Nation Nov 10 WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse trial over Kenosha shooting continues – Day 8 The defense has rested its case at the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. The judge has indicated closing arguments could be held Monday.
Nation Nov 10 Rittenhouse murder case thrown into jeopardy by mistrial bid The murder case against Kyle Rittenhouse has been thrown into jeopardy. His lawyers have asked for a mistrial over what appeared to be out-of-bounds questions asked of Rittenhouse by the chief prosecutor.
Arts Jul 28 Lollapalooza to require vaccination card or negative test The four-day festival starts Thursday and is expected to be back at full capacity, with roughly 100,000 daily attendees. After missing last summer because of the coronavirus, it will be easily Chicago's largest gathering since the pandemic started.
Nation Jun 25 WATCH LIVE: George Floyd’s family members to speak at Chauvin sentencing Family attorney Ben Crump told The Associated Press that family members were feeling “anxious and tense.”…
Politics Oct 13 WATCH: Virginia governor holds conference after FBI discloses alleged kidnapping plot An FBI agent testified during a court hearing in Michigan that members of anti-government paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia's governor during a June meeting in Ohio.
Education Aug 05 Chicago schools to begin fall semester remotely, dropping hybrid plan Chicago's mayor has announced that the nation's third-largest school district will not welcome students back to the classroom, after all, and will instead rely only on remote instruction to start the school year.
Arts Jul 30 Women embrace #challengeaccepted, but some ask: To what end? Female Instagram users across the United States are flooding the photo-sharing app with black-and-white images this week. The official goal is a show of support for other women.
Health Jul 17 Chicago plans to have kids in classrooms two days a week Most Chicago children would return to the classroom two days a week and spend the other three days learning remotely once the school year begins under a tentative plan outlined by officials from the nation’s third-largest school district…
Health Apr 11 20,000: U.S. death toll overtakes Italy’s as Midwest braces The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy's for the highest in the world Saturday at about 20,000, as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in victims and moved to snuff out smoldering…
Health Apr 06 WATCH: Chicago mayor calls virus deaths in black community ‘devastating’ Mayor Lori Lightfoot's comments on Monday follow a WBEZ report highlighting the disproportionate number of black residents among those who have died of COVID-19 complications in the city.