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A student gets her temperature checked as she arrives for the first day of classes at Southside Occupational High School in Chicago on Jan. 11, 2021.

School district and union talks fall apart as Lightfoot pushes reopening to Tuesday

February 1, 2021 at 5:06 a.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has ordered all Chicago Public Schools teachers who don't have permission to stay home due to medical concerns to come back to the classroom Monday, setting up...

Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020.

Chicago moves to phase 4 of COVID-19 regulations, indoor dining restrictions remain

January 31, 2021 at 2:34 p.m.

Chicago moved to phase four of the state's reopening plan Sunday, even as restrictions on indoor dining remain in place. The shift means the city's nonessential services curfew has been...

Cashier Goreth Nibarore works at Dill Pickle Food Co-Op in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood on Jan. 8, 2021.

After the success of Logan Square’s Dill Pickle, residents across the Chicago area are looking to launch food co-ops. ‘There is an outcry for a different system.’

January 31, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.

In a city with a grocery store on almost every block, the bright green lights that frame Dill Pickle Food Co-Op Market & Deli shine on a steady flow of...

Ice formations reveal unusual shapes along the breakwater near Belmont Harbor in Chicago, Jan. 28, 2021.

Winter storm warning declared as heavy, wet snow 5-9 inches deep to blanket Chicago area Saturday into Sunday

January 30, 2021 at 8:55 a.m.

Another strong winter storm is expected this weekend with snow potentially reaching up to 9 inches in the Chicago area, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service declared...

A man clears snow near Western Ave., following several inches of snowfall in Chicago, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Otra fuerte nevada rumbo a Chicago

January 29, 2021 at 4:38 p.m.

Otra tormenta invernal se espera para este fin de semana en el área de Chicago, con una acumulación de nieve que podría alcanzar hasta 9 pulgadas, según el Servicio Meteorológico...

Raul Montes Sr., longtime Little Village activist who also worked for Chuy Garcia, dies

January 29, 2021 at 1:49 p.m.

Raul Montes Sr., 72, a longtime Little Village activist who also worked with U.S. Rep Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, died from COVID-19 last week, according to family. Jose Montes said his...

Illinois man caught on TikTok video fighting National Guard at Capitol arrested

January 27, 2021 at 9:35 p.m.

An Illinois man who allegedly appears in a TikTok video fighting National Guard officials outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been arrested, according to federal authorities. Mathew Capsel,...

Francisca Lino, center, gathers with supporters for a news conference outside Adalberto Memorial United Methodist Church on Jan. 27, 2021, in Chicago.

Woman who lived at Chicago church for years goes home — for 3 days — then returns after judge bars enforcement of Biden deportation moratorium

March 11, 2024 at 1:49 p.m.

After almost four years of living in a Humboldt Park church to avoid deportation, Francisca Lino finally returned to her Romeoville home Saturday after President Joe Biden's 100-day moratorium on...

Pedestrians walk along Wacker Drive as snow falls in Chicago's Loop on Jan. 26, 2021.

Some areas of Chicago top 6 inches of snow as storm tails off, but lake-effect snow expected to continue into Wednesday

January 26, 2021 at 7:20 p.m.

Chicagoans woke up Tuesday to wet, lacy snow draping their neighborhoods, but many commiserated about having to go to work or school after the biggest snowstorm in two years swept...

4 to 8 inches forecast overnight for Chicago’s northern neighborhoods and near the lake as biggest snowstorm in 2 years hits

January 26, 2021 at 12:47 a.m.

What's expected to be the biggest snowstorm to hit the Chicago area in about two years started in the far south suburbs before rush hour Monday, with the storm system...

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