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  • The Spin: Durbin, Pritzker on whether there’s a ‘family feud’ over state Democratic Party chair | Downstate GOP lawmaker says he’s removed militia sticker from vehicle | Goodbye, toll booths

    The Spin: Durbin, Pritzker on whether there’s a ‘family feud’ over state Democratic Party chair | Downstate GOP lawmaker says he’s removed militia sticker from vehicle | Goodbye, toll booths

    From the Tribune’s Dan Petrella, Gregory Pratt and Jenny Whidden: “A mass vaccination site capable of inoculating 6,000 people per day against the coronavirus is set to open next month in a parking lot at the United Center, part of a local, state and federal effort to protect more older Illinoisans and people in the communities hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced Friday.” Continue Reading...

  • City Council passes Lightfoot COVID-19 spending package despite objections over $281.5 million in federal funds previously spent on police

    City Council passes Lightfoot COVID-19 spending package despite objections over $281.5 million in federal funds previously spent on police

    After the vote, Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, pointed to problems in Chicago neighborhoods that should be getting more attention and funding from City Hall. “I’d like to ask, what’s going on in our communities around violence, disinvestment and rent relief?” Sigcho-Lopez said. Continue Reading...

  • Case of a 15-year-old Milwaukee boy charged with shooting eight people staying in juvenile court

    Case of a 15-year-old Milwaukee boy charged with shooting eight people staying in juvenile court

    Before Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Brittany Grayson issued her ruling Thursday, prosecutors argued that because of the seriousness of the shooting, and the trauma it inflicted on the victims and the community, the teen should be locked up longer than the few months he would face if he is found delinquent in juvenile proceedings. Continue Reading...

  • Backed by Pritzker, Ald. Michelle Harris holds early lead in contest to replace Madigan as Illinois Democratic chairman

    Backed by Pritzker, Ald. Michelle Harris holds early lead in contest to replace Madigan as Illinois Democratic chairman

    “I’ve called members of the state central committee to let them know why I’m supporting Michelle Harris and how she’s been an activist, somebody who has really built a ground operation to get Democrats out to vote,” the first-term governor said. “She has one of the most productive wards in the city of Chicago in terms of getting votes out, someone who’s a listener and a leader. So, I’ve made that case to people on the state central committee.” Continue Reading...

  • Column: Evanston’s Gyros Planet and Taqueria will stay open after all. It raised more than its $30,000 goal in 24 hours. ‘People just showed us so much love and support.’

    Column: Evanston’s Gyros Planet and Taqueria will stay open after all. It raised more than its $30,000 goal in 24 hours. ‘People just showed us so much love and support.’

    By 6 p.m. Thursday, the fund was at $20,000. TV producer Mike Royce, whose most recent projects include Netflix’s “One Day at a Time,” tweeted the column and a link to the GoFundMe. A couple of big donations joined alongside the $20 gifts: $2,000, $3,000. Continue Reading...

News

Into the void

by staff February 26, 2021

Support Independent Chicago Journalism: Join the Reader Revolution We speak Chicago to Chicagoans, but…

by staff February 26, 2021

Sexual violence survivors say Moody Bible Institute still isn’t taking their claims seriously

February 25, 2021
by staff February 25, 2021

Harm reduction

February 23, 2021
by staff February 23, 2021

Have you seen these 51 women?

February 17, 2021
by staff February 17, 2021

Predatory lenders want Pritzker to veto a limit on triple digit interest rates

February 17, 2021
by staff February 17, 2021

Local

The Spin: Durbin, Pritzker on whether there’s a ‘family feud’ over state Democratic Party chair | Downstate GOP lawmaker says he’s removed militia sticker from vehicle | Goodbye, toll booths

by staff February 26, 2021

From the Tribune’s Dan Petrella, Gregory Pratt and Jenny Whidden: “A mass vaccination site capable of inoculating 6,000 people per day against the coronavirus is set to open next month in a parking lot at the United Center, part of a local, state and federal effort to protect more older Illinoisans and people in the communities hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced Friday.”

by staff February 26, 2021

City Council passes Lightfoot COVID-19 spending package despite objections over $281.5 million in federal funds previously spent on police

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

Case of a 15-year-old Milwaukee boy charged with shooting eight people staying in juvenile court

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

Backed by Pritzker, Ald. Michelle Harris holds early lead in contest to replace Madigan as Illinois Democratic chairman

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

Traveling nurse charged with raping woman in Gary hospital room after car wreck

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

Lifestyle

Column: Evanston’s Gyros Planet and Taqueria will stay open after all. It raised more than its $30,000 goal in 24 hours. ‘People just showed us so much love and support.’

by staff February 26, 2021

By 6 p.m. Thursday, the fund was at $20,000. TV producer Mike Royce, whose most recent projects include Netflix’s “One Day at a Time,” tweeted the column and a link to the GoFundMe. A couple of big donations joined alongside the $20 gifts: $2,000, $3,000.

by staff February 26, 2021

Seeing rise in suicides among Black Cook County residents, city officials and mental health experts work on outreach

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

Column: Marjorie Taylor Greene wants us to ‘trust the science’ on transgender rights. Here’s the science.

