BRADFORD —On Election Day afternoon, Kassie King received a phone call at her office desk at an auction house in the small Stark County town of Toulon.It was her maternal grandmother calling with disturbing news about her little brother, 13-year-old Kaden Wall."She told me to sit down and stay calm," King, 26, said. "She said there was an ...

One day after Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged Chicago residents to stay home for the next month, suburban Cook County is doing the same. The suburban advisory, similar to the city’s version, goes into effect on Monday and lasts for 30 days, according a Friday news release from the Cook County Department of Public Health. Both of the notices stop short of a mandatory stay-at-home order because they are ...

Andrea Mammen, spotlighted in the Journal Star in September as the youngest COVID-19 victim in Tri-County Area, was featured on a network news show this week.Mammen, an otherwise healthy wife and mom, died Sept. 12 at age 37. Wednesday, her story was part of a regular spot on "CBS This Morning" called ...

MACOMB/MOLINE — Western Illinois University announced that the Board of Trustees will meet next week to vote on the selection of Guiyou Huang, one of six candidates to compete for the presidency.The meeting, which will be streamed on the university’s YouTube page, will take place at 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, according to WIU News. The press release said that the board met in closed se...

Chicago officials on Monday began distributing vaccines to long-term medical care facilities and outpatient clinics, marking another milestone in the city’s fight against COVID-19, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. Lightfoot and public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady announced the latest stage in vaccine distribution during a news conference at Esperanza Health Center on the Southwest Side. While ...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CPD Superintendent David Brown hold a news conference. Watch live here.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot apologized to social worker Anjanette Young on Wednesday for the Chicago Police Department raid on her home in which officers handcuffed her while she was naked and disavowed her law department’s attempt to block local news station WBBM-Ch. 2 from airing the footage. “I am sorry,” Lightfoot said in an emotional news conference after Wednesday’s City Council meeting.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s law department attempted in court this week to block local news station WBBM-Ch. 2 from airing body camera footage of Chicago Police officers raiding an innocent woman’s home and handcuffing her while she was naked. The city also filed a request to have the woman, Anjanette Young, sanctioned for allegedly violating a confidentiality order.Lightfoot officials made the rare re...

Chicago police have arrested two men in connection with multiple carjackings during which the perpetrators fired shots at the victims, according to a news release from the Police Department.

With news of the upcoming vaccines for COVID-19 changing daily new questions are constantly emerging. We want to know if you have any questions. Post them here and we’ll take the questions to medical and science experts. And stay tuned for answers.

Officials enforcing coronavirus orders that ban gatherings of more than 10 people shut down a party with 300 people in Wicker Park over the weekend and cited a business for hosting a party with more than 600 attendees, the city of Chicago said in a news release.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a news release from his office.

BRADFORD —On Election Day afternoon, Kassie King received a phone call at her office desk at an auction house in the small Stark County town of Toulon.It was her maternal grandmother calling with disturbing news about her little brother, 13-year-old Kaden Wall."She told me to sit down and stay calm," King, 26, said. "She said there was an ...

Andrea Mammen, spotlighted in the Journal Star in September as the youngest COVID-19 victim in Tri-County Area, was featured on a network news show this week.Mammen, an otherwise healthy wife and mom, died Sept. 12 at age 37. Wednesday, her story was part of a regular spot on "CBS This Morning" called ...

One day after Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged Chicago residents to stay home for the next month, suburban Cook County is doing the same. The suburban advisory, similar to the city’s version, goes into effect on Monday and lasts for 30 days, according a Friday news release from the Cook County Department of Public Health. Both of the notices stop short of a mandatory stay-at-home order because they are ...

MACOMB/MOLINE — Western Illinois University announced that the Board of Trustees will meet next week to vote on the selection of Guiyou Huang, one of six candidates to compete for the presidency.The meeting, which will be streamed on the university’s YouTube page, will take place at 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, according to WIU News. The press release said that the board met in closed se...

U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos has tested positive for the disease coronavirus causes, she announced Monday.Bustos, whose 17th District includes most of Peoria south of War Memorial Drive, posted the news at her Congressional Facebook page. She stated she has mild symptoms but still feels well."I have been in contact with my medical provider and, per CDC guidance, am self-isolating. Consistent with medica...

