Chicago
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Federal prosecutor will stay on job in Chicago for now
Feb 23, 2021 12:00 am - John Lausch will remain on the job as the Chicago-based U.S. attorney until his successor is chosen and will not be forced to resign at the end of the month. Illinois De...
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Victim of botched Chicago police raid sues city
Feb 22, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A social worker who endured a botched raid conducted by Chicago police officers in 2019 has sued the city, alleging officials engaged in a conspiracy to c...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Nancy Lopez, AHS chess club, Dallas Green, Blackhawks and moreFeb 22, 2021 3:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald photos of golfer Nancy Lopez, Arlington High School chess club, Dallas Green, the Itasca Country Club and more in our latest "Through the Film M...
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Madigan resigns as state Democratic Party chairmanFeb 22, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan announced Monday that he is resigning as chairman of the state Democratic Party, a post he has held since ...
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State Police: 4 killed in suburban Chicago traffic crash
Feb 21, 2021 6:00 am - ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) - Four people, including a young child and teenager, died in a traffic crash outside Chicago, Illinois State Police said Sunday. The crash ha...
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Priest preached in Aurora, Chicago after being banned from California diocese
Feb 20, 2021 12:00 am - While ministering in San Bernardino, California in 2014, a Chicago-area priest named Joseph Jablonski told a boy something that prompted the bishop's office there, when ...
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Study: Heroin chief cause of suburban Chicago opioid deaths
Feb 19, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A study of deaths related to opioid-related overdoses in suburban Chicago has found heroin was the chief killer, according to a report released Friday. T...
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9 more convictions tossed in infamous Chicago police scandal
Feb 19, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A judge on Friday threw out felony convictions of nine more people framed by a disgraced former Chicago police sergeant, including that of a man who gaine...
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1 killed when awning fails at Chicago off-track betting site
Feb 18, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man was killed and another injured when an awning at an off-track betting site in Chicago collapsed under the weight of snow, authorities said Wednesday...
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Fate of Honest Abe statues under review in Chicago, honestly
Feb 18, 2021 6:00 am - A city commission is determining the fate of monuments to Abraham Lincoln and George Washington and other historical figures in Chicago as part of a 'œracial healing and...