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View Article8 shot at weekend high school graduation party in Burnside: ‘I was so scared’
Three people opened fire at a high school graduation in Burnside on the South Side early Sunday, wounding eight.
View ArticleSt. Charles man charged with attempted murder
A 66-year-old St. Charles man is accused of stabbing another man in the neck Saturday afternoon in St. Charles, police officials said.
View ArticleThomas Sullivan, former US attorney who helped launch Operation Greylord, dies
Thomas Sullivan, former U.S. attorney who helped launch Operation Greylord, dies.
View ArticleArrest made in Orland Park shooting outside apartment building
Orland Park police said a Chicago man has been charged in connection with a May 22 shooting outside an apartment complex in which nobody was hurt
View ArticleNew royal baby Lilibet born on 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s visit to...
Princess Diana, from whom the new royal baby gets her middle name, visited Chicago in 1996.
View ArticleLincoln Presidential Library to display Emancipation Proclamation as part of...
A rare signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation will be displayed this month at The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield in honor of Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating...
View ArticleCTA train derails at Byrn Mawr
Purple Line CTA train service was suspended after a derailment June 7, 2021, near the Bryn Mawr station.
View ArticleTrain derailed at Bryn Mawr; Red Line service suspended between Howard and...
Trains were only operating between the 95th Street and Belmont stops as of 6:15 p.m. Monday because a wheel on a Purple Line car was off the track, an official said.
View ArticleR. Kelly’s Chicago attorneys move to withdraw from case 2 months before trial...
Two months before singer R. Kelly is scheduled to go to trial in New York, his Chicago-based attorneys are moving to withdraw from the case.
View ArticleColumn: I turned 50 and AARP started sending me mail. I had to find out why.
I turned 50 and AARP immediately began sending me mail. My outrage is actually a reflection on how many Americans aren't willing to plan for retirement.
View ArticleDaywatch: What to expect as Illinois and Chicago reopen, Northwestern picks a...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleDrugs, gun seized after search of Round Lake man’s home
The Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group says that following an investigation, police gained a search warrant for the Lopez residence. During the Friday search, police said they found almost 200...
View ArticleCOVID prolonged foster care stays for thousands, Illinois only state of 34...
Thousands of U.S. families have seen reunifications snarled in the foster care system as courts delayed cases, went virtual or temporarily shut down.
View ArticleChicago man, 32, charged with first-degree murder in fatal shooting Friday
A 32-year-old Chicago man faces first-degree murder charges in connection with a fatal shooting in the city on Friday evening.
View ArticleTurning off just half the lights at McCormick Place could reduce the...
Hundreds of millions of birds are estimated to die in collisions annually in the United States alone, and researchers say Chicago’s light pollution potentially makes it the most perilous city in the...
View ArticleHe fought to keep his home on an island that turned into a wildlife...
Fifty years ago, Marty Bluewater fought to keep his home among the nesting birds of Protection Island in Washington state. Now he’s fighting for the birds.
View ArticleColumn: Harlow the dog — Chicago icon, Instagram influencer, good boy — has...
Writer Taylor Wolfe, whose Daily Tay blog has a large following, shared Harlow's life for the past decade, turning him into a Chicago celebrity.
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