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Three men were fatally wounded overnight Thursday on the South Side, Chicago police said.

A Chicago Public Library branch on the North Side will be closed for at least the next week and a half after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

Fourteen of Illinois’ 102 counties were deemed at “warning level” for a resurgence of COVID-19 on Friday, with state health officials blaming the virus’s spread in part on poor messaging from officials in communities were social distancing and other suggested restrictions aren't practiced or enforced.

To say that the soon-to-open Greenhouse cannabis dispensary in north suburban Skokie is startling would be an understatement. Here is a dispensary that fairly trumpets its identity. It’s no masterpiece, but its energy and presence are undeniable.

What are some of your lingering questions about COVID-19 testing? What would you like to ask experts?

Christine Jeras has felt helpless because she isn’t permitted to see her husband, Kevin, who has stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Chicago Police will boost their social media monitoring and create rapid response teams who will respond to looting and more quickly shut down areas such as downtown if needed, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on Friday.

Three people were shot Thursday night at Junior’s Place, a bar in unincorporated Leyden Township, authorities say.

Good Samaritan describes trying to save woman killed by SUV driver who circled block and hit her a second time.

Employees at Carole Robertson Center for Learning say that that kids going back into child care centers or other places of learning should not be met by fear. Instead, children of all ages will be better at sticking to public health guidelines if they are reinforced for doing well and are told why these actions are necessary.

Next week, “Saved by the Bell”-themed pop-up Saved by the Max will return for a limited “carryout experience” that will be a safety-guideline-abiding riff on its predecessor.

Rulings have started to come down in lawsuits against insurers that denied businesses coverage for income losses related to the coronavirus. As Chicago businesses await final word in their cases, “We’re just hoping it’s not too little too late.”

“How can the media be for us when they take what the police say as fact and not what we say as fact?” asks a Chicago activist.

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

The family of a woman who died of complications related to COVID-19 has sued the North Aurora meat packing plant where her husband worked, alleging the company failed to take proper steps to respond to the spread of the virus.

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

Mary Schmich's column: The thrill of Kamala Harris’ rise comes with a dash of sorrow

Englewood residents and organizers have big plans for a construction project that will be home to a Fresh Market grocery and food co-op, the first step of a redevelopment that aims to transform vacant lots and abandoned buildings into amenities that include the food store, a recycling operation, a health center, a business incubator, mixed-use housing, a job training site and a restaurant.

Students registered in Illinois can still vote by mail in the general election no matter their location.

Chicago is on the brink of losing a historic landmark: The giant green frog that for years has stood like a silent amphibian sentry over the doors of the city’s Rainforest Cafe, a classic meeting spot for tourists and residents who enjoy eating a Jungle Turkey Wrap in the presence of marginally realistic animatronic animals.

Religious leaders in Chicago struggle to cope with city's violence

The Cook County clerk’s office will close Friday for the second time this week, after another employee tested positive for coronavirus.

At least 42 people have been charged with felonies after hundreds of people tore through the Magnificent Mile and elsewhere in the Chicago early Monday morning, looting stores and clashing with police.

Students who spoke out against police in schools say they've felt ignored by Local School Councils who are voting on the issue.

The French restaurant had eked by under coronavirus pandemic restrictions, but when the air conditioning broke down, the cost of repairs were too much.