Leavitt: Please don’t make me write your obituary
May 20, 2020I may be getting used to people dying. I never thought I’d say those words. But they’re true, at least for now. It started in mid-March when my old friend Thomas “Hawk” Greer…
I may be getting used to people dying. I never thought I’d say those words. But they’re true, at least for now. It started in mid-March when my old friend Thomas “Hawk” Greer…
A southwest suburban company that was just days away from shutting down operations has been able to change its focus and keep its staff intact. NorthCape, which manufactures patio furniture…
Groupon had become an online go-to spot for deals from local merchants, event venues and travel destinations. However, when those merchants are not open, events are not happening and…
Illinois State Police are investigating two shootings that occurred this weekend (May 16-17) on area expressways. A Chicago man was shot Sunday morning on the southbound Dan Ryan expressway…
The Rev. Florin Cimpean, senior pastor of Philadelphia Romanian Church on Chicago’s North Side, looked out over the smattering of parishioners in church pews and smiled. It was a…
Residents across the greater northeastern Illinois have two reasons now to stay home: Covid-19 and flash flooding. The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for…
A store in Chicago’s Printers Row was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday, May 13. Police said a man walked into a store in the 500 block of South State at 10:55 p.m. Wednesday and displayed…
A man was shot Wednesday, May 13, in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood when fighting with individuals who took his vehicle in a carjacking. Police said the 26-year-old man was sitting…
A man was killed in a fire Thursday, May 14, in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. The fire occurred at 8:15 a.m. Thursday in a 2½-story frame home at 6916 Union. Chicago fire officials…
A 24-year-old man was killed Wednesday, May 13, during a domestic incident in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood. Police said the victim sustained a stab wound to the body during a domestic-related…
CHICAGO – Facing a perceived betrayal during a make-or-break election season in 2018, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan called the person he often sought counsel from:…
SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers are considering a bill that would treat ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft as “common carriers,” opening them up to the same level of liability…
Cases of norovirus, or the stomach bug, have been reported going through Midwest schools during these late winter weeks. Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that can lead to diarrhea,…
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is launching a $29.6 million program to distribute more than 60,000 HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) purifiers to Illinois schools…
CHICAGO – A measure allowing the construction of new commercial nuclear power plants has bipartisan, bicameral support in the state legislature as the body considers its next steps…
CHICAGO – In fall 2018, longtime former State Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, received a phone call from Mike McClain, who had spent decades lobbying for electric utility Commonwealth Edison…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers are debating whether the state should join a growing list of jurisdictions in the United States that allow voters to pick more than one candidate…