All Stories from September 12, 2020 (Change date)
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Holocaust Museum fundraiser to focus on rising hate, racismSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - Growing up in Skokie among a community of Jewish elders who had witnessed genocide, Mally Zoberman-Rutkoff always felt the weight and responsibility of being a child of ...
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How Illinois' income tax compares nationwide, and how a graduated tax could change itSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran May 29, 2019. Illinois residents making $1.5 million a year pay less in income taxes than their counterparts in all but eig...
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Money pitSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - Just received information on a referendum to spend $9.6 million on the library Nov 3. Are you kidding? Parking lot is never filled (even before COVID-19) and if approved...
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Cook County turns spotlight on racial equity this weekSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County's second annual Racial Equity Week begins Monday and runs through Friday, offering a series of interactive virtual events with community leaders, experts, ar...
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Underwood bashes federal response to COVID-19; Oberweis review mixedSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville bashed the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic as an "extraordinary failure," especially criticizi...
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Making sense of images and video from a chaotic nightSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - It wasn't long after an Antioch 17-year-old shot three people in Kenosha that a photo composite made the rounds on social media. On the left, the teen holding a military...
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Rain doesn't deter people from delayed Barrington art festivalSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - The opening of Barrington's annual outdoor art festival, on hold since May due to COVID-19 concerns, was met with showers, but the weather wasn't bad enough to keep peop...
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Clubhouse Chatter: List your top 5 (or so) baseball players in Chicago history.Sep 12, 2020 1:00 am - What the sports staff has to say now that the games have resumed. White Sox Top 5: Frank Thomas, Luke Appling, Eddie Collins, Ed Walsh, Paul Konerko. Cubs Top 5: Ernie B...
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Work, integrity, serviceSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - I am writing to support Judge Hansen in his candidacy for Circuit Judge. I have known Justin Hansen for several years. I am supporting him now for the same reason I agr...
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Bloomingdale woman dies after I-294 crash, others injuredSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - A Bloomingdale woman died and several others were injured as a result of a crash on I-294 near Willow Springs Saturday afternoon, police said. A 29-year-old Palos Height...