Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago officials again impose restrictions on bars, gymsJul 20, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago will again impose restrictions on bars, gyms and personal services, like facials, to combat a recent spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases, Mayor Lori Lightfoot anno...
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Lightfoot to Trump: Sending federal agents to Chicago is a 'bad idea'Jul 20, 2020 1:00 am - The war of words between Chicago's mayor and President Donald Trump escalated Monday after a weekend when 12 were killed in the city and dozens injured by gunfire, with ...
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Data: Complaints against Chicago police rise amid protestsJul 19, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Complaints against Chicago police officers rose to record levels amid protests throughout the city following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, cit...
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Chicago police, protesters clash during bid to topple statueJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Protesters trying to topple a Christopher Columbus statue in downtown Chicago's Grant Park clashed with police who used batons to beat people and made at ...
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EPA aims to take East Chicago homes off toxic Superfund listJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to remove hundreds of once-contaminated East Chicago properties from its National Priorities Lis...
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Ace in the hole: Mini-golf courses adapt to COVID-19 safety protocolsJul 18, 2020 7:00 am - It makes sense the British use the term “crazy golf” to describe what Americans have come to call miniature golf. On a traditional 18-hole golf course, it would be weird...
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Chicago plan would have kids in classrooms 2 days per weekJul 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Most Chicago children would return to the classroom two days a week and spend the other three days learning remotely once the school year begins under a t...
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Two killed, 4 hurt in several crashes along Chicago freewayJul 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two people have died and four others -- including an infant - were hurt in four crashes that closed the southbound Dan Ryan freeway in Chicago for several...
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Protesters try to topple Columbus statue in Grant ParkJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - Protesters surrounded the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park Friday night and attempted to bring it down. The crowd gathered earlier in the evening at Buckingham ...
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Chicago teachers union wants virtual start to fall classesJul 16, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools should start the fall semester with virtual classes rather than calling students back to buildings left empty since March, the unio...