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10/27/2020 12:00pm
The swinging lifestyle creates solace and friendship for those seeking sexual freedom. Swinging is like any other social activity, just dialed up to 11, says Andrew, 41. He and his wife first began swinging shortly after they began exploring nonmonogamy in 2018.
10/21/2020 11:45am
The Chicago Public Librarys flagship teen program was a refuge for Black and Brown youth. Recent layoffs put that in jeopardy. Walk through the doors of the cavernous 5,500-square-foot YOUmedia space and your senses are overwhelmed immediately by the whirring of 3D printers, the shouts of middle schoolers locked in a tense game of Mario Kart, and ecstatic rhymes in the recording studio from a young artist who, years later, youll swear you knew them way back when.
10/20/2020 4:00pm
Budget season is here but its more dogged than usual. How will the city recover from a nearly billion-dollar budget gap This story was originally published by City Bureau on October 16, 2020.
10/20/2020 4:00pm
A guide to who holds the power and purse strings when it comes to Chicagos money This story was originally published by City Bureau on October 16, 2020.
10/16/2020 10:05am
Activists say the pairs public conversation about trust and distrust shows the problems with assuming marginalized people have progressive values. One of the most important lessons of the annus horribilis that is 2020 is the dangers of truly unchecked power and privilege, even when they are wielded by a big citys first openly gay mayor, or an openly gay presidential candidate. As Mayor Lori Lightfoot and former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg plan to discuss public trust at the Chicago Humanities Festival on Friday, many in the queer community have objected to the event that they say upholds openly gay politicians who have done much to disproportionately harm Black and Brown people.
10/28/2020 1:56am
A 51-year-old man was crossing elevated train tracks when he fell through to the street Tuesday night on the West Side, according to Chicago police.
10/27/2020 10:49pm
Two adults were taken to a hospital in critical condition and a cat died after lethal levels of carbon monoxide were found Oct. 27, 2020, in a South Side family home, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
10/27/2020 10:22pm
A 30-year-old woman is being accused of filing a false report after Chicago police say she told authorities that someone took her SUV with her 7-month-old boy inside. The child was later found to be in the care of a babysitter.
10/27/2020 8:34pm
An evaluation by the citys inspector general of mandatory training for Chicago police officers involved in shootings found that not all department members complete the requirements before returning to the street.
10/27/2020 8:30pm
Downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly, a recent critic of Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx, bucked his fellow Democrats and the Chicago mayor on Tuesday to endorse the Republican challenger in one of the most anticipated local races this November.
10/27/2020 5:24pm
Chicago is joining many areas of the suburbs and downstate Illinois in facing tightened restrictions on business operations and public gatherings because of a resurgence of COVID-19.
10/27/2020 5:04pm
The day after a judge allowed FoxFire Restaurant in Geneva to offer indoor dining while fighting Gov. J.B. Pritzkers recent ban, several other eateries in the citys downtown were serving customers indoors.
10/27/2020 6:08pm
With tears in her eyes, 20-year-old Tafara Williams sat up in her hospital bed Tuesday and told how a Waukegan police officer kept shooting at her and her boyfriend, even though, she said, both had their hands raised and were unarmed.
10/27/2020 3:59pm
As winter sports participants await word on the fate of the season, the Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday updated its all sports policy, moving basketball from a medium risk sport to a higher risk sport, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker said basketball and wrestling are on hold.
10/27/2020 6:14pm
With early voting and requests for mail-in ballots already exceeding records, Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough provided an update Tuesday on the counting process, pledging that every vote would be tallied.
10/23/2020 5:01am
La pandemia ha generado altas tasas de desempleo, recorte de horas de trabajo y reduccin de pagos entre la comunidad hispana en Estados Unidos. Con el objetivo de presentar una... Read more
10/22/2020 6:13am
State of Illinois officials joined First Womens Bank in organization to kick off Womens Small Business Month in Illinois and to recognize the contributions of hundreds of thousands of women... Read more
10/22/2020 6:12am
Officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD confirmed that the agency is formally investigating claims of discriminatory zoning and land use policies and practices claimed by... Read more
10/22/2020 6:11am
The Housing Authority of Cook County HACC announced it will accept applications for its Housing Choice Voucher HCV Program waitlist for the first time since 2001. Formerly known as Section... Read more
10/22/2020 6:10am
Twenty high school students from across Illinois will meet for the first time at Wednesdays Illinois State Board of Education ISBE meeting as members of the ISBE 2020-21 Student Advisory... Read more
10/27/2020 11:04pm
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the 2020 World Series Champions.
10/27/2020 11:02pm
On Tuesday night, CBS 2s Tara Molina took us to West Englewood, where one woman just wants to make her vote count. But she fears her mail-in ballot will never see the light of day.
10/27/2020 10:41pm
CBS 2 started asking questions, and it sparked an internal investigation within the DuPage County Sheriffs Department.
10/27/2020 10:21pm
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday said she was very concerned about Gov. JB Pritzkers decision to ban indoor dining in Chicago due to a surge in coronavirus cases.
