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Work continues on the Jane Byrne Interchange in downtown Chicago on April 3, 2020.

Four months of closures on Jane Byrne starts Monday as reconstruction continues

May 27, 2020 at 7:10 p.m.

Prolonged lane closures and traffic detours are scheduled for an estimated four months as reconstruction continues on the Jane Byrne Interchange. The ramp for eastbound traffic on the Eisenhower Expressway...

Man facing charges after allegedly grabbing WGN-TV reporter and shouting profane language during live broadcast

May 26, 2020 at 12:05 p.m.

Charges have been filed against a 20-year-old man who allegedly grabbed a television reporter and shouted a vulgar statement during a live broadcast from Shorewood over the weekend. Eric Farina...

Dozens gather outside Holy Name Cathedral on May 1, 2020, to pray for churches in the Archdiocese of Chicago to reopen.

Catholic bishops across Illinois announce church reopening plans as other religious groups mull way forward

May 14, 2020 at 5:18 p.m.

The Archdiocese of Chicago and other Catholic dioceses throughout the state announced phased plans to begin reopening Catholic churches, starting in Chicago with small gatherings for baptisms, weddings, funerals and...

The Rev. Craig Robinson moves a cross in preparation for filming their Sunday service at St. James AME Church in Chicago on May 7, 2020.

Half of black churchgoers say faith has been strengthened as pandemic devastated congregations. Here’s how Chicago churches keep their spirit alive.

May 15, 2020 at 4:51 p.m.

He was scared and had good reason to be. He was over age 60. He had health issues. And the global COVID-19 death toll was mounting. So, as the Rev....

The Metro Praise International church in the Cragin neighborhood, May 11, 2020 in Chicago. The church held a service on Sunday ignoring guidelines set forth by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city will ‘take action’ if defiant churches hold in-person services despite stay-at-home orders

May 12, 2020 at 2:21 p.m.

Potentially setting up a Sunday confrontation with defiant church leaders, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city is prepared to enforce stay-at-home orders against houses of worship that continue holding...

Pastor Joseph Wyrostek, 43, sits outside the Metro Praise International Church in the Cragin neighborhood of Chicago on May 11, 2020. The church held a service on Sunday ignoring guidelines set forth by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Church leaders push back on Lightfoot and Pritzker stay-at-home orders: ‘We have to stand up for ourselves at some point’

May 12, 2020 at 6:51 a.m.

Two Chicago church leaders vowed to continue holding religious services despite social distancing requirements, and criticized Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker for not consulting them about shutting...

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Four months of closures on Jane Byrne starts Monday as reconstruction continues

Man facing charges after allegedly grabbing WGN-TV reporter and shouting profane language during live broadcast

Catholic bishops across Illinois announce church reopening plans as other religious groups mull way forward

Half of black churchgoers say faith has been strengthened as pandemic devastated congregations. Here’s how Chicago churches keep their spirit alive.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city will ‘take action’ if defiant churches hold in-person services despite stay-at-home orders

Church leaders push back on Lightfoot and Pritzker stay-at-home orders: ‘We have to stand up for ourselves at some point’

Phone prayer service launched by Chicago Catholics to connect people while church doors are closed

Judge asks state health department to inspect Cicero nursing home where 9 residents have died

Pope Francis accepts Conlon’s resignation as Diocese of Joliet’s bishop

Town of Cicero sues local nursing home, state of Illinois and Pritzker over deadly COVID-19 outbreak