$10,000 cash reward offered to find Dajore Wilson’s killer
City officials hope a $10,000 reward will lead to the prosecution of anyone involved in the murder of 8-year-old Dajore Wilson in Canaryville on Labor Day.
View ArticleHouse explosion sends 7 Porter family members to hospitals: ‘I don’t know how...
A house explosion in Porter sent seven family members to area hospitals. "I checked the pipe and the valve and set my wrench down and it blew."
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot warns aldermen someone has been using a fake email in...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office notified Chicago aldermen on Friday afternoon that somebody has been using a fake email account in her name.
View ArticleThey’re still working. They’re still healthy. But they’re still scared. What...
When the streets emptied of people six months ago, a new class of heroes emerged. How are those drivers, grocery clerks, janitors and other essential workers who had to keep showing up to work during...
View ArticleFeelings chart depicting ‘out of control’ child as Black upsets parents at...
A laminated chart sent to parents was intended to help young Gurnee schoolchildren identify emotional “zones” while learning remotely. But the “losing control” and “out of control” children were...
View ArticleDajore Wilson’s killing brings Canaryville neighborhood together: ‘We’re not...
The three men who organized the vigil for 8-year-old Dajore Wilson, shot to death on the Canaryville neighborhood’s southern border on Labor Day, looked out to see a racially diverse crowd and...
View ArticleYoung adults, people of color and unpaid caregivers face increased mental...
Findings released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that Americans are facing increased symptoms of anxiety and depression.
View ArticleLongtime Democratic state Sen. Terry Link resigns his seat a month after...
Democratic state Sen. Terry Link is quitting the legislative seat he’s held for more than two decades, roughly a month after he was charged with a federal count of income tax evasion, he said in a...
View ArticleDespite city ban, Flossmoor trustee continues lobbying Chicago City Hall
Nearly five months after rules took effect banning elected officials from lobbying Chicago aldermen and Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a man who serves on a south suburban village board continues to do so with...
View ArticleFormer Chicago Public Schools chief of staff pleads guilty to charges of...
A former top aide to Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of lying to the FBI about whether he passed secret bid information about a massive $1 billion custodial...
View ArticleRetired Chicago firefighter accused of sexually assaulting two sisters, one a...
A man who prosecutors said is a retired firefighter is accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl a decade ago and her sister last month. This will update.
View ArticlePope Francis appoints new auxiliary bishops to the Archdiocese of Chicago
The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis appointed three new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Chicago who that will be ordained next month, according to a news release.
View Article‘A monumentally huge and cruel problem’: Number of children in DCFS care who...
The number of children in Illinois Department of Children and Family Services’ care who have remained in psychiatric hospitals after being medically cleared for release continues to grow,
View ArticleThe Spin: Read Eric Trump’s texts to Mayor Lightfoot during Chicago unrest |...
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View ArticleCook County health department announces plans to spend up to $5.4M fighting...
The Cook County Department of Public Health announced Friday it is planning to spend up to $5.4 million to educate people about contact tracing, provide services to quarantined and isolated suburban...
View ArticleNearly a year after police shooting in music school, teen still struggles to...
It’s been nearly a year since a Des Plaines police officer, chasing a bank robbery suspect, fired a rifle round through Rylan Wilder's arm as the teen was running for cover inside a music school.
View ArticleMusic store police shooting injures student intern
Surveillance video shows the moment a Des Plaines police officer opens fire with an AR-15 rifle inside UpBeat Music and Arts.
View ArticleThe first COVID-19 patients in Illinois faced stigma, bigotry. But experts...
Medical experts say that the first COVID-19 patients in Illinois helped shape much of the nation’s earliest knowledge of the virus.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,145 new known COVID-19 cases and 32...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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