BRADFORD —On Election Day afternoon, Kassie King received a phone call at her office desk at an auction house in the small Stark County town of Toulon.It was her maternal grandmother calling with disturbing news about her little brother, 13-year-old Kaden Wall."She told me to sit down and stay calm," King, 26, said. "She said there was an ...

One day after Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged Chicago residents to stay home for the next month, suburban Cook County is doing the same. The suburban advisory, similar to the city’s version, goes into effect on Monday and lasts for 30 days, according a Friday news release from the Cook County Department of Public Health. Both of the notices stop short of a mandatory stay-at-home order because they are ...

Andrea Mammen, spotlighted in the Journal Star in September as the youngest COVID-19 victim in Tri-County Area, was featured on a network news show this week.Mammen, an otherwise healthy wife and mom, died Sept. 12 at age 37. Wednesday, her story was part of a regular spot on "CBS This Morning" called ...

MACOMB/MOLINE — Western Illinois University announced that the Board of Trustees will meet next week to vote on the selection of Guiyou Huang, one of six candidates to compete for the presidency.The meeting, which will be streamed on the university’s YouTube page, will take place at 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, according to WIU News. The press release said that the board met in closed se...

U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos has tested positive for the disease coronavirus causes, she announced Monday.Bustos, whose 17th District includes most of Peoria south of War Memorial Drive, posted the news at her Congressional Facebook page. She stated she has mild symptoms but still feels well."I have been in contact with my medical provider and, per CDC guidance, am self-isolating. Consistent with medica...

BRADFORD —On Election Day afternoon, Kassie King received a phone call at her office desk at an auction house in the small Stark County town of Toulon.It was her maternal grandmother calling with disturbing news about her little brother, 13-year-old Kaden Wall."She told me to sit down and stay calm," King, 26, said. "She said there was an ...

One day after Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged Chicago residents to stay home for the next month, suburban Cook County is doing the same. The suburban advisory, similar to the city’s version, goes into effect on Monday and lasts for 30 days, according a Friday news release from the Cook County Department of Public Health. Both of the notices stop short of a mandatory stay-at-home order because they are ...

Andrea Mammen, spotlighted in the Journal Star in September as the youngest COVID-19 victim in Tri-County Area, was featured on a network news show this week.Mammen, an otherwise healthy wife and mom, died Sept. 12 at age 37. Wednesday, her story was part of a regular spot on "CBS This Morning" called ...

MACOMB/MOLINE — Western Illinois University announced that the Board of Trustees will meet next week to vote on the selection of Guiyou Huang, one of six candidates to compete for the presidency.The meeting, which will be streamed on the university’s YouTube page, will take place at 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, according to WIU News. The press release said that the board met in closed se...

U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos has tested positive for the disease coronavirus causes, she announced Monday.Bustos, whose 17th District includes most of Peoria south of War Memorial Drive, posted the news at her Congressional Facebook page. She stated she has mild symptoms but still feels well."I have been in contact with my medical provider and, per CDC guidance, am self-isolating. Consistent with medica...

BRADFORD —On Election Day afternoon, Kassie King received a phone call at her office desk at an auction house in the small Stark County town of Toulon.It was her maternal grandmother calling with disturbing news about her little brother, 13-year-old Kaden Wall."She told me to sit down and stay calm," King, 26, said. "She said there was an ...

U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos has tested positive for the disease coronavirus causes, she announced Monday.Bustos, whose 17th District includes most of Peoria south of War Memorial Drive, posted the news at her Congressional Facebook page. She stated she has mild symptoms but still feels well."I have been in contact with my medical provider and, per CDC guidance, am self-isolating. Consistent with medica...

BRADFORD —On Election Day afternoon, Kassie King received a phone call at her office desk at an auction house in the small Stark County town of Toulon.It was her maternal grandmother calling with disturbing news about her little brother, 13-year-old Kaden Wall."She told me to sit down and stay calm," King, 26, said. "She said there was an ...