Congressional races: Jesse Jackson’s son clinches nomination, Delia Ramirez wins and Danny Davis ahead in tight fight to keep his seat

Three Chicago-based congressional seats have competitive Democratic primaries. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Primary Election Day kicks off with few voters, delayed starts at some Chicago polling places

Tuesday’s election, coming just a few days before the Fourth of July holiday weekend, is the latest Illinois has held a primary since at least the Great Depression. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Walgreens decides not to sell its massive Boots business

Walgreens Boots Alliance has decided not to sell its huge United Kingdom Boots business, after months of floating the idea. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Cook County returns to high COVID-19 alert level as hospitalizations increase

Cook County is back at high level of COVID-19 transmission and hospitalizations, the CDC said. The county had been moved to “medium” in mid-June. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

3 wounded in Lakeview East shooting early Monday, police say

Three people were shot on Clark Street, in an area near the Pride Parade route, early Monday as celebrations were winding down. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Woman fatally stabbed in Back of the Yards, police say

A 22-year-old woman was fatally stabbed during a physical altercation in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Sunday night, according to police. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Even before the primary votes are in, a pitched battle is brewing over cultural issues between the GOP and Democrats

Gov. J.B. Pritzker warns more rights might be taken away. Darren Bailey says Illinoisans tired of failed government. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

U.S. Rep. Mary Miller’s ‘white life’ comment is latest controversy in her short two years in Congress

Mary Miller previously faced calls for her resignation after she said Adolf Hitler ‘was right on one thing.’ Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Child, 4, dies in house fire in West Humboldt Park. Three other children and two adults injured.

A 4-year-old boy was killed and five other people — three of them children — were injured in a fire in the city’s West Humboldt Park neighborhood, authorities said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Daywatch Special Edition: Chicago in the new millennium

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some highlights from the Chicago Tribune’s archives in honor of the newspaper’s 175th anniversary. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

1 dead, 2 wounded at WeatherTech in Bolingbrook, suspect in custody, cops say

A person was fatally shot and two others were wounded early Saturday at a WeatherTech facility in Bolingbrook and the suspect was in custody, according to a Bolingbrook Police Department spokesman. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. What’s the impact on abortion access for Illinois, its residents and neighboring states?

Abortion rights have been firmly ensconced in Illinois law, which has some of the least-restrictive rules in the nation. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Hundreds of demonstrators rally in Naperville against Supreme Court decision that overturns Roe v. Wade

Roe v. Wade decision sparks pro-choice rally in Naperville. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions

The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Read the Dobbs v. Jackson decision: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions

The Supreme Court ruled Friday on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case focused on a Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

With Roe overturned, a new Illinois nonprofit has begun providing free light aircraft flights for patients traveling to get an abortion

Elevated Access in early June flew its first abortion patient from Oklahoma to terminate a pregnancy in Kansas, its executive director said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Evanston student charged with disorderly conduct, but no hate crime, after nooses were found outside Haven Middle School, police say

No hate crime charges were included following the conclusion of the Evanston Police Department’s investigation of three nooses hung at Haven Middle School on May 13. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

That’s not Asian carp, that’s ‘copi’: Unpopular fish getting a makeover

Illinois and partner organizations kicked off a market-tested campaign to rechristen as “copi” four species previously known collectively as Asian carp, hoping the new label will make them more attractive to U.S. consumers. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Feds ask for relatively light 15-year prison term for ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris in child abuse case

Citing former “Cheer” star Jerry’s Harris’ own traumatic childhood, prosecutors have asked a federal judge to sentence him to a relatively lenient 15 years in prison. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Body pulled from Lake Michigan, police say

Authorities recovered the body of an unidentified man around 30-years-old in Lake Michigan waters near 31st Street Beach, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

After deaths in a building for seniors during May’s heatwave, Chicago City Council set to vote on new cooling requirements

The changes were proposed by Ald. Maria Hadden after three women were found dead in their apartments in a senior housing facility in Rogers Park in May. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Boy, 15, injured after gunfire flies through West Chatham window

A 15-year-old boy was in serious condition after he was struck by gunfire through a window into a West Chatham residence early Monday morning, according to Chicago police. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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