After 125 Years, Pieritz Bros. Office Supply Stores Permanently Closing In June
One of the oldest independent office supply stores in America is among the newest victims of COVID-19. Call it a sign of the times.
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One of the oldest independent office supply stores in America is among the newest victims of COVID-19. Call it a sign of the times.
"Why are we going to freak out over something that has such a high survival rate?"
Two to four inches already have fallen since Saturday, with more heavy rain expected before storms taper off late tonight.
According to the mayor's office, restaurants are sometimes charged as much as 30% in commission fees to use third-party delivery services.
Every positive case is a person – perhaps a father or mother, or sister or brother to someone.
This Mother's Day, a daughter was fighting to bring her mom home from a nursing home after the older woman tested positive for COVID-19.
Dr. Howard Ehrman, who headed up the response to the Ebola crisis in Will County as chief medical officer in the 2010s, believes even that number is "a major underestimate."
Hundreds of people defied Illinois' stay-at-home order Saturday night, leading police to break up two large parties on the West Side alone, one with dozens, possibly hundreds of people.
"What am I supposed to do? I have rent to pay. I have a car note. I have other bills."
Experts said people who were laid off due to COVID-19 have 60 days to apply for health insurance through state plans.
Police this weekend busted up a rowdy house party in Chicago, for which video went viral. And it was not the only one.
"For the new nurses, they feel like she's like their mother," Illinois Nurses Association President Terence Yee said.
Illinois has now topped 30,000 COVID-19 cases – with 1,197 new cases confirmed Sunday and 33 additional deaths. But a potentially large number of cases were not included.
Nursing home patients in Illinois are dying at an alarming rate due to COVID-19, and families want answers and help from the state.
"We are operating under the assumption that we will see additional positive diagnoses," Heartland Alliance spokeswoman Mailee Garcia said.
"Why was a permit of an implosion was given during a pandemic in the first place?"
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has issued a stop work order for any demolition activities at the Crawford Power Plant after a dust cloud blanketed the Little Village neighborhood Saturday following a smokestack implosion at the plant.
As the temperatures soared into the 70s on Tuesday, many people cooped up in their homes for weeks headed outdoors to soak up some sun. But not together.
Billions of dollars in small business loans have already been dished out, just three days after the federal government launched its Paycheck Protection Program.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois topped 11,000 Sunday, with 31 new deaths.
"I signed up for it. I'm all about patient care I'm all about making sure these kids are safe."
Tents are becoming a new fixture outside hospital emergency rooms. It's the new reality in the time of the coronavirus pandemic.
The pressure to respond to the coronavirus pandemic falls not just on hospital workers, but also on our first responders – and ensuring they are protected when answering the call.
"We did about five times normal sales between Thursday and Sunday."
Have you ever wondered how your body is aging, or why some people seem more vibrant the older they get? Those are some of the questions a doctor at Northwestern is trying to answer.
The Bulls tried to plant the seed of female empowerment Wednesday for 35 young women from the Belmont Cragin community.
Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.
The landfill opened in the early 1980s along the shore, and in 2020, the Army Corps called for extending it.
DePaul (14-18) will play No. 2 seed Creighton in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.
Candidates in a race that will determine ideological control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will square off in their only scheduled debate before the April 1 election.
Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16th), who chairs the City Council Black Caucus, said banning the sale of new furs would "have such a devastating economic consequence to our city's small businesses."
Six weeks after the Reed shooting, then-Chief COPA Administrator Andrea Kersten questioned the officers' story in the Dexter Reed shooting. The CCPSA called for her termination.
The Department of Education said staff affected by the job cuts would be placed on leave starting Friday, March 21.
A couple in DuPage County are opening a co-op grocery store they hope can address the strain of ever-rising food costs.
Rosemont, Illinois, is putting the brakes on installing electric vehicle chargers inside parking structures, more than a year after an EV caught fire.
Need a REAL ID? A new supercenter in downtown Chicago will be taking walk-ins starting Wednesday.
The price of a wide array of products will likely soon be going up as a result of the tariffs — affecting everything from food to electronics.
