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A mother of two, Stella Grant lost her job early in the pandemic. One of her friends suggested she start driving for Lyft, which she did…
Labor Day traditionally signals the end of summer in Chicago, but weather experts said goodbye to the season on Wednesday.That’s right, summer is over — according…
Approximately 60 migrants coming from Texas were dropped off at Chicago’s Union Station on Wednesday night, officials said.Ryan Johnson, a representative for Mayor Lori Lightfoot, confirmed…
A 17-year-old boy was charged with stealing 11 vehicles while armed with a gun — 9 of which happened on Aug. 20 — across the South…
As the fall semester gets underway, COVID-19 cases are surging at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which has “strongly recommended” masking to help prevent the…
Workers at a Hostess bakery in Galewood accused the snack dessert maker of firing a transgender employee for her gender identity and of segregating LGBT employees…
Illinois expects to get about 580,000 initial doses next week of updated COVID-19 boosters that target omicron subvariants, the state health department said Wednesday.On top of…
About a dozen affordable housing advocates who have been occupying the planned site of a luxury apartment tower in Uptown were “evicted” Wednesday, prompting a march…
After announcing in July one presumptive case of monkeypox in Oak Park, village officials confirmed that one and said Tuesday there are three more confirmed and…
Republican attorney general candidate Thomas DeVore has lent his campaign $250,001, a move that opens the door to unlimited contributions in the race with first-term Democratic…