2 drivers wounded after Eisenhower Expressway shooting
Two people were shot while driving Friday night on the I-290 Expressway.
View Article‘My son’s in the vehicle!’ mom screamed before son, 8, leapt from moving SUV...
A judge on Saturday set bail at $1 million for a woman accused of two carjackings on the Northwest Side, one in which an 8-year-old boy escaped by jumping from a moving SUV after his mom was run over...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 83,048 vaccine doses administered, 1,780 new...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleTraffic snarled on outbound Kennedy Expressway amid weekend construction:...
Traffic on the outbound Kennedy Expressway was snarled Saturday afternoon as drivers were maneuvering through extensive weekend roadwork that includes lane and ramp closures.
View ArticlePit bull wounded after shooting in Washington Park, police say
A person shot a pit bull through a residential gate Saturday morning in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
View ArticleBoy, 16, killed in Marquette Park shooting after 2 gunmen chase him down...
A 16-year-old boy died after being shot multiple times Friday night in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, authorities said.
View ArticleHere’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Illinois
A mass vaccination site, at a parking lot at the United Center, capable of inoculating 6,000 people per day against the coronavirus is set to open next month.
View ArticleCarpentersville man gets 9-year prison term in exchange for guilty plea on...
A 37-year-old Carpentersville man pleaded guilty to a charge that he sexually assaulted a child in exchange for a nine-year prison term.
View ArticleYoung girl among 2 killed in Gresham house fire, officials say; 4 others...
Two people, including a young girl, were killed in a Gresham house fire early Sunday. Four more adults also were injured in the blaze, officials said.
View ArticleBlack officer organization announces goal to make policing more just, and a...
Organizers of the new Black Public Safety Alliance, which includes dozens of Black Chicago police officers, pledged Sunday to take a leadership role in demanding and building a more just CPD from...
View ArticleU. of C. Lab School parents demand return to in-person learning, citing...
They’re concerned about children’s mental health, a reduction in education quality and lack of social development due to isolation.
View ArticleSen. Durbin, Ald. Hopkins keep pressure on USPS over Chicago mail delivery...
Sen. Dick Durbin, Ald. Brian Hopkins keep up political pressure on USPS over Chicago mail delivery delays
View ArticleSt. Sabina plans to withhold monthly $100,000 assessments until investigation...
St. Sabina plans to withhold monthly $100,000 assessments until Father Michael Pfleger investigation complete
View ArticleWhite House confirms Chicago US Attorney John Lausch to stay for now
White House confirms Chicago U.S. Attorney John Lausch to stay for now
View ArticleTrump calls out Kinzinger, others as ‘hacks’ dividing GOP, while congressman...
Donald Trump calls out Adam Kinzinger, others as “hacks“ dividing GOP, congressman says speech “peppered with dishonesty.“
View ArticleU. of C. Lab School parents demand school return to in-person learning
About 50 parents gathered outside of the school, located at 1362 E. 59th St., Wednesday. Many of them discussed concerns with children’s mental health, reduction in the quality of their education and...
View ArticleIrv Cross, the groundbreaking analyst on CBS’ ‘The NFL Today’ by way of...
For Irv Cross, the eighth of 15 children in an impoverished family in Hammond, Ind., football was a lifeline, a gateway to a Northwestern degree, a pro career and the first full-time sports analyst job...
View ArticleColumn: Blind loyalty to the Rev. Michael Pfleger could harm the Black community
Regardless of Pfleger's achievements, the sex abuse claims must be investigated, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleCPS opens its schools Monday to the most students since last March. Is it...
Parent activists are already organizing a student sickout for Monday to protest inequities in both in-person and remote learning.
View ArticleFaced with rising crime and social upheaval, more Black Chicagoans are...
Black gun ownership increasing in past year.
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