Please enable Javascript to watch this videoCHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that the state will be under a 'stay at home' order starting this weekend and until April as the number of COVID-19 cases in the state continue to rise.The order is set to start at 5 p.m. Saturday and go until April 7. Like other states, the order will mean residents can still go to the grocery stores, put gas in their cars, take walks outside and make pharmacy runs.All local roads, including the interstate highways and tollways, will remain open to traffic, as well. Delivery works should still...…Please enable Javascript to watch this videoCHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that the state will be under a 'stay at home' order starting this weekend and until April as the number of COVID-19 cases in the state continue to rise.The order is set to start at 5 p.m. Saturday and go until April 7. Like other states, the order will mean residents can still go to the grocery stores, put gas in their cars, take walks outside and make pharmacy runs.All local roads, including the interstate highways and tollways, will remain open to traffic, as well. Delivery works should still...WW…

Posted: Apr 5, 2021 / 01:16 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 6, 2021 / 06:22 AM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot called for a foot pursuit policy change to the Chicago Police Department after the shooting death of a by CPD one week ago Monday.Police said they found Adam Toledo in an alley in the 2400 block of South Sawyer Avenue before opening fire. His mother was not notified of his death until two days later and police did not announce Toledo...…Posted: Apr 5, 2021 / 01:16 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 6, 2021 / 06:22 AM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot called for a foot pursuit policy change to the Chicago Police Department after the shooting death of a by CPD one week ago Monday.Police said they found Adam Toledo in an alley in the 2400 block of South Sawyer Avenue before opening fire. His mother was not notified of his death until two days later and police did not announce Toledo...WW…

Posted: Jun 26, 2020 / 04:58 PM CDTUpdated: Jun 26, 2020 / 05:00 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO – The city is bringing back , a program that will provide nearly 20,000 jobs to young people across Chicago.In addition to One Summer Chicago, park district will also return.For reluctant parents who may be torn between going crazy at home with their kids or sending them to camps, the mayor said there are options.“We can’t say that there is no risk. COVID is...…Posted: Jun 26, 2020 / 04:58 PM CDTUpdated: Jun 26, 2020 / 05:00 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO – The city is bringing back , a program that will provide nearly 20,000 jobs to young people across Chicago.In addition to One Summer Chicago, park district will also return.For reluctant parents who may be torn between going crazy at home with their kids or sending them to camps, the mayor said there are options.“We can’t say that there is no risk. COVID is...WW…

Posted: Jun 17, 2020 / 06:59 PM CDTUpdated: Jun 18, 2020 / 07:03 AM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In the middle of a national outcry about police power, the Illinois Supreme Court is set to rule Thursday on whether certain Chicago police misconduct records can be routinely destroyed.The timing on the ruling is purely coincidental. The city says it hasn’t destroyed any police misconduct records since 1991 but that could soon change.The Chicago...…Posted: Jun 17, 2020 / 06:59 PM CDTUpdated: Jun 18, 2020 / 07:03 AM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In the middle of a national outcry about police power, the Illinois Supreme Court is set to rule Thursday on whether certain Chicago police misconduct records can be routinely destroyed.The timing on the ruling is purely coincidental. The city says it hasn’t destroyed any police misconduct records since 1991 but that could soon change.The Chicago...WW…

Posted: May 16, 2020 / 06:33 PM CDTUpdated: May 16, 2020 / 10:03 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Northwest Municipal Conference takes issue with governor’s stay-at-home orderSome suburbs have asked the governor to be spun off from Chicago in his Restore Illinois plan.The Northwest Municipal Conference has been around since 1958. In all of the years, members hardly disagree.But on the issue of the Restore Illinois plan, they are pretty divided.Cities in DuPage,...…Posted: May 16, 2020 / 06:33 PM CDTUpdated: May 16, 2020 / 10:03 PM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Northwest Municipal Conference takes issue with governor’s stay-at-home orderSome suburbs have asked the governor to be spun off from Chicago in his Restore Illinois plan.The Northwest Municipal Conference has been around since 1958. In all of the years, members hardly disagree.But on the issue of the Restore Illinois plan, they are pretty divided.Cities in DuPage,...WW…