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Chicago’s first openly gay alderman joins several others in departing the Chicago City Council. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Federal prosecutors could rest their case in chief against R. Kelly this week as the disgraced R&B; singer’s trial moves into its second half. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Storms with “frequent lightning” and wind gusts greater than 75 miles per hour could hit the area Chicago between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., forecasters said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

A 5-year-old boy was shot in the head in Rogers Park on Sunday afternoon in Chicago, police said. A 25-year-old man was also shot. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

“Sweet” Charlie Brown, a star on the DuSable team that lost to Mount Vernon in the controversial 1954 state title game, has died. He was 86. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

The woman driving the SUV was cited for failing to stop at a stop sign, for carrying no insurance and for having an expired driver’s license. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

In recent weeks, the Chicago Police Department’s reform efforts took a one-two punch with the departures of two top officials responsible for implementing changes mandated by a 2019 consent decree Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

A 25-year-old man was charged in the Tuesday stabbing death of another man in the Near North neighborhood, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

A 50-year-old man fatally wounded through window at a restaurant Friday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood was among four people killed overnight in shootings, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

During a verbal altercation, a 30-year-old woman was shot in the knee while riding a CTA Red Line train in the Loop neighborhood shortly after midnight Saturday, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Disgraced R&B; star R. Kelly’s attorneys are slated to begin cross-examining a key witness against him Friday at his Chicago federal trial on charges relating to child pornography and obstructing justice. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

A new first-of-its-kind report details the conservation status of all 881 native tree species in the contiguous U.S. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

As temperatures continue to creep down, fall is approaching in Chicago. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Jurors in the closely watched case have so far heard from 13 witnesses, including an alleged victim who testified last week Kelly videotaped sexual encounters with her when she was just 14. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Secretary of State Jesse White also tested positive for the COVID-19 virus yesterday, according to a statement from his office. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Troy Murray and Patrick Sharp highlight a revamped Chicago Blackhawks broadcast roster filling the void left by Pat Foley and Eddie Olczyk. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Attorneys for R. Kelly attempted to pick apart the account of a witness who testified he tried to hunt down videotapes of the R&B; singer sexually assaulting a young teen girl. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

A man was stabbed in the neck by a stranger before he alerted officers on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, police said. The 36-year-old later died. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Pritzker’s political largesse comes as the governor continues to try to broaden the extent of his power in Democratic circles and as the state party aims to keep its total control of Illinois government. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

A key witness against R. Kelly has taken the stand in the disgraced R&B; superstar’s trial and is expected to testify he helped recover incriminating videotapes while Kelly was being investigated for sexual abuse. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

A man turned himself in to police Monday in connection with a crash that led to the death of three people outside the Jeffery Pub. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson has become the latest Chicago politician — and the first ever named Daley — to check in at a federal prison. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service