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Oak Park-River Forest school officials rescind decision to cancel athletics due to COVID-19 transmission rates
School district officials rescinded a decision canceling sports and after-school activities at Oak Park-River Forest High School amid a COVID-19 spike but warned stricter precautions would be taken. In a...
After sitting through freezing rain at Bears game, some fans warm to the idea of a new stadium in Arlington Heights
Though cold and miserable Chicago weather certainly isn't news to anyone, the freezing rain and gusty temperatures Sunday at Soldier Field had some Bears fans dreaming about a new stadium...
Chicago is overdue for its first snowfall accumulation, so what are the chances of a white Christmas?
Anyone who's lived in Chicago for a few years knows one thing for certain: It's not a question of if it'll snow, but how much. This fall, however, the city...
Southeast Side protesters threaten to camp out in front of Arwady’s house unless she denies scrap shredder permit
Activists from Chicago's Southeast Side called on Dr. Allison Arwady and the Department of Public Health to deny Reserve Management Group's permit to open a metal shredding facility in one...
Residentes de Waukegan que luchan contra décadas de contaminación industrial: ‘El hecho de que algo no sea perfecto no significa que lo abandonen’
Al crecer en Waukegan, Eduardo Flores no pensó mucho en la presencia de inhaladores en su patio de recreo. Cada dos meses, uno de sus compañeros de clase o un...
Waukegan residents fighting decades of industrial pollution: ‘Just because something isn’t perfect doesn’t mean you abandon it.’
Growing up in Waukegan, Eduardo Flores didn't think much about the presence of inhalers on his playground. Every couple of months, one of his classmates or a kid from a...
17-year-old boy killed, 4 other teens wounded in ‘targeted’ Evanston shooting Sunday night
A 17-year-old boy was dead and four other teenagers were injured after a Sunday evening shooting on Green Bay Road in Evanston, according to police. Evanston police received calls of...
Building inspector sent to scene where boy, 3, dies after plunge from 17th floor of Near North Side building, city says
A 3-year-old boy died late Tuesday after a fall from the 17th floor of a residential building on the Near North Side, officials said. The Cook County medical examiner's office...
Ex-DuPage Democratic official Mary Lemanski apologizes for tweeting that karma linked Waukesha tragedy, Rittenhouse verdict. ‘Ashamed of my behavior.’
Mary Lemanski, the former Democratic Party of DuPage County social media director, apologized for her comments on Twitter that caused backlash across the social media platform and cost Lemanski her...
Thanksgiving travel: Your guide to get going — whether by plane, train or automobile
After last year's pandemic Thanksgiving, many families are excited to come together to give thanks and reunite after a difficult year. According to a report by the AAA, 53.4 million...