Despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s announcement of ticketing relief during the pandemic, thousands received parking citations anyway: ‘It’s a betrayal, just absolutely ridiculous’

Mayor Lightfoot announced plans to stop ticketing cars during the pandemic. But the city issued thousands when the public was told they’d be getting a break. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Students are getting too much screen time while remote learning in Chicago Public Schools, but in-person services still pose COVID-19 risk, CTU says

Students sometimes struggle to stay focused, or even stay awake in class, one teacher said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Lawry’s among the latest Chicago restaurants and bars to close permanently due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic toll. Here’s our running list.

Here is a running list of Chicago-area bars and restaurants that have closed for economic reasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Joe Biden headed to Manitowoc Monday for second Wisconsin visit

Joe Biden’s campaign announced Sunday that the Democratic presidential nominee would be campaigning in Manitowoc, a city of about 32,000 about 80 miles north of Milwaukee. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

3 injured in South Austin shooting, police say

Three people were injured Saturday night in a drive-by shooting on the West Side, according to Chicago police. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

2 dead, 12 wounded in separate shootings, including 3 injured overnight at a gathering on South Side

Two people were fatally wounded, and at least 12 others were injured in shootings since late Friday afternoon, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Rogers Park man charged with Magnificent Mile looting

Rogers Park man charged with Magnificent Mile looting Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago suburbs warn ComEd: It’s time to pay up on local utility taxes

More than 50 Chicago suburbs are demanding ComEd pay them local utility taxes they say they’re owed. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Woman whose severed head found in luggage in Markham identified by coroner’s office

The identity of a 31-year-old woman whose remains were stuffed in duffel bags and brought to Chicago by the murder suspect aboard a Greyhound bus have been released. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

COVID-19′s toll on Illinois’ health care field: A memorial to 44 of those who died

More than 100 lives of professionals working in the health care field have died in Illinois since COVID-19 began its deadly march through the state in March, according to public health officials, who said the exact figure is likely higher. They include nurses, doctors, medical assistants, technicians, therapists and other support staff who clean rooms,…

Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Bars and indoor dining to return in Will and Kankakee counties as COVID-19 positivity rate comes down

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

‘Serious injury’ crash involving motorcycle shuts outbound Kennedy Expressway at Addison

A crash involving a motorcycle resulted in serious injuries Thursday morning and shut down the outbound Kennedy Expressway south of the Irving Park neighborhood, according to state police. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Campaign trail tracker: Where Trump, Biden and their running mates have traveled in presidential race’s final weeks

In the final sprint ahead of the Nov. 3 election, both President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden have ramped up their campaign travel despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Starting in September, Biden abandoned his months-long virtual campaign from his basement in Delaware while Trump has accelerated his travel and is once again welcoming…

Man shot, another stabbed in separate attacks in downtown Chicago overnight

One man was stabbed and another was shot in separate attacks in downtown Chicago Wednesday night and early Thursday, according to police. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,941 new known COVID-19 cases and 35 more deaths reported as Big Ten football set to come back alongside ‘significant medical protocols’

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Two shootings in two days, a block apart in Albany Park. ‘It’s too much blood. It’s not going to stop because people don’t know how to forgive.’

Mariuxi Benitez heard seven gunshots. Her teenage daughter thought it sounded like two guns firing. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Visitor to Chicago comes to the aid of man shot in drive-by at Morse ‘L’ station. ‘I’ve never been around gunshots that close in the city.”

Troy Laird used a water bottle from a friend to wash his bloody hands outside the Morse “L” station in Rogers Park. The glass door of the station was shattered from a drive-by shooting that killed a man Tuesday night. Inside lay Laird’s T-shirt he had used in vain to save the man’s life. Top…

Chicago Ethics Board to enforce ban that would prohibit elected officials outside the city from lobbying City Hall

Chicago’s Ethics Board announced Tuesday it would start enforcing a ban on elected officials lobbying City Hall at the end of the month, meaning a south suburban official likely would need to either give up his elected post or stop lobbying Mayor Lori Lightfoot and aldermen on behalf of his clients to be in compliance.…

Porn, guns and racism: Days into the new school year, virtual classrooms have been disrupted by hackers and pranksters

“Our students are being attacked for just coming to class and all the protection is falling on the educators,” one teacher said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Inspector general finds failures in city’s system for promptly releasing video in police use-of-force cases

The city of Chicago has in some instances failed to release video and other evidence in excessive force cases involving Chicago Police with 60 days, as its own policy requires. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Smoke from West Coast fires reaches Illinois, turning sky a milky white

Smoke from fires rampaging on the West Coast wafted Sunday into northern Illinois, turning the sky a milky white shade and potentially making temperatures cooler. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Lawry’s opens its historic mansion for tours: How Chicago restaurants are adapting to draw you back in

How Chicago restaurants are adapting to bring customers back in during the coronavirus pandemic. A running list. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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