SORT Order Oldest FirstNewest First Has Video - Any -YesNo FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any -Arts & EntertainmentBusinessCrime & LawEducationHealthPoliticsScience & NatureSports Keyword(s) Jun 24, 2024 Second Installment of 2023 Cook County Property Tax Bills Set to Arrive on Time Property tax bills for Cook County residents are available online at cookcountytreasurer.com and should hit mailboxes this week. Jun 24, 2024 Car Dealerships in North America Revert to Pens and Paper After Cyberattacks on Hoffman Estates-Based Software Provider CDK Global, a company that provides software for thousands of auto dealers in the U.S. and Canada, was hit by back-to-back cyberattacks Wednesday. That led to an outage that has continued to impact operations. Jun 24, 2024 Pair of 16-Year-Old Boys Among 8 People Killed by Gunfire Over Weekend Across Chicago: Police According to the Chicago Police Department, 31 people were shot in 25 separate shooting incidents between Friday and Sunday evenings. Jun 24, 2024 Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer Died Sunday, Family Announces Deer’s family announced his passing on social media Sunday. He was 51 years old. Jun 24, 2024 Chicago Police Department Revises Plan to Handle Protests Around DNC After Reform Groups Object The revised policy represents a “substantial improvement” over the original policy, according to a coalition of police reform groups that challenged the policy in federal court. Jun 21, 2024 Week in Review: Illinois GOP Chair Quits, Mayor Creates Chicago Reparations Task Force Mayor Brandon Johnson creates a task force to get the ball rolling on reparations. President Joe Biden moves to protect “dreamers” and long-time undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens. And Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy quits. Jun 21, 2024 16-Year-Old Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of 7-Year-Old Boy on Chicago’s Near West Side A 16-year-old has been charged with first-degree in murder in the shooting death of a 7-year-old boy on the Near West Side earlier this week, police announced Friday. Jun 21, 2024 How Joe Biden and Donald Trump are Taking Very Different Approaches to Preparing for Next Week’s Debate The CNN debate will be full of firsts, with the potential to reshape the presidential race. Never before in the modern era have two presumptive nominees met on the debate stage so early in the general election season. Never before have two White House contenders faced off at such advanced ages, with widespread questions about their readiness. Jun 21, 2024 Border Encounters Down 25% Since Biden Announced Asylum Restrictions, Border Agency Says The announcement is a welcome development for President Joe Biden, whose executive action on June 4 that shut off access to asylum for migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally sought to address an ongoing crisis that has become a significant political challenge. Jun 21, 2024 GOP Convention Security in Milwaukee Will Allow Guns Within Outer Perimeter, Sets Parade Route for Demonstrators The plan calls for two perimeters that extend for blocks around the arena. Vehicles will have to pass through checkpoints to travel between the two boundaries. Pedestrians will be allowed to move freely without being screened in that area but only convention goers will be allowed within the inner perimeter. Jun 21, 2024 How Does Hot Weather Kill? It Confuses Your Brain, Shuts Down Your Organs and Overworks Your Heart. As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what’s happening inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees. Jun 21, 2024 Local Advocates React to Biden’s New Immigration Order Protecting Undocumented Spouses and Expediting Work Visas for ‘Dreamers’ For some local advocates who work on immigrations issues, the action is a welcome one. Jun 21, 2024 How Oliver Platt Moonlights on ‘The Bear,’ While Still Clocking in at ‘Chicago Med’ Both “The Bear” and “Chicago Med” are set and shot in Chicago so Platt was able to work on them in the same day — by walking the 200 yards between his two trailers. Jun 21, 2024 Man Accused of Killing 7 at Highland Park July 4 Parade Might Change Not-Guilty Plea Robert Crimo III was scheduled to face trial next February on a raft of charges, including murder and attempted murder, for the shooting in Highland Park nearly two years ago. Jun 21, 2024 Ex-Ald. Ed Burke to be Sentenced Monday on Racketeering, Bribery and Attempted Extortion Convictions, Judge Rules Judge Kendall sided with prosecutors, who blasted the request for a postponement as a “last-ditch effort” by Burke to avoid being sentenced on Monday for racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion. Load More Thanks to our sponsors: