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Winford L. Neely, 39, of the Sauganash neighborhood, was charged with five counts of criminal sexual abuse for alleged assaults on victims d...

Illinois public health officials reported 238 coronavirus deaths Wednesday, the most in a single day since the pandemic began.

Illinois earlier today reported its single highest death count from COVID-19 since the pandemic began — 238 coronavirus deaths, which also m...

Bien Trucha is just one of many restaurants across the state that is struggling during the coronavirus pandemic and could use assistance. Ma...

Negotiators tried to contact the man for approximately two hours before entering the house and finding him dead of a gunshot wound to the...

The IHSA announced all low-risk sports will not begin till at least January 2021. Boys and girls basketball are considered high risk.

In a 5-4 vote, the Naperville City Council rejected a mandate that would make people wear a mask in public when a 6-foot distance cannot be...

Most companies that have expressed interest in building and operating a Chicago casino would want to do so downtown, according to a summary...

Chicago drill rapper G Herbo, 25, has been named in a federal fraud case brought in Massachusetts alleging he, his music promoter and other...

Most hospitals will prioritize COVID-19 vaccines for front line workers that deal directly with patients. And at least a handful of Chicago...

Joe Biden won Illinois by nearly 17 percentage points, 57.4% to 40.7%; Sen. Richard Durbin sailed to re-election over Republican Mark Curran...

Some frontline staff at Community Hospital in Munster could see their first of two COVID-19 vaccine shots if it gets emergency approval late...

A pair of Cook County judges have decided not to overturn the firings of two Chicago police officers accused of helping to cover up the fata...

Hospital workers are first in line for coronavirus vaccines, but what if a hospital worker is pregnant? The recommendation is yes, get a vac...

More than one-third of the funds Illinois businesses and nonprofits received through the federal Paycheck Protection Program went to less th...

Chicago-area hospitals continue to see a decline in emergency room visits as wary Illinoisans delay care out of concerns of contracting the...

Five new deaths were reported in Lake County, bringing the fatality count to 480, the state dashboard showed. Lake County, where the state’s...

“If it sounds too good to be true, it isn’t, and most of these people are financial predators. Mostly what they’re going to engage in is v...

Two days before the Chicago Teachers Union officially went on strike in 2019, one of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s top aides sent her a note about...

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

The Naperville City Council opted to take a positive approach to wearing a mask in public rather pursue punitive measures through a mandate.

State police say they are writing more and more tickets for drivers sailing along at triple-digit speeds — including two in the past few day...

One of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s most trusted confidants is among four people scheduled to make their first appearances in fe...

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Just as the pandemic has altered so many aspects of life, it has also disrupted the experience of death and grieving. Now mourners are creat...