US on track to record largest annual drop in homicides
[ad_1] In 2020, amid the disruptions of the pandemic and the social upheaval following the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the United States saw the largest increase in…
[ad_1] In 2020, amid the disruptions of the pandemic and the social upheaval following the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the United States saw the largest increase in…
[ad_1] Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is so far continuing a public records legal battle he inherited from predecessor Lori Lightfoot over a letter regarding alleged misconduct at the city…
[ad_1] Chicago’s century-old Congress Theater — one of the city’s original movie palaces that later became a popular live music venue — is getting another chance at a revival with…
[ad_1] Some Midwesterners dream of trading winter for warmth by moving to Florida to start a new life. For Nickel, the green sea turtle in the 90,000-gallon Caribbean Reef exhibit…
[ad_1] Two teenagets and a man were wounded Wednesday afternoon in a shooting on the city’s Near West Side.The teens, ages 16 and 17, and a 52-year-old man were all…
[ad_1] Gov. J.B. Pritzker promoted Illinois as friendly to clean energy and a burgeoning technology hub during his weeklong visit to the United Kingdom in an effort to expand the…
[ad_1] Aldermen attempting to ride a progressive tailwind in Chicago’s new City Council proposed measures Wednesday to advance worker benefits by eliminating a lower minimum wage for tipped employees and…
[ad_1] Allegations of hazing at Northwestern University spread Wednesday, as a second lawsuit was filed, former football players denounced the practice, and attorneys claimed that baseball, softball and volleyball players…
[ad_1] The Chicago police SWAT team was on the scene where a man barricaded himself after allegedly shooting a woman Wednesday morning in the Hermosa neighborhood.Around 11 a.m., a woman…
[ad_1] The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the state to become the first in the nation to eliminate cash bail for criminal defendants awaiting trial, rejecting…