Suburbs didn’t want to be linked with Chicago over coronavirus restrictions....
Suburbs where officials chafed at being lumped together with Chicago now in some cases have higher positivity rates, which could trigger further restrictions.
View ArticleBook publisher who served 30 years for murder is trying to prove the...
Tammy Koelling, who served 30 years for murder, is behind an effort to try to free Marni Yang, who was convicted in the killing of a former Chicago Bears' girlfriend.
View ArticleColumn: Let’s give credit where credit is due for the feds’ major gang bust...
When it comes to violence, Chicagoans are desperate. That’s the only reason we’re willing to take the risk of trusting Trump, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDevastating toll of Chicago’s violence: Number of shooting victims younger...
The surge in violence that has marked 2020 has taken an especially tragic impact: The number of shooting victims younger than 10-years-old is the highest in all years tracked by the Chicago Tribune and...
View ArticleDaywatch: The suburbs and COVID-19, answers to CPS reopening questions and...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleBoy, 8, in critical condition after falling from third-story window in...
An 8-year-old boy fell from a third-story apartment window late Sunday. He is in critical condition at Comer Children's Hospital.
View ArticlePurple Hotel site still on track for redevelopment despite pandemic,...
Village of Lincolnwood officials said redevelopment of the Purple Hotel site is on track, though not much is happening currently on the site.
View ArticleBouncer appeals murder conviction of Chesterton bartender: Attorney cites...
Dillard argued that Porter Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Clymer wrongfully denied his motion to dismiss the case because Chesterton police did not preserve as potential evidence a knife found months...
View ArticleSuspect in custody for shooting death of 9-year-old Janari Ricks, police say
A suspect has been taken into custody in the shooting death of 9-year-old Janari Ricks, a fourth grader who was gunned down on the Near West Side last week while playing with friends, according to...
View ArticleLord & Taylor, Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank seek to close 10 Chicago-area...
Lord & Taylor and the owner of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank became the latest retailers to seek bankruptcy protection and announce plans to close stores during the pandemic, including 10 in the...
View ArticleForecasters: Stay away from Lake Michigan Monday as waves build, waterspouts...
A lakefront flood advisory and small craft advisory are in effect for the Lake Michigan shoreline in the Chicago area Monday morning through Tuesday as powerful waves pummel the coast, forecasters said.
View ArticleIn a sweeping lawsuit, 42 Chicago businesses seek insurance coverage for...
In a sweeping lawsuit, prominent Chicago restaurant groups including Lettuce Entertain You and Gibsons are fighting their insurance carriers over denial of coverage for lost income related to COVID-19.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration shuts down weekend warehouse event as...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is again cracking down on large parties after the city shut down a trap music warehouse event in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood over the weekend, officials said.
View ArticleCTU caravan for no in-person school
The Chicago Teachers Union hosts a caravan rally to City Hall for more than 20 community groups and parent organizations on Aug. 3, 2020. It was part of a nationwide action day demanding no in-person...
View ArticleCar-motorcycle crash in East Dundee leaves 2 people seriously hurt
Two people were seriously injured Saturday in a crash involving a car and a motorcycle at Route 68 and Penny Road in East Dundee, the East Dundee and Countryside Fire Protection District said.
View ArticleFamily of man stabbed to death outside Fulton River District bar in February...
The family of a man stabbed to death in February filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against the suspect and the bar outside of which the attack took place, claiming both should be held responsible...
View ArticleChild’s death in Hammond shooting ruled a homicide, officials say
The girl was identified late Friday as Joette Malone, 2, of Gary, said Brittany Hill, public information officer for the Cook County Bureau of Administration.
View ArticleUniversity of Illinois will require two COVID-19 tests weekly for students...
Like other universities, Illinois will be all-remote after Thanksgiving to limit travel to and from campus after the holiday.
View ArticleRockford protesters sue Winnebago County officials, allege ‘unconstitutional...
Five people detained at Winnebago County Jail are suing the county and officials for not holding probable cause hearings within 48 hours for people arrested on weekends.
View ArticleMore Chicago high schools vote to keep police resource officers, though...
Local councils from at least 19 Chicago high schools have now voted to keep school resource officers on their campuses, even as protests against policing in schools continued Monday.
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