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

Doctors under stress from COVID-19 say they need mental health services: ‘We’re human beings, just like everyone else’

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

Nike’s incredible hands-free shoe just might make bending over to lace up extinct. OMG, did you see this?

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

Education

Chicago schools reopen doors after tough union fight

by Administrator February 12, 2021

By SOPHIA TAREEN and DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) _ Chicago parents Willie…

by Administrator February 12, 2021

Chicago schools reopening uncertain as union talks stall

February 2, 2021
by Administrator February 2, 2021

Kankakee teen wins national app challenge two years in a row

January 20, 2021
by Administrator January 20, 2021

Young Chicago students begin return to classroom learning

January 14, 2021
by Administrator January 14, 2021

Chicago teachers punished as classroom no-shows protest

January 14, 2021
by Administrator January 14, 2021

Sports

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant will miss the 2021 NBA All-Star Game with a left hamstring injury

by staff February 26, 2021

Durant, in his first season back after recovering from surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon, was the leading vote-getter in the Eastern Conference. That made him a captain of one of the teams in the March 7 All-Star Game, and he’s scheduled to select a team opposite LeBron James next Thursday.

by staff February 26, 2021

Chicago White Sox continue spring training workouts

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

WNBA approves new ownership of the Atlanta Dream following pressure on former Sen. Kelly Loeffler to sell her share in the team

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

White House says United Center parking lot could distribute up to 6,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine per day

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

3 things we learned from Chicago Cubs spring training, including Joc Pederson receiving a warm welcome and the pitching staff adding more depth at reliever

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

Health

After losing mother, grandmother and uncle to COVID-19

by staff February 12, 2021

“We didn’t think it was possible, because they were socially distancing, they were always wearing a mask,” Reyes said. But her brother and grandmother, Reyna Mercado, started feeling ill. With a fever, Francisco Reyes quarantined in the family’s basement, but their grandmother, who used a wheelchair, was not able to quarantine, she said. Her father also tested positive and has since recovered. Reyes and her boyfriend, who lives with family, tested negative for the virus.

by staff February 12, 2021

Coronavirus vaccine etiquette: Here’s what to say if a relative cuts in line for the shot

February 12, 2021
by staff February 12, 2021

First case of South African variant of COVID-19 in Illinois

February 12, 2021
by Administrator February 12, 2021

Mercy Hospital, Chicago’s oldest, files for bankruptcy

February 12, 2021
by Administrator February 12, 2021

Illinois expected to top 1M COVID-19 vaccinations

February 2, 2021
by Administrator February 2, 2021

Business

Morton Salt’s former warehouse could be hosting concerts by next summer, after City Council OKs $50 million redevelopment

by staff February 26, 2021

Blue Star Properties and R2 plan to have concerts and other events inside a former Morton Salt storage shed and on riverfront land as part of their redevelopment of the 4.25-acre site at 1357 N. Elston Ave. on Chicago’s North Side. Festivals, markets and other events also are planned for the complex. (Blue Star Properties)

by staff February 26, 2021

Feds charge four more in alleged $31 million embezzlement scheme preceding 2017 failure of Washington Federal Bank in Bridgeport

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

‘We been caught’: United will pay $49 million to settle air mail fraud case

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

Birkenstock, Germany’s famed family-owned sandal-maker, selling majority stake to private equity

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

Want pre-COVID-19 life back? Vaccine digital ‘passports’ may open society, allow travel — but equity is a major concern.

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

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    The Spin: Durbin, Pritzker on whether there’s a ‘family feud’ over state Democratic Party chair | Downstate GOP lawmaker says he’s removed militia sticker from vehicle | Goodbye, toll booths

    by staff February 26, 2021
    by staff February 26, 2021

    From the Tribune’s Dan Petrella, Gregory Pratt and Jenny Whidden: “A mass vaccination site capable of inoculating 6,000 people per day against the coronavirus is set to open next month in a parking lot at the United Center, part of a local, state and federal effort to protect more older Illinoisans and people in the communities hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced Friday.”

