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Mother And 10-Year-Old Daughter Dead, 4 Family Members Hospitalized After House Fire In Auburn GreshamTwo people are dead and four are hospitalized after a house fire in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Sunday morning.
Chicago Weather: Warm But Wet Sunday Morning Ahead Of Cold FrontWarm air is moving into northern Illinois and has been a little late in its arrival. This means a Sunday morning that becomes gloomy with drizzle and fog.
Chicago Weather: Rounding Out The Warmest Weekend Of The WinterAfter a mild, beautiful Saturday, some showers or drizzle are possible late tonight after midnight, ahead of another warm and mostly sunny day tomorrow.
MISSING: Khoshaba Dikyanos, 84, Last Seen In Lincoln SquareChicago police said Khoshaba Dikyanos was last seen around 11 a.m. when he left his home in the 5200 block of North Rockwell Street,
Chicago Speed Cameras To Start Issuing $35 Tickets To Drivers Going 6 MPH Over The Limit On MondayThe grace period is nearly over for Chicago drivers. Starting on Monday, if one of the city’s speed cameras catches you going 6 mph to 9 mph over the limit, get ready for a $35 ticket.
Carjacking Arrest: Veronica Harden Charged With Stealing Car With 8-Year-Old Boy InsideVeronica Harden, 36, has been charged with two counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking, two counts of aggravated battery, and one count of aggravated kidnapping.
Arrest Warrant Issued For Qinxuan Pan In Murder Of Kevin Jiang, Yale Grad Student With Chicago TiesNew Haven police have issued an arrest warrant for a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate in the fatal shooting of Yale University graduate student with ties to Chicago.
Two Children Shot In Forest Park, Three Suspects In CustodyPolice said the two children were shot shortly after 3 p.m. in the municipal parking lot at Madison Street and Lathrop Avenue.
2 Killed, 6 Wounded In Chicago Weekend ShootingsAt least eight people have been shot, two of them fatally, so far this weekend in Chicago. Two of the shooting victims were under age 18.
Politics
Chicago Speed Cameras To Start Issuing $35 Tickets To Drivers Going 6 MPH Over The Limit On MondayThe grace period is nearly over for Chicago drivers. Starting on Monday, if one of the city’s speed cameras catches you going 6 mph to 9 mph over the limit, get ready for a $35 ticket.
City Council Approves Mayor Lori Lightfoot's Plan For $377 Million In Federal COVID-19 Relief FundsAldermen voted 37-10 in favor of an ordinance authorizing a package of new federal grants to go toward the public health response to the pandemic, rental assistance, and other programs.
Madigan Successor Who Resigned After Less Than Three Days In Office Declines Full Month's Salary“In the spirit of good governance and in the best interest of the people of the state of Illinois I decline the one month salary to which I am entitled by law," Kodatt said in an email to the Illinois State Comptroller.
Former State Rep. Edward Acevedo, Sons Indicted On Tax ChargesFormer Illinois state Rep. Edward Acevedo was indicted on tax charges Wednesday.
Facebook Apologizes For Removing Video Of Congresswoman Marie Newman Displaying Transgender Pride Flag"Supporting transgender Americans is NOT hate speech," Newman wrote in a Twitter post Thursday morning.
Madigan Picks Second House Successor After Forcing Out His First Pick Over 'Alleged Questionable Conduct'Madigan and other Democratic committeepersons from the 22nd District picked Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar to fill the seat.
Consumer
Suspected Serial Scammer Ed Kavanaugh Charged With 21 Counts Of Home Repair Fraud By Illinois AGA prolific scammer is getting the state’s attention again.
Getting Hosed: Internal City Emails Uncovered By CBS 2 Investigators Reveal The City Derailed An Investigation Into Bad Billing PracticesChicago’s “Getting Hosed.” Again. In our exposé of the City's bad water billing system, we've asked over and over -- why hasn’t anything been done to fix it?
Unemployment Scammer Spills Secrets: Illinois Easy Target Because 'They Don’t Verify Anything'You’ve heard a lot about fraud in the state’s unemployment system, but you’ve never heard this: A scammer spills his secrets — how he steals your taxpayer dollars, leaving those desperately needing benefits stuck in limbo.
USDA Recalls Dips, Salad Products From Schiller Park-Based Food EvolutionBefore you set out food to accompany your Super Bowl viewing on Sunday, there is a major food recall you should know about – involving a suburban Chicago brand.
Couple Paid For Overseas Trip With Credit Card Reward Points, Trip Got Canceled Due To COVID-19, And Now Getting A Refund Is A HeadacheAirline customers are navigating mazes trying to get refunds on flights after COVID-19 derailed their travel plans.
Loophole In Illinois Law Capping Insulin Prices Leaves Patients Flabbergasted; 'I Just Don’t Understand Why I Have To Pay This Ridiculous Rate'Insulin's got a bad rap for breaking the bank. A new Illinois law was supposed to cap the price at $100 per month, so why are some still being charged eight times that?
Business
Stimulus Check Latest: Will Your Next Relief Payment Be $1,400?A third stimulus check seems likely, but it won't necessarily be the $1,400 amount that everyone keeps talking about.
Third Stimulus Check: When Could You Get Another Economic Relief Payment?A third economic relief payment should reach the bank accounts of millions of Americans, but the timeline remains somewhat uncertain.
As Indoor Restaurant Capacity Expands Again Due To Falling COVID Cases, Some Restaurateurs Say It Will Make A DifferenceIn another small win for Chicago restaurants on Tuesday, indoor dining capacity limits were increased again amid improving COVID-19 metrics.
Chicago Tribune Owner Agrees To Purchase By Hedge Fund Alden Global CapitalThe owners of the Chicago Tribune have agreed to a $630 million buyout from Alden Global Capital.
Heated Eats: COVID-19 Cold-Weather Outdoor Dining In ChicagoWith the coronavirus pandemic still raging in Illinois, and indoor dining and drinking banned, many Chicago restaurants have made heated patios, tents, or other alternatives a priority.
Southwest Airlines Begins Flights Out Of O'HareThe coronavirus pandemic may have hit the travel industry hard, but Southwest Airlines is expanding.
Entertainment
Chicago Theater Group Confronts Racism Through Discussion Racism and social injustice don’t make for easy dialogue – but some artists believe the way to bring change to this country is to confront these difficult issues head-on.
Cicely Tyson, Pioneering Award-Winning Actor, Dies At 96Cicely Tyson, the groundbreaking Black actor nominated for an Oscar in 1973 for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” died Thursday at the age of 96.
Academy Award-Winning Film, TV Actress And Northwestern Alum Cloris Leachman Dead At 94Cloris Leachman, a Northwestern University graduate and Academy Award-winning actress known for her roles in films “Young Frankenstein” and “The Last Picture Show”, and stints on TV shows such as “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” has died.
Theater Operators Hope Hospitality Grants Are 'Enough' To Reopen Next Year: 'This Has Been A Very Long 10 Months'“It’s going to allow us to get caught up."
'Cheer' Star Pleads Not Guilty To Child Porn, Sex ChargesIn the original complaint, prosecutors said Harris admitted to FBI agents that he asked a teenage boy to send him lewd photographs of himself, but that he requested child pornography from at least 10 to 15 others he knew to be minors via Snapchat.
Reports: Comedian And Chicago Native John Mulaney Enters RehabChicago native John Mulaney is reportedly in rehab for alcohol and cocaine abuse. The comedian has a history of addiction.