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Election judge Anthony Millspaugh stands in an empty polling place the morning of Election Day at the Roden Library in the 41st Ward on April 4, 2023, in Chicago.

Election Day in Chicago: Live updates as voters head to the polls

April 4, 2023 at 8:12 p.m.

The threat of severe weather didn't affect city voter turnout Tuesday in a bitterly contested runoff race for mayor, though storms did temporarily knock out power to four polling places....

Alderman candidate Cornell Dantzler, left, talks to Abdalla Turner about voting at Joy Auto Service on March 28, 2023, in Washington Heights.

South Side pastors compete for 6th Ward seat, Pritzker-backed organizer battles retired firefighter in 21st

April 1, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

In a pair of South Side aldermanic runoff races, voters in the 6th Ward will choose between two ministers while those in the 21st are deciding between a community organizer...

After arrest for striking officer, fleeing the scene, man tries to escape police station through ceiling grate, authorities say

March 19, 2023 at 4:15 p.m.

A South Side man wanted on two Texas arrest warrants backed his registered BMW sedan into a Chicago police officer in an attempt to flee an investigative stop on DuSable...

Dr. Glenn Bynum chats with boxer Alan Espinoza while doing a health assessment before the start of the Chicago Golden Gloves boxing tournament on March 8, 2023, in Cicero.

At 87, Golden Gloves doctor has examined some of the boxing world’s most exciting fighters on their way to greatness. He still works ringside today.

March 19, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Just hours before the start of the preliminary rounds of the Golden Gloves centennial tournament, the back room of Cicero Stadium is a crowded jumble of ambition and nerves. At...

Northbrook Court, seen here on July 13, 2022, was evacuated Sunday afternoon after authorities received a bomb threat, village officials said.

Legal experts fear Chicago’s slow police reforms could lead to a Tyre Nichols incident here 8 years after Laquan McDonald firestorm

January 31, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

The video-recorded killing of Tyre Nichols that led to charges against police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, stirred echoes all the way in Chicago, where eight years ago another recorded death...

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Election Day in Chicago: Live updates as voters head to the polls

South Side pastors compete for 6th Ward seat, Pritzker-backed organizer battles retired firefighter in 21st

After arrest for striking officer, fleeing the scene, man tries to escape police station through ceiling grate, authorities say

At 87, Golden Gloves doctor has examined some of the boxing world’s most exciting fighters on their way to greatness. He still works ringside today.

Fake bomb threat clears Northbrook Court mall Sunday

Candidates in City Council races for 6th and 21st wards seek to recapture glory of city’s Black middle class

Change ahead for South Side lakefront as candidates vie for 3 open City Council seats

Suspected spy balloons trigger UFO watch over Chicago skies

Day after historic Grammys’ win, Chicago fans get chance at Beyonce tickets

Legal experts fear Chicago’s slow police reforms could lead to a Tyre Nichols incident here 8 years after Laquan McDonald firestorm