Chicago police Officer Ella French is killed and her partner is wounded when a routine traffic stop turns deadly. Two brothers have been charged in connection with the slaying, which...

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The mayor unveils the city’s projected budget deficit for 2022. Alderpeople talk policing in Chicago. What’s in the federal infrastructure bill for Illinois? Chicago teens learn about...

The latest on the two men charged with killing a Chicago police officer this weekend. Arguments over the state’s mask mandate for students. And vaccine mandates for some health care...

The latest in the weekend shooting death of a Chicago police officer. A major new climate change report. New research on the Jan. 6 insurrectionists. And business headlines from Crain’s.

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One-on-one with a local nonprofit leader working with young men of color whose stepson was recently killed. A guaranteed income pilot program. How white people can help reduce the wealth...

The city’s transportation department has been installing a new grid of bike routes in Belmont Cragin and Hermosa, two predominantly Latino neighborhoods on the West Side, as part of the...

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Masking returns as mandates cause immediate pushback. The Fraternal Order of Police pushes back against Gov. Pritzker’s mandate for some law enforcement. And parents are also pushing back...

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