Animal control officials in Chicago said Sunday that DNA tests confirm a coyote recently captured in the city is the same animal that attacked a 6-year-old boy in Lincoln Park.
An evaluation determined...
Chicago, home to some of the highest taxes in the nation, introduced a new rideshare tax on Jan. 6. This tax, brought on by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, aims to alleviate much of the traffic congestion in Chicago...
Ella Lee, Print Managing Editor
• January 18, 2020
Women and allies took to Chicago’s slush-filled streets Jan. 18 for the fourth annual, large-scale Women’s March Chicago — the last before the 2020 election.
The march started at 11 a.m., but people...
By 6 a.m. on New Year’s day, thousands were already lined up outside the many newly-minted recreational cannabis dispensaries across the state. Less than 12 hours later, most Chicago dispensaries were...
Patsy Newitt, Multimedia Editor
• January 12, 2020
By Oct. 1, 2020, Illinois citizens will be required to have a Real ID in lieu of a state ID or driver’s license in order to fly domestically and access secure federal facilities like military bases.
A...
FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) — Freezing rain left roads and trees glazed with ice Saturday across parts of northern Illinois as a winter storm packing a mixed bag of precipitation cut power to about 5,000 homes...
A woman’s body pulled Saturday from Lake Michigan just north of downtown Chicago, police said.
The Chicago Police Department Marine Unit brought the body to shore after it was reported about 8:30...
The start of the new year will trigger more than 250 new Illinois laws.
While the legalization of recreational marijuana is getting the most buzz, state laws affecting higher education, job applicants,...
Metra is buying hundreds of new rail cars and wants passengers to weigh in on what amenities they'd like to see in them, from cup holders to power outlets, tray tables or wifi.
The suburban Chicago...
CHICAGO (AP) — A shooting early Sunday at a house party held in honor of someone who was killed in April left 13 people wounded, four of them critically, Chicago police said.
The shooting stemmed...
As the world celebrates the start of a new decade on Jan. 1, cannabis users in Chicago and across the state of Illinois will also celebrate the long-awaited end of cannabis prohibition.
This year,...
Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor
• December 6, 2019
A man was stabbed Friday morning on a Red Line train at the Fullerton stop by DePaul's Lincoln Park campus, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
A 29-year-old man said he was on the train about 6 a.m. and...
