Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."
Cal-Harbor Restaurant's owner has fired up the griddle again for curbside pickup at the Pullman diner struggling to survive after 45 years.
KONKOL COLUMN: Pritzker's claim he stepped up testing among Latinos doesn't match data, testing site map. What are you going to do, gov?
Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 President Jim Tracy wins second term with 60-percent of vote in run-off election.
As of Tuesday, Latino residents represented 37 percent of confirmed coronavirus cases and 25 percent of deaths citywide, officials said.
Pitchfork organizers 'heartbroken' to announce on Twitter that music festival set for July in Chicago is cancelled due to the coronavirus.
KONKOL COLUMN: New COVID-19 data could suggest that Pritzker's testing boost might be missing "ticking time bomb" in minority hot spots.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot called on people to abide by the stay-at-home order: "If we don’t stay the course, we’re going to be in this longer."
Good luck getting a tee time as some golf courses open for the first time amid coronavirus crisis stay-at-home order.
Chicago police restructuring includes adding two new area headquarters that aim to streamline investigations, decrease violent crime.
TV icon Oprah Winfrey is set to deliver the commencement speech at CPS virtual graduation ceremony in June.
KONKOL COLUMN: The J.B. Pritzker Show now includes the governor's spot on impression of President Donald Trump, for a Democrat, that is.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot called on renters, landlords and lenders to extend each other some grace as the new coronavirus crisis tightens belts.
City's Microbusiness Recovery Grand Program aims to help small businesses in poor neighborhoods that don't qualify for federal assistance.
KONKOL COLUMN: Gov. J.B. Pritzker's 'All In Illinois' coronavirus slogan doesn't apply to the state's first lady living at Florida estate.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said it's possible White Sox and Cubs could play homes games in empty stadiums this summer.
Mayor Lightfoot condemned a notorious house party that went viral on Facebook Live as "foolish and reckless" amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Chicago launches a "Chi COVID Coach" app to connect with residents who have either tested positive for the coronavirus or have symptoms.
Ald. Beale is set to distribute masks purchased by philanthropist Willie Wilson Sunday at the Pullman Community Center.
Chicago City Council votes to ban popular but traffic-clogging horse-drawn carriage rides citywide starting Jan. 1
In split vote, the City Council voted to expand Mayor Lightfoot's executive spending authority amid the coronavirus crisis until June.
