The prospective class-action lawsuit alleges Amazon has quietly stopped providing faster deliveries to Prime members in underserved areas, specifically in lower-income ZIP codes with high populations of people of color.
President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out.
The Chicago White Sox on Wednesday signed pitcher Bryse Wilson to a 1-year, $1.05 million deal. The right-hander went 5-4 with a 4.04 ERA and 82 strikeouts for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2024.
Earlier this week, I had my annual “end-of-the-year” financial portfolio meeting with Michael Kosteskie, my longtime Edward Jones financial advisor in Valparaiso.
A Gary teen is facing murder charges for killing a friend in an East Chicago apartment bedroom, then stealing his Buick LeSabre, charges allege. The alleged shooter, 17, was charged Tuesday with murder, auto theft and intimidation. He also faces a gun enhancement that could add another 5-20 years if convicted.
“This round of OSLAD grants represents long-awaited projects from the smallest villages of rural Illinois to Chicago and the suburbs,” said IDNR Director Natalie Phelps Finnie.
The House passed legislation Wednesday requiring more oversight of youth residential treatment facilities, a feat for hotel heiress Paris Hilton who has spent years lobbying lawmakers to regulate an industry marred by child abuse allegations.
Schaumburg’s ambitious five-year, $412.7 million capital improvement plan includes replacements of village hall and the police station, renovations to two fire stations and the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts, all without raising taxes.
A man was taken to an area hospital Wednesday afternoon after the SWAT team was called out to a parked Coca Cola truck where a person refused to exit. Shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday, the SWAT team was summoned to a Coca Cola truck near Peoria and Madison streets in the West Loop neighborhood, Chicago police said. Wednesday afternoon, a man was taken to an area hospital for observation after exiting the truck, police said. No further information was immediately available from police.
Here is a look at where Cook area boys basketball teams will be bouncing the roundball for the holiday season: