Karen Ann Cullotta

19-year-old man killed in Bronzeville shooting is identified

April 13, 2021 at 10:14 a.m.

A 19-year-old man who died Monday night in a shooting in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the city's South Side was identified by authorities Tuesday morning. Officers responded to a call...

Illinois State Police investigating fatal shooting by officer in Stephenson County

April 12, 2021 at 8:22 p.m.

Illinois State Police are investigating a recent fatal shooting by police of a 52-year-old man outside a bank in Stephenson County, authorities said Monday. The Stephenson County sheriff's office asked...

Rod Moyer says goodbye to his daughter, Ra'Nhi, 6, a kindergartener, outside Saucedo Scholastic Academy on March 1, 2021, as Chicago Public Schools opened to tens of thousands of kindergarten through fifth graders.

Almost all Illinois schools have now resumed some in-person classes. But will rising COVID-19 numbers see districts close up again?

April 9, 2021 at 3:05 p.m.

Nearly 13 months after COVID-19 abruptly shut schools across Illinois, almost all of the state's 1.9 million public school students are back in the classroom and receiving some form of...

Susan Raphael — pictured with her children Jacob, 13, from left, and twins Jeanette and Lily, 10, outside their Oak Park home — is among parents who intend to keep their children out of school during mandated assessments this spring.

Parents and unions call for boycott over schools’ plans for in-person standardized tests this spring: ‘A waste of our time’

April 9, 2021 at 1:43 p.m.

When Percy Julian Middle School in Oak Park began welcoming students back earlier this year on a limited basis, Susan Raphael was excited her 13-year-old son would finally resume in-person...

Jeep slams into Fire Department vehicle in Bronzeville, triggering 7-vehicle wreck, 3 injuries

April 2, 2021 at 10:24 p.m.

Three men were injured Friday evening when a driver ran into a Chicago Fire Department vehicle with its lights and sirens activated, triggering a seven-vehicle crash in the Bronzeville neighborhood...

Chicago police say officers chased a suspect on foot to this location in the 5200 block of West Eddy Street early March 31, 2021. The chase ended in the suspect being fatally shot.

Man fatally shot by police in Portage Park after ‘producing handgun’ during foot pursuit identified

April 2, 2021 at 10:15 p.m.

A 22-year-old armed man who was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer during a foot pursuit in the Portage Park neighborhood was identified Friday, officials said. Anthony Alvarez, 22,...

COVID-19 surveillance testing is conducted at the SafeGuard Surveillance lab in Brookfield on Thursday.

An $11 saliva test for COVID-19 helped dozens of Chicago-area schools reopen. So why are administrators scrambling to defend it now?

April 4, 2021 at 9:35 p.m.

Facing immense pressure to keep classrooms open, dozens of schools across the Chicago region have relied on a crucial service: routine COVID-19 screenings conducted by SafeGuard Surveillance. The company, founded...

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