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A 15-year-old boy died after he was shot near an alley on the Far South Side Monday, according to Chicago police.

Inspired by President Donald Trump’s fight against the so-called “certified results that show he lost the election,” I’m pushing back agains...

A University of Chicago Chapin Hall study shows 86% of Latino families in Illinois live in child care deserts. COVID-19 has amplified the ch...

Illinois corrections officials said they will start to test all prison employees for the virus regardless of whether the workers have sympto...

"The discussion can no longer be focused on whether to reopen but how to do so safely," CPS said in response to the latest union action.

Community activists announce contributions to a reward for the killers’ capture has grown to about $34,000.

Timuel Black Jr., longtime Chicago activist, historian, and professor emeritus of social sciences at the City Colleges of Chicago.

Santas go virtual and some make fewer in-person visits during pandemic.

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Teen charged in June and November shootings in Gage Park.

Illinois is entering what could be “the most crucial month of this entire pandemic,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday, a period bookended by T...

A federal judge told the Chicago’s main police union on Monday that it needs to ensure its member officers are wearing face masks and mainta...

Police are asking for help in identifying the driver of an SUV who fled after striking and fatally injuring a man in the East Garfield Park...

Valerie Jarrett, a senior advisor to former President Barack Obama, was appointed Monday to lead his foundation.

Cook County on Monday reopened a cash assistance program for people who have lost wages or otherwise suffered financially during pandemic-in...

Highlights from the new collection will be shown in a spring 2021 exhibition at the North Side museum.

The administrator of the state-run veterans home in LaSalle was fired Monday amid a deadly coronavirus outbreak that has killed at least 32...

Wrigleyville Ald. Tom Tunney’s Ann Sather restaurant got a visit from city inspectors Monday because the alderman has been allowing people t...

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx was sworn in for her second term on Monday, promising to tackle this year’s surge in violent crime whi...

Though religious leaders in Chicago have urged devotees of Our Lady of Guadalupe to avoid pilgrimages to Des Plaines, some churches are find...

A Calumet City police officer died while transporting a detainee to the courthouse Monday, officials said.

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

This isn't the year to procrastinate on online shopping. Retailers are warning that orders could take longer to arrive.

A state representative said Sunday she received threatening phone calls after she heard testimony claiming voter fraud following President-e...