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An 8-year-old girl who was found unresponsive inside an Uptown apartment Wednesday later died and Chicago police have launched an investigation into her death.Paramedics and police…
The Illinois attorney general’s office is investigating whether one of the state’s largest school districts, located in Chicago’s northwest suburbs, violated civil rights laws when police…
Bally’s, which is looking to build a $1.74 billion casino in Chicago’s River West neighborhood, is a storied name with deep Chicago roots. Once a Chicago-based…
Workers at two Chicago Starbucks voted nearly unanimously to unionize Wednesday, becoming the first unionized Starbucks workers in the city.Baristas at the Starbucks at 5964 N.…
Chicagoans planning to vote early will have to wait until after the holiday weekend as the Chicago Board of Elections announced Wednesday a delay in the…
Aline Stern of the Lincoln Square neighborhood found it difficult to send her two children to school on Wednesday, the morning after an 18-year-old gunman opened…
Illinois health officials have received reports of nine children with potential cases of severe hepatitis — up from three last month.The children are among about 180…
At least one funnel cloud has been spotted after a tornado warning was issued for Wheaton, Elmhurst and Lombard, according to the National Weather Service.The warning,…
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s curfew expansion for young people received final approval in City Council Wednesday, making permanent a controversial restriction on how late children can stay…
AdvertisementA casino for Chicago — an enterprise supporters say is 30 years in the making and opponents view as a rush job — took a big…