Each batch of paczki requires 32 egg yolks and 16 egg whites, and that cost adds up at Creative Cakes Bakery in Tinley Park.
Have you ever wondered how your body is aging, or why some people seem more vibrant the older they get? Those are some of the questions a doctor at Northwestern is trying to answer.
Five years ago, Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical Intensive Care Unit was in the process of being transformed into a COVID ICU.
A second person has died in the measles outbreak that started in West Texas.
More than 97% of measles cases across North and South America have been in the U.S. or Canada.
The girl was not the only child who took the substance this week at McKay School in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
Under the city ordinance, fur retailers in Chicago could no longer sell real fur coats. They could only sell those made with synthetic materials.
The price of a wide array of products will likely soon be going up as a result of the tariffs — affecting everything from food to electronics.
The other six stores will remain open.
The call to action — or rather inaction — is asking that American consumers refrain from making any purchases at major retailers on Friday, Feb. 28.
The James Beard Foundation announced Lem's Bar-B-Q as one of six recipients of the America's Classics Award.
The season begins with Luigi Cherubini's "Medea," Oct. 11 to Oct. 26.
According to the Lollapalooza social media accounts, the lineup will be released on March 18.
In announcing Korshak's death, Broadway In Chicago called her a "trailblazing force" in the public relations industry.
"Anora" won big at the 2025 Oscars. Here's the full list of who won and was nominated for this year's Academy Awards.
David Johansen, the gravelly-voiced singer, was last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
Researchers at the Potocsnak Longevity Institute at Northwestern are looking into the difference between a person’s chronological age — how many years they have lived, and their biological age — how old their body actually is. Charlie De Mar got examined himself.
Thirty-five girls learned Wednesday night how the game of basketball can instill confidence — with the help of two former Chicago Bulls players. Marissa Sulek reports.
Staffing at the Department of Education has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183. Charlie De Mar reports.
For years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers insisted that extending the landfill was the best option. But after a lengthy legal fight, the corps has changed its position. Jermont Terry reports.
Have you ever wondered how your body is aging, or why some people seem more vibrant the older they get?
The landfill opened in the early 1980s along the shore, and in 2020, the Army Corps called for extending it.
Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.
The Bulls tried to plant the seed of female empowerment Wednesday for 35 young women from the Belmont Cragin community.
Police said during the fight, a 25-year-old man was shot twice in the lower body.
A mother has filed a lawsuit against the State of Illinois and others her son's death by suicide. Internal documents and emails show missteps that may have led to her son's death.
Cook County Crime Stoppers are now offering a new $1,000 reward for information leading to an indictment or arrest in the murder of Rosa Chacon.
CBS News Chicago obtained records showing Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights, Illinois had been repeatedly warned by the state for their handling of bodies waiting to be cremated.
Rose Bronstein founded the group Buckets Over Bullying, and has been moving mountains with her local organization.
Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights is accused of mishandling the bodies of people who recently died.
The Bulls tried to plant the seed of female empowerment Wednesday for 35 young women from the Belmont Cragin community.
DePaul (14-18) will play No. 2 seed Creighton in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Northwestern (17-15) earned its first conference tournament win since 2022 for a chance to play No. 5 Wisconsin in Thursday's second round.
Saint Patrick in Portage Park are off to the tournament after beatin Mount Carmel High School in supersectionals.
Somehow, Wildcats workhorse Nick Martinelli was not selected First Team All-League in postseason awards Tuesday.
Officers encountered a suspect, which resulted in a foot chase and an exchange of gunfire at multiple nearby locations, police said.
Robert Davis was the last person to see his girlfriend Barbara Lenz alive before she vanished in 1989, Iowa investigators said.
Charles Poulos, 55, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, according to the Glenview Police Department.
Micheail Ward's conviction was thrown out, after an appeals court ruled detectives violated his constitutional rights during his interrogation.
Zulma Pacheco's boyfriend of five years said he was with her at the nightclub the night she was shot, and he carried her out after he saw she was bleeding.