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    City Council passes Lightfoot COVID-19 spending package despite objections over $281.5 million in federal funds previously spent on police

    by staff February 26, 2021
    by staff February 26, 2021

    After the vote, Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, pointed to problems in Chicago neighborhoods that should be getting more attention and funding from City Hall. “I’d like to ask, what’s going on in our communities around violence, disinvestment and rent relief?” Sigcho-Lopez said.

  • LocalLocal Stories

    Case of a 15-year-old Milwaukee boy charged with shooting eight people staying in juvenile court

    by staff February 26, 2021
    by staff February 26, 2021

    Before Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Brittany Grayson issued her ruling Thursday, prosecutors argued that because of the seriousness of the shooting, and the trauma it inflicted on the victims and the community, the teen should be locked up longer than the few months he would face if he is found delinquent in juvenile proceedings.

  • LocalLocal Stories

    Backed by Pritzker, Ald. Michelle Harris holds early lead in contest to replace Madigan as Illinois Democratic chairman

    by staff February 26, 2021
    by staff February 26, 2021

    “I’ve called members of the state central committee to let them know why I’m supporting Michelle Harris and how she’s been an activist, somebody who has really built a ground operation to get Democrats out to vote,” the first-term governor said. “She has one of the most productive wards in the city of Chicago in terms of getting votes out, someone who’s a listener and a leader. So, I’ve made that case to people on the state central committee.”

  • Lifestyle

    Column: Evanston’s Gyros Planet and Taqueria will stay open after all. It raised more than its $30,000 goal in 24 hours. ‘People just showed us so much love and support.’

    by staff February 26, 2021
    by staff February 26, 2021

    By 6 p.m. Thursday, the fund was at $20,000. TV producer Mike Royce, whose most recent projects include Netflix’s “One Day at a Time,” tweeted the column and a link to the GoFundMe. A couple of big donations joined alongside the $20 gifts: $2,000, $3,000.

  • Business

    Morton Salt’s former warehouse could be hosting concerts by next summer, after City Council OKs $50 million redevelopment

    by staff February 26, 2021
    by staff February 26, 2021

    Blue Star Properties and R2 plan to have concerts and other events inside a former Morton Salt storage shed and on riverfront land as part of their redevelopment of the 4.25-acre site at 1357 N. Elston Ave. on Chicago’s North Side. Festivals, markets and other events also are planned for the complex. (Blue Star Properties)

  • LocalLocal Stories

    Traveling nurse charged with raping woman in Gary hospital room after car wreck

    by staff February 26, 2021
    by staff February 26, 2021

    “At Methodist Hospitals, we take any allegation of misconduct very seriously. Patient care, rights, privacy and safety are always our highest priority. Immediately upon being informed of the allegation, we notified the appropriate authorities and are fully cooperating with the local police department’s investigation,” hospital spokeswoman Linda Hadley said in a statement.

  • Lifestyle

    Seeing rise in suicides among Black Cook County residents, city officials and mental health experts work on outreach

    by staff February 26, 2021
    by staff February 26, 2021

    Suicide is a complex issue, one that is never rooted in any one factor, says Cicchetti. A suicide prevention strategic plan released in 2020 by the Illinois Department of Public Health noted circumstances surrounding suicide may include many factors — alienation, loss of connectedness, interpersonal or life stressors, grief, illness. The report said suicide was the second-leading cause of death for people 10 to 34 in Illinois.

  • LocalLocal Stories

    Seeing rise in suicides among Black Cook County residents, city officials and mental health experts work on outreach

    by staff February 26, 2021
    by staff February 26, 2021

    Suicide is a complex issue, one that is never rooted in any one factor, says Cicchetti. A suicide prevention strategic plan released in 2020 by the Illinois Department of Public Health noted circumstances surrounding suicide may include many factors — alienation, loss of connectedness, interpersonal or life stressors, grief, illness. The report said suicide was the second-leading cause of death for people 10 to 34 in Illinois.

  • Sports

    Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant will miss the 2021 NBA All-Star Game with a left hamstring injury

    by staff February 26, 2021
    by staff February 26, 2021

    Durant, in his first season back after recovering from surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon, was the leading vote-getter in the Eastern Conference. That made him a captain of one of the teams in the March 7 All-Star Game, and he’s scheduled to select a team opposite LeBron James next Thursday.

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