Robert McCoppin

A low security unit housing ICE detainees at the Kankakee County Jail in Kankakee on Oct. 8, 2019.

Immigrant detainees remain in McHenry and Kankakee county jails while court considers appeal to keep ICE contract

December 31, 2021 at 5:44 p.m.

Immigrant detainees will continue to be held at McHenry and Kankakee county jails temporarily, while a federal court considers the counties' appeal to keep imprisoning detainees into the future. The...

A salt spreader treats a side street in Homewood Tuesday as the area received its first measurable snow of the season. The wet snow made streets slick and travel slow.

Snow blast of up to 9 inches expected to hit Chicago area Saturday

December 31, 2021 at 4:58 p.m.

The Chicago area will get its first blast of hard-core winter to greet the new year, with up to 9 inches of snow on New Year's Day, forecasters said, creating...

Alejandra Diaz helps resident Jean Pischke with her iPad at Elmhurst Extended Care Center, Dec. 22, 2021, in Elmhurst. Some nursing homes still have low COVID-19 vaccination rates for employees but this facility has all its staff members and all but one resident vaccinated, thanks in part to building relationships between staff and residents.

Despite mandates, COVID vaccination rates for nursing home workers lag behind residents, remain low at some facilities

December 27, 2021 at 9:43 a.m.

Despite mandates, COVID-19 vaccination rates among workers at many nursing homes in Illinois remain at low levels, health officials say, prompting concerns that the rise in cases statewide could again...

A box of ivermectin is shown Sept. 9, 2021, in Georgia. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed around the U.S. by people seeking to force hospitals to give their COVID-stricken loved ones ivermectin, a drug for parasites that has been promoted by conservative commentators as a treatment despite a lack of conclusive evidence that it helps people with the virus.

Family that lost mother to COVID-19 continues court fight for father to receive ivermectin treatment

December 24, 2021 at 4:34 p.m.

The family of a man hospitalized with COVID-19 who lost his wife to the disease is seeking a court order to get the controversial drug ivermectin as a treatment at...

A thin blue line patch is stitched onto the uniform of a Mount Prospect sergeant as he guards the entrance to the village hall before a meeting of the village board to vote on the patch Aug. 10, 2021.

Mount Prospect thin blue line police patches — ordered removed from uniforms — now being sold for charity, sparking further debate

December 18, 2021 at 8:04 a.m.

Mount Prospect police uniform patches featuring the thin blue line flag, which the village board voted this summer to remove amid controversy, were put on sale recently to raise money...

Arlington Park International Racecourse in Arlington Heights on Sept. 29, 2021.

State rejects Arlington International’s OTB parlors, citing owner’s shutdown of horse racing at what could become site of Bears’ new home

October 8, 2022 at 11:33 a.m.

Regulators on Thursday turned down Arlington International Racecourse's request to operate off-track betting parlors in Illinois next year, citing its shutdown of live horse racing at the track. The Illinois...

Cresco Labs employee Nicholas Stankus counts out cash received for a medical cannabis sale on Dec. 30, 2019.

Illinois’ top cannabis official Toi Hutchinson leaves post to head national lobbying group that helped draw up law making pot legal in state

December 15, 2021 at 6:35 p.m.

The top marijuana official in Illinois, Toi Hutchinson, is leaving her state job to work for the national lobbying group that led the push to legalize cannabis in the state....

All Stories