead and a second is seriously injured after an alleged attack Sunday by a prison inmate, Indiana State Police said.
View ArticleDaywatch: Hunting COVID-19 vaccines online, Madigan picks a successor and a...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. J.B. Pritzker to sign criminal justice overhaul
Gov. J.B. Pritzker will sign a criminal justice and police reform bill and will be joined by lawmakers and others at an event scheduled for noon. Watch live here.
View ArticleBronzeville man charged with attempted murder in stabbing of woman, 3 children
A Bronzeville man faces attempted murder and other charges after the stabbing of a woman and three girls late Saturday, according to Chicago police.
View Article2 shot at Summit bar
Two people reported to have been shot at a bar in southwest suburban Summit early Monday.
View ArticlePolice find vehicle involved in Round Lake Beach fatal hit-and-run accident
Police said they were dispatched just after 6:30 a.m. Saturday after someone reported seeing a man lying near a ditch along Route 83 near Fox Chase Drive. Authorities found the man on the west side of...
View ArticleIllinois surpasses 2.2 million COVID-19 vaccines, but 7-day average still down
The state administered 59,748 coronavirus vaccine doses Sunday, reaching a total of 2,211,700, health officials reported Monday. Difficulty in securing vaccination appointments continues, worsened by...
View ArticleColumn: A 14-year-old Chicago kid has connected more than 100 people to...
Francis W. Parker freshman Benjamin Kagan joined a vaccine crowdsourcing group after helping his grandparents secure appointments in three states.
View ArticleDownstate Illinois superintendent withdraws after backlash to the hiring of...
Altamont Unit 10 will continue its search for a superintendent after “rather excessive” community backlash to the hiring of a former professional wrestler and Jerry Springer guest caused him to withdraw.
View ArticleWoman killed, good Samaritan who tried to help injured in Morgan Park...
A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday and a man who stopped to help her was injured when a passing motorist hit the good Samaritan and drove off, investigators said.
View ArticleWheaton school district investigating ‘highly inappropriate images’ shared in...
A virtual class in Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 was bombarded with “highly inappropriate images and ... very inappropriate comments” after a substitute teacher admitted several people who...
View ArticleBarring word from White House, Chicago US Attorney John Lausch faces last...
Barring a last-minute change of heart from the White House, Chicago U.S. Attorney John Lausch will be stepping down from his high-profile post at end of the week despite a bipartisan push to keep him.
View ArticleChicago alderman says he was attacked by two men while waiting outside...
Downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly said he was randomly attacked one night last week by two men who punched and kicked him outside a bar in his ward. Reilly said he was waiting outside for friends to settle...
View ArticleMan charged in Chicago carjacking after SWAT standoff and arrest at Villa...
A man arrested following a standoff at a Villa Park motel faces charges related to shooting a gun as he carjacked a man in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleChicago aldermen advance settlements in police misconduct lawsuits
Chicago aldermen advanced two settlements in lawsuits alleging police misconduct in a wrongful raid and in the fatal police shooting of a man with mental health issues, but not before several...
View ArticleMore Chicago buildings buckle Monday morning under weight of seasonal snow...
Two more buildings collapsed early Monday in Chicago under the weight of recent snowfall and city officials now estimate there have been about 25 or 30 such collapses this year.
View ArticleMarkham man charged with murder in shooting outside Midlothian bar
A Markham man was charged with first-degree murder in the Saturday night shooting death of a South Holland man in Midlothian.
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