‘You’re very lucky. Very lucky,’ cop tells Uber driver after car is shot up and passenger killed

A man was shot and killed early Monday after he got into an Uber in the 1200 block of West Leland Avenue in the Sheridan Park neighborhood on the North Side. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Lockport police ask residents to look for hidden weapons following Friday’s shooting incident

An AK-47 style pistol loaded with 7.62 rounds was recovered Friday and two more weapons were recovered Saturday after a resident in the subdivision discovered one of the weapons in their garbage can. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

New details emerge in killings of prominent Oak Park attorney couple found stabbed to death in their home

Details emerge in murders of prominent Oak Park attorney couple Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Teens carjacked at gunpoint in Morton Grove driveway, police say

Two teenage boys were the target of an armed carjacking and robbery in the driveway of a Morton Grove home earlier this month, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

With deadline looming, Chicago is badly lagging in census response, especially in communities of color

With the census deadline looming, responses in the city of Chicago are still substantially behind the rest of the state, particularly in communities of color that stand to be hit the hardest by the consequences of an undercount. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Arrest made, no one hit after Chicago police officers exchange gunfire with individual on Far South Side

Chicago police officers fired shots at someone after police said the person shot at officers Saturday morning on the Far South Side, according to the Chicago Police Department. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

2 wounded Saturday morning in shooting on West Side

Two men were wounded in a shooting Saturday morning in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

CPS first-day attendance down from last year as remote learning begins; some schools see fewer than 50% of students participate

Citywide, 84.2% of students attended a remote learning class Tuesday, increasing to 90.2% Thursday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,145 new known COVID-19 cases and 32 additional deaths reported

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

Former Chicago Public Schools chief of staff pleads guilty to charges of lying to FBI

A former top aide to Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of lying to the FBI about whether he passed secret bid information about a massive $1 billion custodial contract to an operative working for one of the bidders. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Pritzker to announce new support for residents who’ve lost jobs due to COVID-19; 10 things science has learned about the virus so far

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

Armed man holed up inside South Loop building

A man with a gun is holed up inside a South Loop building late Thursday morning, officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

FBI refuses to give records of its ‘ongoing criminal investigation’ into Jussie Smollett attack to city

The FBI has refused to turn over records of its investigation into the alleged hoax attack on actor Jussie Smollett to the city of Chicago, arguing that doing so could jeopardize on “ongoing criminal investigation” into the bombshell case, records filed in federal court show. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Attorney General William Barr credits Operation Legend for recent dip in homicides at Chicago briefing

Sounding the Trump administration’s tough-on-crime theme, Attorney General William Barr claimed Wednesday during a visit to Chicago that the federal Operation Legend program has led directly to a significant drop in shootings in the violence-torn city over the past five weeks. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago aldermen adopt ban on sale of flavored vaping products

Flavored vaping products favored by teens will be banned on shelves at Chicago stores, but flavored tobacco such as menthol cigarettes can still be sold under rules the City Council passed on Wednesday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago police union endorses President Trump’s re-election bid

Chicago’s police union, like its umbrella organization the national Fraternal Order of Police, has endorsed Republican President Donald Trump’s reelection bid, potentially helping to boost his pro-cop, law-and-order message. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Chicago Public Schools begin remote learning; 1,392 new known cases of COVID-19, 7 additional deaths reported Tuesday

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

Chicago adds Kentucky to city’s travel quarantine order; removes California, Puerto Rico

The city of Chicago added Kentucky to its mandatory quarantine order and removed California and Puerto Rico, officials announced Tuesday. The new addition will be effective Friday, when the list will cover 21 states, according to a Chicago Department of Public Health press release. The removal of the two states applies immediately. Top Featured Tags:…

Chicago violence: 51 shot, 9 fatally, most over Labor Day weekend since 2016

At least 51 people were shot, nine fatally, in shootings over the Labor Day Weekend, according to data kept by the Tribune. Two women also were stabbed to death over the holiday weekend.The youngest shooting victim, a 4-year-old boy, was injured Friday during the start of the holiday weekendThe youngest killed was an 8-year-old girl…

Police: North Chicago man, 18, fatally shot and neighbor, 77, also wounded during attack

An 18-year-old man was killed and a 77-year-old woman was injured Sunday night during a shooting in North Chicago. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Teaching to empty classrooms: For some educators, giving lessons from school to students watching from home ‘helps it look and feel more normal’

Many teachers say they prefer to work from their schools; unions want teachers to have a choice. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

On Labor Day, supporters optimistic about completing Pullman National Monument work: ‘A game changer for our community’

State and local officials, as well as project stakeholders, were expected to speak near the clock tower building and sprawling factory grounds, a fitting location for a holiday spurred by the labor movement. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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