Viral photo of Cook County Jail inmates shoveling sparks backlash
After a dozen days of snow hit Chicago and temperatures began their swift descent to below zero, a photo of inmates shoveling snow outside Cook County Jail with what the...
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‘If you don’t have to be outside, don’t’: Chicago braces for brutal temperatures
Chicago is bracing for bitter cold nearing record-low temperatures this week. One of the coldest air masses in years will drop temperatures to around 23 below zero by Tuesday night,...
The fallout from ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ was immediate. Will fans renounce him for good this time?
The fallout from “Surviving R. Kelly” was immediate and the backlash unmistakable. In the wake of the six-hour Lifetime documentary series, the aftershocks keep coming. Millions of people tuned in...
Se sentirán -15?F para este día de Martin Luther King Jr.
La nevada ya pasó, pero deja en Chicago el impacto del aire frío. Las temperaturas más bajas de esta racha ocurrirán la noche del domingo, con un pronóstico de 1?F...
Erykah Badu draws boos at Chicago concert after commenting on R. Kelly
Singer-songwriter Erykah Badu elicited boos from a Chicago crowd after bringing up R. Kelly at a Saturday night concert in his hometown, according to fans in attendance. A few songs...
Major CTA delays after switching problem
Major delays hit multiple CTA train lines Sunday morning after a switching issue near the Jarvis stop. There were no injuries, and passengers on the stopped train just north of...
Major CTA delays after switching problem
Red Line service between Howard and Belmont was temporarily suspended Sunday morning after a switching issue near the Jarvis stop. There were no injuries, and passengers on the stopped train...
Stories of Chicago-area people hit by government shutdown
The effects of a government shutdown with no end in sight are seeping into the everyday lives of Chicagoans. As the shutdown continued into its fourth week, with President Donald...
R. Kelly attorney says studio inspection ‘uneventful,’ despite city finding building used as residence
R. Kelly’s lawyer Melvin Sims held a brief news conference Thursday afternoon claiming there was no evidence the R & B singer’s Near West Side recording studio was used as...
‘He wanted to be the go-to guy.’ State trooper killed when he stopped to help others in I-294 crash
Illinois State Police Trooper Christopher Lambert’s friends and family will miss going on fishing trips with him to Lake Michigan and buying him his favorite craft beer. They’ll picture him...