Новости за 15.08.2020

About 200 people are marching through Brozeville Saturday afternoon after police thwarted an attempt to march onto the Dan Ryan expressway.

A shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway on the city’s West Side early Saturday left two women seriously injured, state police said.

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

A 20-year-old man is facing felony charges after he streamed video of himself trying to break into an ATM machine with a hammer on social media, Chicago police said.

Two were fatally shot, and at least 12 others were wounded in shootings overnight Friday, Chicago police said.

Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson — "Big Jim" — died suddenly on Friday night.

Two of Illinois' most popular state parks will remain closed at least until Monday after heavy storms downed trees, blocking roadways and trails.

Former Gov. James R. Thompson died Aug. 14, 2020 at the age of 84.

In new documents filed with Itasca, the Haymarket addiction treatment center says its rehab envisioned for the DuPage County village would have a “negligible” effect on public safety costs, contrary to what critics of the planned 240-bed facility have claimed.

Heading off to college? Be prepared to sign a statement ‘voluntarily’ accepting the risk you’ll catch COVID-19. Experts disagree on whether such forms protect colleges from lawsuits if a student or staff member gets sick.

This worst year ever has been far worse for some than others, but it’s touched us all, writes Mary Schmich.

Days after one of the biggest crises Mayor Lori Lightfoot has faced, some city officials wondered out loud about City Hall’s ability to handle another wave of looting like the one that hit in the early morning hours Monday. Scrutiny of Lightfoot has grown, with questions remaining even after Friday’s announcement of a new plan.

Former Gov. James Ryan has died suddenly.

A boy around the age of 12 has been shot and wounded Friday evening on the city's South Side, police said.

More than 73% of people arrested at Chicago Public Schools last year were Black, though Black students account for only 36% of the student population, according to data released Friday by CPS.

A Buena Park neighborhood man is facing additional charges after jumping behind the wheel of a Will County-owned truck and driving away with it shortly after bonding out from jail on an unrelated case, officials said.

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A Naperville man was found guilty Friday of two misdemeanor counts of driving with amphetamines in his system when he was involved in a 2017 fatal crash but acquitted of two felony aggravated DUI charges, according to court records.

Pastor Carlos Guadagno of the Corona de Amor church in Palatine said Elias Valdez and his family have been members of the church for the past few years.

Cook County Board of Ethics members ousted by Toni Preckwinkle are frustrated with shakeups, pace of proposed reforms

Corrections and clarifications for Saturday, Aug. 15

None of the 43 people who appeared before judges this week charged with felonies, it seems, are from Englewood, even though Chicago police say the widespread looting had its beginnings with a police shooting there Sunday afternoon.