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A federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges Chicago police misused “unreliable” gunshot detection technology and failed to pursue other leads in investigating a grandfather from the city’s…
Amazon is ready to hit the road in Chicago and across the U.S. with the first of its custom-made Rivian electric delivery vans, and a lot…
Starting this fall, hundreds of residents across Cook County will receive a note in the mail bearing a simple message: Your medical debt is taken care…
A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in Woodlawn early Thursday morning, according to Chicago police.Officers found the teen lying on the ground, unresponsive in the 1000…
The trial of R. Kelly’s manager opened Tuesday on charges that he forced the cancellation of a screening of a documentary about the singer’s sexual abuse…
Move over, mystery meat. There’s a new school menu in town.Chicago Public Schools is taste testing incoming dishes with students, parents and community members around the…
Chicago aldermen attempted Wednesday to address equity in housing, justice in police settlements and the ethical rules that govern their own behavior.Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposal to…
A Chicago man believed to have stabbed a man with a screwdriver during a robbery at a Naperville health club has been charged with attempted first-degree…
Speed cameras weren’t the only traffic safety issue the Chicago City Council took up Wednesday.Aldermen also passed an ordinance that will allow police to impound vehicles…
Only about 5.3% of Illinois children under 5 have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine nearly a month after little kids first became eligible…