February 28, 2023 Chicago mayoral election: Polls open as Lightfoot faces 8 challengers, with crime top of mind Voting in the Chicago mayoral election began Tuesday as incumbent Lori Lightfoot aims to avoid becoming the first one-term mayor in decades.
February 27, 2023 Lori Lightfoot slammed for suggesting voters oppose her because she's a Black woman in power: Her 'time is up' Chicago radio host Ray Stevens criticized Mayor Lori Lightfoot for the city's high crime rate after she blamed slipping support on her identity as a Black woman.
February 24, 2023 Chicago man charged in slain police officer Ella French's death claims no bail condition is 'excessive' A man linked to the killing of a Chicago police officer is asking to be released on bond after a court petition claimed no bail prior to his trial in "excessive."
February 24, 2023 NoKo defector describes being mugged in Chicago and called a 'racist': 'It was crazier than North Korea' Human rights activist Yeonmi Park said Friday that bystanders refused to help and called her a racist for calling the police on her attackers in Chicago.
February 24, 2023 Illinois woman ran over by thief who stole her SUV with 2-year-old inside A man stole a woman's SUV and ran over the Chicago resident as she tried to rescue her 2-year-old child. The man then fled with the woman's child.
February 23, 2023 Illinois worker dies after becoming trapped in flooded underground vault A Chicago-area public employee died Thursday while trying to repair a pipe break when a hole he was in flooded
February 23, 2023 Chicago-area public works employee drowns in water main vault Westmont, Illinois, Public Works employees contacted local authorities after colleague Matt Heiden was trapped in a flooded underground water main vault.
February 23, 2023 George Mason study finds 'no evidence' that vaccine mandates in major cities reduced COVID-19 cases A George Mason University study examining COVID-19 vaccine mandates in nine major U.S. cities found that they did not result in a reduction of pandemic cases or deaths.
February 22, 2023 Lori Lightfoot accused of ignoring 'social contract' with police by lowballing COVID disability benefits Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has come under fire for leaving police officers who have suffered disabilities from COVID-19 behind after they were denied disability benefits.
February 22, 2023 Video shows off-duty Chicago cop in deadly shooting of assailant: 'I told you I'd shoot you' An off-duty Chicago police officer fatally shot an unarmed attacker three times in a violent encounter caught on surveillance video that has been released to the public.