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Arya Jennens, 13, a freshman at Evanston Township High School, keeps a white board with her schedule on the wall at her home in in Evanston on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020.

‘A little awkward’: Schools begin a new year, many with remote learning and a different feel due to impact of coronavirus

August 18, 2020 at 7:26 a.m.

Arya Jennens was looking forward to meeting other students on her first day of high school Monday. That became impossible when Evanston Township High School canceled in-person classes in favor...

Flat mail trays are seen in the parking lot of Chicago's Ravenswood Station U.S. post office on Aug. 13, 2020.

You’re a college student planning to vote by mail in Illinois. What if COVID-19 sends you home but your ballot goes to your college?

August 14, 2020 at 6:07 a.m.

College students hoping to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election face extra uncertainty this year as campuses shift plans because of the coronavirus pandemic. Even so, students...

A damaged car is surrounded by downed tree branches on North Hamilton Avenue, Aug. 11, 2020, after a powerful storm tore through the area Monday evening in the West Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. A tornado was also confirmed to have touched down in Rogers Park Monday according to the National Weather Service.

Officials confirm 4 more tornadoes, at least 7 injured in Monday storms; 82,000 without power Thursday as northern Illinois continues cleanup

August 13, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

People across northern Illinois were still dealing with the aftermath of storms that saw at least 15 tornadoes touch down Monday, with at least seven injuries confirmed and thousands still...

A Chicago police marine unit searches Lake Michigan at Diversey Harbor for a missing swimmer Aug. 6, 2020. The body of Patrick Louis Tedeski, 15, was found the following day.

Body found in Lake Michigan near Belmont Harbor identified as 15-year-old from DePaul College Prep

August 11, 2020 at 6:04 p.m.

A body found Friday in Lake Michigan was identified as 15-year-old Patrick Louis Tedeski, a boy who had disappeared last week near Diversey Harbor. Authorities pulled Patrick's body from the...

As fall classes begin at Notre Dame, campus sees first case of COVID-19 and school president apologizes for social distancing error in group photo

August 10, 2020 at 7:51 p.m.

Less than a week after the University of Notre Dame opened its dorms, a returning student tested positive for COVID-19 and six close contacts are under quarantine, despite the school's...

The Chicago Police Marine units search Lake Michigan at Diversey Harbor for a missing swimmer in Chicago on Aug. 6, 2020.

Body of 16-year-old boy found in Lake Michigan near Belmont Harbor, police say

August 7, 2020 at 7:59 p.m.

The body of a 16-year-old boy was found Friday morning in Lake Michigan near Belmont Harbor, according to police, days after a teenage boy disappeared in the lake less than...

A Chicago police marine unit searches the lake near Diversey Harbor for a missing teenager.

Search still on for body of DePaul College Prep teen who disappeared near Diversey Harbor, prompting prayer vigil; new city fencing installed to deter swimmers

August 6, 2020 at 4:54 p.m.

Chicago police continued the search Thursday for the body of a teenage boy who disappeared Monday in Lake Michigan near Diversey Harbor and who school officials said was a student...

Students tour an exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie in 2019.

Illinois Holocaust Museum to hold annual fundraiser online this fall because of COVID-19

August 5, 2020 at 12:34 p.m.

The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie announced Wednesday it plans to host its annual soiree virtually this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The event is free...

Anicia Miller, 18, and other public housing residents get computers and school supplies at the Chicago Housing Authority college send-off on Aug. 4, 2020. Miller, a graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep, plans to attend Harvard University with a major in biomedical engineering.

Public housing residents celebrate students heading off to college despite COVID-19: ‘It really means a lot and it motivates me’

August 4, 2020 at 5:59 p.m.

College freshmen are facing unprecedented adjustments this year due to COVID-19. But for 18-year-old Anicia Miller, who's lived in public housing all her life, the overjoyed feeling she gets thinking...

Diona Bueno. left, mother of Kenny Paterimos, is consoled by her attorney, John J. Corbett, while her sons and Kenny's brothers, Santiago Bueno, second from right, and Anthony Paterimos, listen during a zoom press conference on Aug. 3, 2020 in Palatine. The family announced they have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the defendant charged with his murder.

Family of man stabbed to death outside Fulton River District bar in February files wrongful death lawsuit against suspect, bar

August 5, 2020 at 11:14 a.m.

The family of a man stabbed to death in February outside a Fulton River District bar filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against the suspect and the bar, asking both...

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