Police: Gun used in deadly shooting spree from Chicago’s South Side to...
The gun that a 32-year-old man used in a daylong killing spree that stretched from Chicago’s South Side into Evanston in January was likely used in at least five other shootings over the past 11 years,...
View ArticleSwimming pools scramble to overcome lifeguard shortage as opening day looms....
Persuading a teenager to become a lifeguard has never been easy. But as outdoor pools in the Chicago area get ready to open for the summer, many for the first time in two years, recruitment is proving...
View ArticleColumn: Hey, don’t throw away those masks yet!
The CDC's new mask guidance is prompting many to wonder: What should I do with all those masks now?
View ArticleCitations pending against Jeep driver after motorcyclist killed in crash in...
A 32-year-old man was killed in a car versus motorcycle crash Friday night in the Fulton River District neighborhood.
View ArticleMan who had been stabbed rode CTA Blue Line train into Loop, police say
A witness called 911 early Saturday after seeing a man who was the victim of a stabbing get off a Blue Line train at a Loop subway station, Chicago police said.
View Article2 people fatally shot and 3 injured at party in Gresham among 5 dead and at...
Two men were fatally wounded and three others were shot at a gathering in the Gresham neighborhood.
View Article‘So grateful,’ says nurse injured in Indiana crash, awarded $43.5M in first...
A woman who suffered “traumatic” injuries that ended her 25-year nursing career when she was rear-ended by a truck five years ago in Indiana was awarded $43.5 million in what was the first in-person...
View ArticleLogan Square man charged with attempted murder took selfie, rode tow truck to...
A 29-year-old man joined a tow truck driver to pose for a threatening selfie in January before heading to another man’s Cragin home to shoot him in the face and leg, authorities said Saturday.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 92,923 administered vaccine doses, 1,513 new...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleRapper Lil Reese, 2 others shot on Near North Side in apparent gunfight over...
Three men, including Chicago rapper Lil Reese, were shot Saturday morning, apparently in a gunfight in a Near North Side parking garage during a dispute over a stolen car, authorities said.
View ArticleChicago police look for man wanted in Humboldt Park sexual assault
Detectives are looking for a man who they believe sexually assaulted a woman earlier this month in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleWorker, 53, dies after concrete vaulted sidewalk collapses on him in Heart of...
A 53-year-old worker died after a concrete vaulted sidewalk collapsed on him Saturday morning in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood, officials said.
View ArticleTribune Publishing employees hold 11th hour ‘Save Local News’ rally as...
Chicago Tribune newsroom employees held a rally in front of the newspaper’s printing plant Saturday hoping to sway shareholders and prevent the sale of Tribune Publishing to hedge fund Alden Global...
View ArticleJuvenile taken into custody in connection with stabbing behind Water Street...
A juvenile has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that took place Friday in an alley behind the Water Street parking deck, near Webster Street, Naperville police said.
View ArticleA Michigan sanctuary is training animal control officers to safely catch...
In 2020, the staff at Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary in Athens started offering a course for animal control officers on how to safely catch alligators.
View Article2 Chicago police officers shot, wounded May 16, 2021, on West Side
Chicago police officers work at the scene where two officers were shot and the man who allegedly shot them was also wounded May 16, 2021, in the 1500 block of South Lawndale Avenue in the Lawndale...
View ArticleSearch continues for missing Missouri boy in Hammond
More than 20 agencies have joined the effort to find Kyrin -- including the NICTD Police and Indiana Department of Natural Resources -- and all manner of search apparatus has been employed, Kellogg said.
View ArticleRoute 59 shooting leaves one victim injured as person with concealed carry...
A person was shot in a Route 59 shopping area Saturday evening in what Naperville police say was a targeted shooting in which someone with a concealed carry gun license also became involved.
View ArticlePeople in Chicago rally in support of Palestinians
People march in support of Palestinians during a rally May 16, 2021, in Chicago.
View ArticleChicago police officers shot, wounded Sunday morning on West Side released...
Two Chicago police officers responding to a “shots fired” alert from ShotSpotter, the city’s gunshot detection system, were shot and wounded early Sunday on the West Side.
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