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Driver leads police on high-speed chase north and south on I-294 and through residential neighborhoods in Burr Ridge and Darien, before crashing into squad cars west of Route 83.

Drivers in northern Illinois had to contend with slippery road conditions Tuesday morning as the first measurable snow of the season coincided with the morning commute, although conditions generally were not as bad as expected, forecasters said.

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Tuesday that the Our Lady of Guadalupe festival, which was planned for overnight Dec. 11- 12, has been canceled this year. The Des Plaines event is one of the largest outside of Mexico.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s $6.9 billion budget for 2021 won the approval of commissioners Tuesday on a 17-0 vote after a series of final adjustments, including reallocating money to keep open a health clinic at Mort East High School in Cicero.

A woman and her service dog were found dead in her living room after a fire that authorities say originated on her stove in a North Side high-rise apartment Tuesday morning.

About 20% of archdiocese schools are expected to switch to remote learning next week.

The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs is launching an independent investigation of a coronavirus virus outbreak that has torn through the state-run veterans home in LaSalle this month, infecting dozens of residents and staff members and resulting in the deaths of more than two dozen veterans.

For these Northwestern ICU doctors treating COVID-19 patients in Chicago, a decade-plus friendship helps keeps them sane amid a pandemic.

Ryan Gagnet caused schools in Shorewood to cancel outdoor recess in February while he was in an online chat where users can talk anonymously, prosecutors said.

An 18-year-old man was killed Monday and a 35-year-old man was injured in shootings about 10 minutes apart in the South Austin neighborhood.

The city of Chicago will delay business license and sidewalk cafe expirations and allow expanded outdoor service to continue into next year as part of a plan Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced Tuesday to give businesses a boost during COVID-19.

A Chicago man died early Tuesday after his SUV collided with the rear of a second vehicle on Interstate 57 on the Far South Side, throwing him onto the shoulder of the highway, according to Illinois State Police.

An 11-year-old girl was in fair condition Tuesday morning after being shot in the cheek while she was in a front bedroom in her Park Manor home, Chicago police said.

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Chicago’s City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $12.8 billion budget for next year.

In the mural’s final version, Brandon McGhee floats out of space; his name reaches past the top corner. A note in neon says: “His light shines forever.”

Soon-to-be-not-president Donald Trump lost the election. He is losing every court case he and his Elite Strike Farce of buffoon-American lawyers present.

In Illinois, the state health director warned last week that some hospitals have already reported running low on beds amid the state’s second massive COVID-19 surge.

A male police officer was seriously injured during a traffic stop near the 95th Street Red Line “L” station on Monday evening, according to the Chicago Fire Department and Chicago Police Department.

The Cook County Chief Judge entered an order Monday calling for all courthouse matters to be held via videoconference except in “extraordinary or compelling circumstances,” according to the order.

A 14-year-old girl and a 31-year-old woman were injured in a shooting Monday evening on the South Side, according to Chicago police.

A 17-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man are both facings charges, including attempted first-degree murder, after shots were fired at officers Saturday night on the Far South Side, according to Chicago police.

Illinois senior Sen. Dick Durbin said Monday he’ll seek the position of top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee — a spot that could become the chairmanship following two Georgia contests early next year that will decide party control of the chamber.

A man in his 20s died and two other men were injured Monday in two separate shootings in East Garfield Park and West Garfield Park.

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