Articles filed under Region
-
Weekend in Chicago shootings: Five wounded outside Lincoln Park, four killed elsewhereJun 18, 2023 1:00 am - Among the shootings in Chicago over the weekend was one early Saturday just outside Lincoln Park in which five people were wounded, including a 17-year-old girl. Four we...
-
In rare 3-3 decision, Iowa Supreme Court declines to reinstate law largely banning abortionJun 16, 2023 1:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Abortion will remain legal in Iowa after the state's high court declined Friday to reinstate a law that would have largely banned the procedure, ...
-
Why asylum-seekers no longer are being sent to the Northwest suburbsJun 16, 2023 1:00 am - While Chicago is struggling as much as ever to accommodate asylum-seekers being sent north from the Texas-Mexico border, the relief valve found in some suburbs last fall...
-
Heather Mack, convicted in Bali of killing mom and stuffing body in suitcase, pleads guilty in USJun 16, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The American woman accused of helping to kill her mother and stuffing her body in a suitcase during a luxury vacation to Bali nine years ago changed her p...
-
Businessman convicted of bribing 2 state lawmakersJun 15, 2023 1:00 am - Businessman James T. Weiss, a son-in-law of former Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios, has been found guilty of a scheme to bribe two members of the General Assembly. W...
-
Temporary Chicago casino could open this summerJun 15, 2023 1:00 am - All bets could be on in Chicago by the end of summer. State regulators on Thursday handed down a key early approval to Bally's Chicago casino plan, paving the way for t...
-
Leadership Greater Chicago names new CEOJun 14, 2023 11:00 pm - Leadership Greater Chicago has named Myetie Hamilton the next chief executive officer of the region's premier civic leadership development organization, effective July 2...
-
Sound check: Fall Out Boy returns, Candlebox's 'Long Goodbye'Jun 14, 2023 6:00 am - The Revivalists Hailing from New Orleans, the roots-inspired alternative rock of The Revivalists ("All My Friends") is a perfect pairing with a night under the stars. Ca...
-
Legislative watchdog sees job as educational opportunityJun 14, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - After 15 months as Illinois' legislative inspector general, Judge Michael McCuskey is moving to Springfield. Since he first assumed the role in February 20...
-
After days of delays, city moves migrant families from North Side to Daley CollegeJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - Three busloads of migrant families were moved from the High Ridge YMCA on the North Side to to Daley College, at 76th and Pulaski in West Lawn. The buses left the YMCA j...