With new COVID strain XEC spreading, Chicago health experts urge up-to-date vaccination
Chicago area public health experts are concerned about a pattern of troublingly low COVID and flu vaccination rates in recent ...
As jury selection plods on in Madigan trial, 82-year-old ex-speaker laughs at being called ‘young’
Attorneys in the sweeping corruption case against ex-House speaker Michael Madigan resumed questioning potential jurors ...
Kane County Forest Preserve District will ask voters to raise taxes for land improvements, protection
The tax increases would go to fund improvements to its preserves and the protection of more land, among other things.
School board campaign donations top $2.3 million a month before election, as money pours in from teachers union and charter groups
School board campaign donations top $2.3 million a month out from general election, as hundreds of thousands pile in from ...
Haake: Oil billionaires, not taxpayers, should pay for climate destruction
Big oil, and those who have made trillions from it, should pay to rebuild these communities devasted by increasingly ...
Recent string of violence at Chicago workplaces raises concerns about employee weapon possession
The double homicide at the Ashburn restaurant was the latest in a string of recent violent workplace attacks that occurred in ...
Harris’ doctor reports she’s in ‘excellent health.’ Her campaign wants to draw a contrast with Trump
Vice President Kamala Harris is in “excellent health” and “possesses the physical and mental resiliency” required to serve as ...
Data shows migrants aren’t taking ‘Black jobs’ or ‘Hispanic jobs,’ despite what Trump says
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promises the biggest deportation event the U.S. has ever seen if he is elected — ...
State Rep. Smith challenged by Ursery
Democratic State Rep. Vernon Smith, a 34-year Statehouse veteran, faces a Nov. 5 challenge from Gary Republican Ivan Ursery II for the District 14 House seat.
Indian fusion restaurant wants to give diners a ‘burst of flavors’ when it opens in downtown Naperville
TEMPTINN, an Indian fusion restaurant opening in Naperville in November, will mix Indian with Italian, Mexican and other ...
Biblioracle: John A. Williams deserves to be in the literary canon. Here’s why.
Writers like Charles Stevenson Wright, William Melvin Kelley and John A. Williams should be brought back into the light.
As 7 charter schools plan to close, Chicago Teachers Union asks district to step in
The largely Latino Acero charter school network in Chicago plans to shutter seven schools, and the Chicago Teachers Union ...