All six, including the four adults who appeared for a bond hearing before Judge Robert Miller Saturday, had been charged with one count of burglary and one count of retail theft, both felonies.... The trio removed black plastic garbage bags from their hoodies and began filling the bags with Dior, Chanel and other expensive fragrances that were on the display case, he said at the time. The video shows the men quickly dumping fragrance boxes into the garbage bags and hurrying outside.... Nov 14,

Customers adding new phone numbers or lines in Chicago’s south suburbs could be assigned a brand new area code beginning Friday, according to the Illinois Commerce Commission. The new area code, 464, soon will be assigned to people living in the area covered by the 708 area code.... Current users of the 708 area code can keep their number, as the change only affects new numbers and lines, according to the commerce commission. Rates and services will not change, it said. The addition of the new

Even though she is fully vaccinated, Barbara Creed can’t yet visit her grandchildren in Texas. Creed is among thousands for whom the vaccine is less effective because she has received an organ transplant.... Creed, a retired music teacher, received a double lung transplant last year. The vaccine — while extremely effective for most people — likely offers some protection to transplant patients, but still leaves them more vulnerable to contracting the disease and becoming hospitalized, said Dr...

Yet Chicago’s government has failed to provide the public with easy, consistent access to free toilets, and scant information is available about many that do exist. The Tribune cataloged as many public bathrooms in Chicago as possible and found swaths of the city contain few or none.... Regardless, many people are likely unaware the option exists. Elsewhere in the country, some cities have prioritized increasing access to public restrooms following complaints about open defecation and the sprea