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An average of 34 city residents are hospitalized with the virus daily, and COVID-19-related hospitalizations are up nearly 14% over the last week, according to city data.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the crash, according to police.

U.S. District Judge Manish Shah ordered attorney Keith Altman to pay $500 to Will County over the complaint the judge dismissed last May.

Also, we wanted to know which Wisconsin team — not counting the Packers — you love to hate the most.

“This place has too much history to close,” says owner Alex Dana, who recently announced a switch from restaurant to a “speakeasy” for larger groups.

Robert Crimo III ditched his lawyers in mid-December and quickly accelerated his case by asking for a speedy trial.

The work by Daryl Harris adorns a bar and restaurant owned by an enthusiast of old-school horror and outer-space movies.

Bally’s planned casino and the fate of the Century and Consumers buildings are among the five architectural projects worth watching as this new year progresses.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan made his first courtroom appearance as a criminal defendant at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, a happy couple celebrated winning the lottery for Cook County’s first marriage license in 2024, and the legendary Rosebud on Taylor Italian restaurant…