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May 18, 2021

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will grant interviews only to 'Black or Brown journalists,' local reporters say

Reporters out of Chicago are alleging that Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot is now only granting interviews to journalists of color.

May 17, 2021

COVID restrictions: What states have eased rules following updated CDC guidance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its guidance on masks, allowing states to ease or outright remove certain COVID-19 restrictions. 

May 14, 2021

Chicago Tribune editorial board rips Illinois Democrats for bill that would delay school openings

The Chicago Tribune editorial board published a scathing op-ed Wednesday, ripping Illinois Democrats over a bill that it says would punish the success the state's private schools saw as they reopened earlier in the pandemic.

May 14, 2021

Illinois police officer’s commitment to community outshines national scrutiny: 'I've become a father figure'

Since the death of George Floyd by Officer Derek Chauvin nearly a year ago, police have been the focal point of media scrutiny. Similar incidents in Louisville, Kentucky, and Kenosha, Wisconsin, led to calls for defunding the police by lawmakers in Washington, as reform bills came loudly and went away quietly without becoming codified

May 14, 2021

New York among states waiting to lift mask mandate for vaccinated people

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dropped mask indoor mask mandates for people fully vaccinated against coronavirus, some states are hesitant to immediately do away with facial covering requirements.

May 13, 2021

Military dad surprises sons at school after year-long pandemic deployment

Two Illinois brothers got a heartwarming surprise when they found their military father waiting for them outside their elementary school after he had been away for a year on deployment. 

May 13, 2021

1,000 feral cats released onto Chicago streets to combat rat problem

A Chicago animal shelter has reportedly deployed more than 1,000 feral cats onto the streets in an effort to fight the city's rat problem.

May 12, 2021

3 Army soldiers charged after guns found at Chicago mass shooting traced to illegal weapons pipeline

Three soldiers stationed at Fort Campbell – which straddles the Tennessee/Kentucky border -- were arrested by federal agents early Tuesday in connection to the transfer of dozens of firearms to Chicago associates after guns recovered from the scene of a mass shooting in the city were linked back to an illegal firearms pipeline.

May 6, 2021

Chicago suburb set to pay reparations, but not all on board

Acknowledging past racist policies, Evanston is giving eligible Black residents $25,000 housing grants for down payments, repairs or existing mortgages this year.

May 6, 2021

2021 Brood X cicadas: Here's where the insects are emerging

A brood of trillions of periodical cicadas is poised to emerge in states across the country this month.