A Skokie racial equity activist is facing a judge’s deadline to pay $38,000 in attorney fees for an Awake Illinois leader whom she sued unsuccessfully for defamation.
A Cook County judge has taken the unusual step of seeking to ban a Cook County prosecutor from his courtroom, alleging a business-related conflict of interest
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Sabet, who joined the North Chicago police department in 2007, faced “relentless harassment” on the job based on his Iranian background and Muslim religion, according to CAIR.
The first migrants set to be kicked out of the city shelters next Tuesday — about 50 of them, who have been in the system since 2022 — will no longer need to leave by then.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will hold a news briefing regarding Friday’s snowstorm.
A fast-moving storm blanketed Naperville in at least 5.5 inches of snow as of Friday morning, causing school, city and facility closures to mount ahead of more inclement weather expected throughout the day.
Near-blizzard snow conditions hit Chicago early Friday morning, leaving hundreds without power, driving on dangerous roads or experiencing a flight cancellation out of the city’s two major airports.
A jury convicted a Chicago man Thursday evening who fatally shot a baby’s father in Gary after the couple wouldn’t let him hold the child.
Roundup of Naperville closures and cancellations resulting from the winter snowstorm.
The Field Museum in Chicago has covered up several display cases that feature Native American cultural items in response to new federal regulations that require museums to obtain consent from tribes before exhibiting objects connected to their heritage.
Students across the North Shore will get to enjoy a four day weekend after classes were canceled Friday, Jan. 12 as Winter Storm Gerri brings snow and icy temperatures.
School's in Friday, just online for tens of thousands of students from Oak Park to Franklin Park.
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A winter storm warning is issued for the area calling for hazardous conditions through the weekend.
But the increase may not be enough to save many of them who still have not be able to open.
The program is making significant investments in long-disinvested communities whose success will strengthen the entire Chicago area.
On New Year’s Eve, Dean’s Dugout in Naperville was robbed. Though the incident left owners shaken, it has also inspired an outpouring of community support.
A worker who fell on the roof of The Grainery off North White Street and Kansas Street in Frankfort received minor injuries Thursday afternoon, police said.
During an election year where aspects of reproductive health are hot-button issues, first lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry spoke about the historical lack of investment in women’s health research.
Chicago rapper G Herbo was sentenced to three years probation on federal wire fraud charges in a conspiracy to use stolen identities to fund private jets, a Jamaican villa, “designer puppies,” and other exotic services and lied about it to authorities.
John Hogan, a reporter for WGN TV and radio before going to work as a spokesman for Commonwealth Edison, who also wrote several books in retirement, has died.
