Lake Michigan beach guide: Search our map and list for swimming spots from...
Lake Michigan beaches suffered recently from the double whammy of the coronavirus pandemic, which closed or limited access, and to historically high water levels, with erosion and flooding causing...
View ArticleFAA investigating after Southwest plane’s wingtip clips another plane’s tail...
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a minor collision Friday between two Southwest Airlines flights on a Midway Airport taxiway.
View ArticleHairstyle discrimination legislation
Four year-old Gus "Jett" Hawkins asked his mother, Ida Nelson, to braid his hair in March and went to school excited to show off his new hairstyle. Nelson got a call the next day from Providence St....
View ArticleLegislation would bar school rules on hairstyles such as braids, cornrows...
Illinois Sen. Mike Simmons is sponsoring legislation that would prevent schools from making rules about student hairstyles.
View ArticleRifle-wielding man charged after attacks on 2 women, cops in the Loop
A 29-year-old man has been charged after a series of attacks in the Loop on Thursday morning in which a rifle-wielding man struck a woman, tried to carjack another woman then aimed the rifle at Chicago...
View ArticleDemocrats offer new legislative district boundary maps in effort to control...
Illinois Democrats on Friday evening gave the public its first look at their proposed maps containing new boundary lines for Illinois' 118 state House and 59 state Senate districts that would be in...
View ArticleCry Out Chicago, a 24-hour prayer vigil and worship
Cry Out Chicago, a 24-hour prayer vigil and worship, is taking place at Christ Family Life Center, 6827 S. South Chicago Ave., from May 21-22 2021, in Chicago. Religious leaders are taking turns...
View ArticleMan files lawsuit against Springfield police, says cops ‘desecrated’...
New police bodycam video shows the moment an Illinois dad realizes that the powdered substance cops found in his car console and tested for drugs last year was actually his dead daughter’s ashes.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 76,652 administered vaccine doses, 1,108 new...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleSouth Loop man accused of fatal shooting in Bridgeport, police say
South Loop man accused of fatal shooting in Bridgeport, police said.
View ArticleMan accused of Portage Park fatal shooting on Easter Sunday, police say
Man charged with first degree murder to appear Saturday at a bail hearing, Chicago police said.
View Article6 dead, at least 13 wounded in shootings since 5 p.m. Friday, Chicago police say
Six dead, at least 13 wounded in shootings since 5 p.m. Friday, Chicago police say.
View ArticleFor some who are vaccinated, ‘Summertime Chi’ finally arrives in the form of...
Featuring DJs Ron Trent and Duane Powell, the event required attendees to bring their official vaccination card and an ID during will call prior to the 1 p.m. concert.
View Article‘A symbol of our city roaring back to life’: Buckingham Fountain switch-on...
The Buckingham Fountain was officially switched on for the summer Saturday afternoon. It was the mark of Chicago returning to its traditions after a pause during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleMan, 35, shot on Stevenson Expressway, officials say
A 35-year-old man was shot on the Stevenson Expressway Saturday afternoon, according to Illinois State Police and the Chicago Fire Department.
View ArticleIn tribute to slain dance coach Verndell Smith, bundles of balloons released...
On Saturday, team members, relatives and other loved ones marched from his studio at 460 E. 75th St. to the Dunkin’ for a balloon release before heading back to a grassy lot nearby, where Ultimate...
View ArticleKarl Wirsum, influential Chicago artist who was part of the Hairy Who...
Karl Wirsum, an influential artist who was part of the 1960s Hairy Who collaborative, dies at 81.
View ArticleLowering Little Calumet River key to finding body of missing 12-year-old boy,...
Damming the Little Calumet River to drop water levels was key to finding the body of Kyrin Carter, a 12-year-old Missouri boy who had been missing since May 15, officials said during a somber news...
View Article‘Endless howls into the void’: Chicagoans with family abroad in India during...
Illinois residents watch the news and worry about how to help family in India.
View ArticleCentral Camera went up in flames amid George Floyd unrest. The Loop store’s...
Central Camera is still rebuilding a year after a devastating fire during massive civil unrest surrounding the murder of George Floyd. The owner is eyeing an August reopening for the 122-year-old Loop...
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