SORT Order Oldest FirstNewest First Has Video - Any -YesNo FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any -Arts & EntertainmentBusinessCrime & LawEducationHealthPoliticsScience & NatureSports Keyword(s) Mar 18, 2024 Paramount Theatre Plays Host to Sensational Production of ‘Billy Elliot, The Musical’: Review The run of this grand-scale Paramount production ends on March 24 and, if at all possible, I urge you to try and catch what is one of the most superb shows I’ve seen this season. Mar 18, 2024 Donald Trump’s Lawyers Say It’s Impossible for Him to Post Bond Covering $454 Million Civil Fraud Judgment With interest, Trump owes $456.8 million. In all, he and co-defendants, including his company, sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr. and other executives, owe $467.3 million. To obtain a bond, they would be required to post collateral worth $557 million, Trump’s lawyers said. Mar 18, 2024 Prosecutors Planning to Call Ex-Ald. and Federal Informant Danny Solis as Witness in Michael Madigan Corruption Trial Federal prosecutors disclosed in a motion Monday that they do indeed plan to call Solis as a witness, marking a shift in strategy after they opted against calling him last year to testify against his former colleague, longtime 14th Ward Ald. Ed Burke. Mar 18, 2024 Pay $2.25M to Family of Man Shot and Killed by Officer After 2014 Foot Chase, Chicago Alderpeople Agree In all, the City Council will consider paying $52.7 million to resolve four lawsuits that allege a wide range of police misconduct. The city’s insurance company is set to pay $25 million of that total. Mar 18, 2024 United Airlines CEO Tries to Reassure Customers That the Airline is Safe Despite Recent Incidents CEO Scott Kirby said the airline was already planning an extra day of training for pilots starting in May and changes in training curriculum for newly hired mechanics. In a memo to customers on Monday, Kirby tried to reassure travelers that safety is the airline's top priority. Mar 18, 2024 Chicago Officials Evict Just 3 Migrants From City Shelters, as Uncertainty Continues Twenty-seven people were allowed to stay after they presented evidence that they had applied for public benefits that will make it possible for them to secure more permanent housing. Four others were allowed to stay because they are pregnant or have a disability, officials said. Mar 18, 2024 4 People Killed by Gunfire Across Chicago Over the Weekend: Police According to Chicago Police Department figures, 16 people were shot in 14 separate incidents between 6 p.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday. Mar 18, 2024 Police Pursuits Cost Chicago Taxpayers $51.4M From 2019 to 2023 as Toll is Set to Nearly Double: Analysis The Chicago City Council is set to consider paying $45 million to resolve a lawsuit that alleges an unauthorized chase left a 15-year-old boy with a traumatic brain injury, unable to walk or talk. Mar 16, 2024 From 4-Leaf Clovers to Unexpected History, All You Need to Know About St. Patrick’s Day The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in the United States, where parades take place in cities around the country and all kinds of foods and drinks are given an emerald hue. Mar 16, 2024 Diversity, Judicial Appointments at Issue in Illinois’ 1st District Supreme Court Race The matchup between 1st District Appellate Justice Jesse Reyes and state Supreme Court Justice Joy Cunningham has turned up the volume on a conversation about diversity on the state Supreme Court. Mar 16, 2024 From Funeral Home to Comedy Club, Here Are Some of Chicago’s Most Interesting Polling Places Of the nearly 1,300 polling places across Chicago for Tuesday’s primary election, there will be a few private businesses that offer up their space for voters. Mar 16, 2024 Sisters in Cinema Celebrates Visibility and Representation in Filmmaking at New South Shore Media Center A nonprofit celebrating the work of Black women and gender-nonconforming media makers opened its doors Friday. The Sisters in Cinema Media Arts Center, 2310 E. 75th St., will offer screenings and workshops to the community. Mar 15, 2024 Week in Review: Illinoisans Prepare to Head to the Polls; Migrant Evictions From City Shelters Set to Begin Sunday Previewing the big Election Day races. Is the migrant shelter measles outbreak under control? And the Bears could build a domed lakefront stadium. Mar 15, 2024 Chicago Artist Honors Sinéad O’Connor With ‘Psalms for an Irish Girl’ “I’m so proud of being Irish when I think of her, her music, her principles, what she stood for and what it cost her,” artist Tony Fitzpatrick said. Mar 15, 2024 Pritzker Announces $900M Plan to Demolish, Rebuild Stateville and Logan Prisons An independent report identified Illinois’ Stateville and Logan prisons as outdated and in need of costly repairs. Load More Thanks to our sponsors: