Chicago
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Chicago-area prosecutor haunted by handling of Smollett case wins Democratic nomination
Mar 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago-area prosecutor haunted by handling of Smollett case wins Democratic nomination. ...
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The Latest: About 50 Chicago polling places are relocated
Mar 17, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the Democratic presidential primaries (all times local): 11:40 a.m. A Chicago election spokesman says there was a scramble to relocate ab...
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Chicago woman in 60s is state's 1st COVID-19 patient death
Mar 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago woman in her 60s became the first person to die in Illinois after contracting the coronavirus, the governor announced Tuesday, as the state went...
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Chicago area prosecutor endures expensive primary challenge
Mar 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Kim Foxx, the Chicago area's top prosecutor, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday against three challengers who zeroed in on her handling of the Jussie S...
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Hundreds of cancellations at Midway Airport after tower technicians contract coronavirusMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Flights are operating at a reduced rate at Midway International Airport after authorities closed its air traffic control tower when several technicians tested positive T...
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Detainees walk out of cells, into voting booths in Chicago
Mar 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Sirjerathan Wilson never thought it was worth the trouble to vote and never had. But inside Cook County Jail, Wilson sees it differently: voting is a chan...
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Chicago History Museum closes indefinitelyMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago History Museum closed its doors to the public Sunday to encourage social distancing to limit the spread of COVID-19, officials announced. The museum will re...
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Citing coronavirus concerns, Navy Pier closing until April 3Mar 15, 2020 1:00 am - Navy Pier will close to the public beginning Monday until at least Friday, April 3, officials announced Sunday, The health, safety and well-being of staff, partners and ...
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Coronavirus illness cases rise to 64 in Illinois with 18 new cases, including first downstate
Mar 14, 2020 1:00 am - The number of Illinois coronavirus cases rose to 64 from 46 as residents with the illness emerged in central and southern regions of the state, officials said Saturday. ...
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Man convicted of murder in killing of Chicago police officer
Mar 13, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A jury convicted a man Friday of first-degree murder in the 2018 shooting death of a Chicago police commander. With its verdict, announced after just thre...