10/27/2020 10:16pm
WGN Radios Mark Carman, Ed OBradovich, and Dan Hampton react to the Bears 24-10 loss to the LA Rams on Monday Night Football. Hear from Adam Hoge and Glenn Kozlowski, as well as WGN radio listeners as everyone weighs into the loss. Due to the election on Tuesday November 3rd, the guys will be back ...
10/27/2020 5:09pm
Former Illinois Governor George Ryan joins guest host Paul Lisnek to discuss his new book, Until I Could Be Sure: How I Stopped the Death Penalty in Illinois. The former governor talks about changing death penalty policies in Illinois and the time he spent in prison after being convicted of racketeering conspiracy, fraud, and other ...
10/27/2020 7:16pm
Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump 50 to 45 in the final Emerson College/NewsNation national poll before Election Day on Nov. 3.
10/27/2020 8:13pm
Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates joins Steve Bertrand on Chicagos Afternoon News to discuss how parents of students weighed in on how kids can safely return to the classroom amid the cornavirus pandemic. Follow Your Favorite Chicagos Afternoon News Personalities on Twitter: Follow RoeConn Follow kpowell720 Follow kgfrankenthal Follow maryvandevelde
10/27/2020 7:31pm
Geza Gyuk, Director of Astronomy at the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, joins Steve Bertrand on Chicago Afternoon News to discuss NASAs latest finding of water molecules on the moon. Follow Your Favorite Chicagos Afternoon News Personalities on Twitter: Follow RoeConn Follow kpowell720 Follow kgfrankenthal Follow maryvandevelde
10/27/2020 9:51pm
CHICAGO Chicago police have charged the mother of a 7-month-old boy after she falsely claimed the child was inside her vehicle when it was stolen on the citys South Side Monday. Police initially did not say where they found the boy, but police later said the child was found safely in the care of ...
10/27/2020 1:33pm
CHICAGO Illinois health officials announced additional restrictions including a ban on indoor service at bars and restaurants and a limit on group sizes to 25 people or less are coming to Chicago starting Friday after a rise in COVID-19 positivity rates and hospitalizations passed state limits. According to data reported by the Illinois Department ...
10/27/2020 10:25pm
CHICAGO Chicago police are investigating whether a car abandoned on the West Side was used as a get-away vehicle in the robbery of an Ulta beauty store in Lincoln Park. Police said multiple offenders entered the store at North and Sheffield avenues just before 7 p.m. Tuesday. The store is still boarded-up from looting back ...
10/27/2020 4:37pm
CHICAGO Two sisters are facing charges after prosecutors said they stabbed a store employee 27 times after being told to wear a mask inside a Chicago store. Jessica Hill, 21, and Jayla Hill, 18, were both charged with attempted first-degree murder after allegedly stabbing a 42-year-old security guard at Snipes an athletic store ...
10/27/2020 6:53am
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10/27/2020 11:08pm
Family, lawyers and the Waukegan community are still demanding actions after a recent police shooting.
10/27/2020 11:06pm
Mostly sunny, warmer Wednesday morning. Highs in lows-to-mid-50s.
10/27/2020 10:45pm
A Chicago mother has been charged after police say she falsely claimed her 7-month-old son was inside her car when it was stolen Monday.
10/27/2020 10:35pm
Zeta weakened back into a tropical storm overnight as it moved over the Yucatn Peninsula, but the system is expected to restrengthen before hitting the U.S.
10/27/2020 10:35pm
Holcombs stance comes even though Indiana law already requires 11 vaccines for public school students, including those for whooping cough, tetanus, measles and meningitis.
10/28/2020 3:22am
Restaurant owners have been dreading the day that they could be forced to halt indoor service amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and Tuesdays announcement that Chicago will see new restrictions was met with anger, frustration and sadness. The suspension was announced by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday. For a time in the summer, Chicago seemed to have this more...
10/28/2020 2:53am
For the first time, the parents of a Waukegan teen are speaking out after the 19-year-old was shot and killed by a police officer last week. It was the longest journey of our lives. Minutes seemed like hours. Hours seemed like days, Selvin Holmes, the father of Marcellis Stinnette, said. Stinnette was killed during an incident last week that has...
05/13/2020 1:47pm
NBC 5 Investigates has analyzed federal and state reports to show which counties in the greater Chicago area have the most beds, both regular and the ICU, per capita, and which have the fewest.
10/28/2020 2:23am
A mother is facing a felony charge after she allegedly falsely reported that her 7-month-old child had been abducted when her car was stolen in Chicagos Marquette Park neighborhood on Monday. According to Chicago police, Sade Owens, 30, was taken into custody Monday at approximately 9:38 p.m. Police allege that Owens contacted authorities on Monday when her car was stolen...
10/28/2020 2:09am
A puzzling crime in Chicagos Fulton Market neighborhood has residents on alert after thieves apparently used an electronic device to enter a car and drive it away. The local neighborhood association is now warning residents about the crime, saying that the thieves may have used the device to specifically target Volkswagen vehicles. At approximately 2:30 p.m. Thursday, a 42-year-old woman...
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