Cicely Tyson, Pioneering Award-Winning Actor, Dies At 96
Cicely Tyson, the groundbreaking Black actor nominated for an Oscar in 1973 for her role as the sharecropper's wife in "Sounder," died Thursday at the age of 96.
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Cicely Tyson, the groundbreaking Black actor nominated for an Oscar in 1973 for her role as the sharecropper's wife in "Sounder," died Thursday at the age of 96.
The state will receive an additional $43 million from the federal government to help with vaccine distribution.
In this new phishing scam, people are trying to get personal information that could be used to file for unemployment claims.
The Chicago Teachers Union says students will be learning remotely again Friday. Chicago Public Schools and the CTU have yet to come to an agreement about safely reopening.
A big boost to get more COVID-19 vaccines into the arms of people in Illinois.
A man was shot and wounded in a vehicle on the street in South Shore Thursday afternoon.
The man was shot in the face.
Officers were called to the 1200 block of Nicholson Street for a disturbance around 10:15 a.m., and when they arrived, a man pointed a gun at an officer.
A suburban woman said her severe anxiety caused her to panic and fall for a scam.
The Des Plaines Fire Department says it appears the fire blocked the family's only exit from the second floor of the home where they were found.
Police were questioning a man and woman Thursday afternoon after they said the woman shot the man during a fight on the city's Southwest Side.
On Wednesday, a 14-year-old male was arrested by police for his involvement in a number of carjackings this month in Chicago.
The Illinois National Guard troops being deployed will arrive in D.C. by next week, and will stay through mid-March.
Jason Nightengale, 32, killed four people and injured three more in a Jan. 9 shooting spree from the South Side of Chicago to north suburban Evanston.
Immerse yourself in Van Gogh's famous artwork at Chicago's Germania Club Building.
