CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago transportation officials have added public art pieces paying tribute the the city’s history at two Chicago Transit Authority train stops. One is a series of glass panels called “Windy City Odyssey” at the Montrose Blue Line station. It shows toys and ...Read more
MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — A three-month-old snow leopard cub made her debut on an unusually cool day at Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago. Ahava (Ah-ha-vah), which means “love” in Hebrew, has been kept behind the scenes as she bonded with her mother, Malaya. Ahava on Wednesday explored her ...Read more
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois attorney general has filed a lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juice Man, alleging deceptive marketing practices aimed at enticing youth. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Cook County against the California-based company. The move ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago City Council has approved a plan to preserve housing options for low-income residents living near the planned Obama Presidential Center. Council members voted in favor of the plan Wednesday. The move follows years of back and forth between the city and activists ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Firearm owners in Illinois will not have to worry about their FOID cards expiring before they can be renewed. The Illinois State Police say due to COVID-19, rules regarding FOID cards and Conceal-Carry have been updated. They say if your FOID expiration date was after ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago anti-violence group is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the killing of an 8-year-old girl shot in the back during Labor Day weekend. Early Walker, the founder of the group I’m Telling, Don’t Shoot, announced the reward Friday ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — More than 800 nurses have walked off the job at Chicago’s University of Illinois Hospital after the latest contract negotiations aimed at averting the strike end with an impasse. Dozens of nurses began picketing around the hospital Saturday morning after the 14-hour ...Read more
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — Fall enrollment at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign totals 52,331, surpassing by more than 1,000 the record set last year despite the mixture of in-person and online instruction resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. University officials say the rise in ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Police Department is launching two programs aimed at preventing issues that may lead to suicides or excessive force by officers. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the “Officer Support System” was recently launched in the 5th District and will roll out across ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago plans to begin replacing toxic lead water pipes across the city after decades of hiding downplaying the potential health threat to the public. The Department of Water Management on Wednesday shared with the Chicago Tribune its plans to replace 750 of the roughly 400,000 ...Read more
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