What were the 5 most important local stories in 2019?
Lori Lightfoot elected as Chicago mayor
11%
(198 votes)
Jussie Smollett saga
11%
(193 votes)
Woman slain, baby cut from womb
10%
(184 votes)
Chance the Snapper draws crowds to Humboldt Park
10%
(179 votes)
Illinois approves recreational marijuana
9%
(156 votes)
Chicago teachers strike
8%
(145 votes)
AJ Freund case shocks Chicago area
7%
(135 votes)
R. Kelly charged
5%
(100 votes)
Ald. Ed Burke charged
5%
(94 votes)
Mass shooting at Henry Pratt Company in Aurora
4%
(81 votes)
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson fired
3%
(63 votes)
Joe Maddon and Cubs part ways
3%
(57 votes)
Bears celebrate 100 years
3%
(48 votes)
Lake Michigan shoreline erosion
3%
(46 votes)
SUV drives through Woodfield Mall
2%
(32 votes)
'Code of Silence' officers acquitted
2%
(30 votes)
DCFS in trouble
2%
(28 votes)
ComEd lobbying scandal
1%
(20 votes)
Sterigenics leaves Willowbrook
1%
(15 votes)
Deadly Waukegan plant explosion
1%
(12 votes)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra strike
<1%
(4 votes)
Chicago Fire brings soccer back to Soldier Field
<1%
(4 votes)
Total Votes: 1,824
