Portage man gets six years in prison for woman’s death
In the wake of a tragedy that leaves seven children without parents to raise them, Matthew Urquidi, the 40-year-old Portage ...
Gary schools has its first home-grown budget in 7 years, with good news for taxpayers
The Gary School Board passed another milestone Wednesday, approving a $76 million 2025 budget after seven years of budgets ...
Man, 21, accused of shoving, slapping CPD officer at University of Chicago pro-Palestine rally
Authorities charged a 21-year-old man with a felony for battery to a police officer following a contentious pro-Palestine rally at the University of Chicago Friday.  A Chicago police officer ...
Two men found dead in Gary
Two men, including one who had been reported missing on Oct. 6, were found dead in Gary.
Heavy Israeli bombardment in northern Gaza as UN peacekeepers in Lebanon are hit again
Palestinians in northern Gaza described heavy Israeli bombardment Saturday in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 ...
He’s got bark. He’s got bite. And Chrisjan Simmons keeps coming up big for Waubonsie Valley. ‘Always was a dog.’
Chrisjan Simmons starts slow for the Warriors but runs for 70 yards and TDs of 7 and 19 yards in a 28-19 win over the Barbs.
Floridians evacuated for Hurricane Milton after wake-up call from devastating Helene
Florida residents who fled hundreds of miles to escape Hurricane Milton made slow trips home on crowded highways, weary from ...
Kane County Forest Preserve District will ask voters to raise taxes for land improvements, protection
The tax increases would go to fund improvements to its preserves and the protection of more land, among other things.
With new COVID strain XEC spreading, Chicago health experts urge up-to-date vaccination
Chicago area public health experts are concerned about a pattern of troublingly low COVID and flu vaccination rates in recent ...
Harris’ doctor reports she’s in ‘excellent health.’ Her campaign wants to draw a contrast with Trump
Vice President Kamala Harris is in “excellent health” and “possesses the physical and mental resiliency” required to serve as ...
Biblioracle: John A. Williams deserves to be in the literary canon. Here’s why.
Writers like Charles Stevenson Wright, William Melvin Kelley and John A. Williams should be brought back into the light.
3 protesters arrested at U. of C. at end of week marking a year of Israel-Hamas war
Protesters instigated confrontations with police by physically surrounding a police car, and they struck officers who ...