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Lizbeth Urbina, a 24-year-old mother of a 3-year-old and 1-year-old, has been on a ventilator at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for almost a week.An off-duty police officer…
SPRINGFIELD – — The Illinois Department of Corrections is again under fire for failing to provide adequate health care for the roughly 29,000 prisoners in its…
For the first time in 27 years, a new principal has been selected to lead Chicago’s Whitney Young Magnet High School. The Local School Council awarded…
Federal prosecutors this week shot back against accusations that the former lead prosecutor on the R. Kelly case had inappropriate contact with potential witnesses, saying much…
For more than a year, Jesus Galvan roamed the streets of Chicago, lost to substance abuse and financial difficulties. He and his family were borderline homeless,…
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday downplayed concerns that Chicago police Superintendent David Brown’s decision to fire the department’s director of reform will hurt the city’s efforts…
A man was stabbed on a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train Tuesday night, just a day after Chicago police pledged to increase CTA security in…
Standing outside Terminal 2 at O’Hare International Airport, a phone in each hand, Mervyn Wright weighed the options to get to his suburban hotel.He eventually settled…
AdvertisementChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday laid out a $127.9 million budget shortfall, marking by far the smallest deficit of her time in office as she…
The race for Chicago mayor got even more crowded Wednesday with Ald. Sophia King announcing her candidacy.King, of the lakefront Fourth Ward, is the seventh person…