Chicago-area libraries, other institutions hold events for Banned Books Week
This week is Banned Books Week, a tradition going back 44 years in response to challenges to books in schools, libraries and bookstores.
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This week is Banned Books Week, a tradition going back 44 years in response to challenges to books in schools, libraries and bookstores.
An Indiana high school volleyball coach is facing multiple felony charges, after LaPorte County Sheriff's officials said he was caught in possession of child sexual abuse material.
Early voting in Illinois begins 40 days before Election Day, which is Tuesday, Nov. 3 for the 2026 midterm general election.
A man was ordered detained this week in a shooting that critically wounded a 14-year-old boy in Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood.
A Chicago Fire Department employee went to the hospital from the scene of a fire on Chicago's West Side early Wednesday afternoon, sources said.
The 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon steps off on Sunday in Grant Park. This year there are route changes due to construction and temperatures may be warmer than ideal.
Anthony Rizzo helped bring a World Series victory to the North Side for the first time in more than a century 10 years ago — yes, it was 10 years ago — and for that, he will always be a Cubs legend in Chicago.
Mayor Brandon Johnson hopped on a bike on Wednesday morning to help Chicago Public Schools students celebrate National Walk & Roll Day, a day meant to get students, parents, and teachers moving.
An 18-year-old Twin Cities man accused of telling an FBI informant he planned to carry out an attack later this month at Mall of America was arrested at gunpoint Tuesday in Richfield, Minnesota, during an arranged meeting to buy an assault rifle, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Wednesday.
The City of Aurora, Illinois, this week celebrated a high school student who did something only 0.25% of students are able to pull off.
Former Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin announced Monday he is backing Democrat JB Pritzker's re-election as governor, despite their own rocky history.
The Chicago White Sox suffered their first playoff defeat of the season, falling to the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday 9-3 at Rate Field.
Crisis responders are passing out gun locks in the South Deering neighborhood after a 4-year-old boy was shot inside a home on Tuesday.
Two people were taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after a crash in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood.
Two people were injured, including a person who was airlifted from I-65 after a serious crash in Merrillville, Indiana, on Wednesday morning.
