June 21, 2021 Chicago ambush: Man murdered, wife wounded while celebrating Puerto Rican Day Parade A Chicago man was fatally shot and his wife critically wounded when gunmen ambushed the couple after they celebrated the Puerto Rican Day Parade on Saturday, authorities said.
June 21, 2021 Tornado touches down in Chicago suburbs; damages homes, knocks out power A tornado touched down in the Chicago suburbs of Naperville and Woodridge in the overnight hours causing severe damage to some of the homes in the area.
June 19, 2021 Illinois city cancels July 4 parade over COVID-19 concerns but allows Juneteenth and Pride celebrations The city of Evanston, located just north of Chicago, joined communities across the U.S. in celebrating their first in-person Juneteenth parade Saturday, but some have been left wondering why celebrations for the nation’s Independence Day have been canceled.
June 19, 2021 Illinois governor signs bill making official titles more gender inclusive Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday signed a bill to change “alderman,” a word for elected district officials in the state, to “alderperson.”
June 18, 2021 Illinois father goes viral for speech against critical race theory: 'Bunch of nonsense' and virtue signaling After going viral for eviscerating critical race theory teachings, radio host and father Ty Smith said on Friday that the race-based curriculum is a “bunch of nonsense" and a harmful view of the world to convey to young children.
June 17, 2021 Chicago mayor declares racism a public health crisis Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared racism a public health emergency Thursday, pointing to systematic racism as a leading factor in the city’s life expectancy discrepancies.
June 16, 2021 7 of 8 Chicago shooting victims in Tuesday attack were struck in the head: reports Seven of the eight people shot inside a Chicago home early Tuesday morning were struck in the head, police said Wednesday, according to reports.
June 16, 2021 Teacher defends pushing critical race theory on students, calls opponents racist A teacher in Illinois is defending critical race theory as a valuable tool for addressing racism.
June 16, 2021 Illinois Back the Blue campaigners pack city council meeting, demand support for police Hundreds of people packed the council meeting, with dozens of people lined up to voice their concerns.
June 15, 2021 Louisiana private firefighting company to spray foam onto massive Illinois chemical plant fire A private firefighting company from Louisiana will begin spraying foam to suppress the massive blaze burning at an Illinois chemical plant after the building was rocked by an explosion Monday, officials said.