Funeral services announced for slain Chicago police Officer Ella French
Funeral services for Chicago police Officer Ella French will be held next week, officials announced Friday.
View ArticleChicago officer hospitalized after being dragged by car in Englewood
A Chicago police officer was transported to the hospital after being dragged by a car Friday evening in Englewood.
View ArticleStudents visit the Field Museum's Ancient Americas Exhibit as part of the...
A group of high school and university students take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Ancient Americas Exhibit (Aztec collection) at the Field Museum as part of the Chicagotlan project. The project...
View Article1 dead, at least 11 wounded as weekend starts in city, police say
An 18-year-old man was shot dead in a drive-by late Friday afternoon in the Cragin neighborhood, and at least 10 others were injured in separate city shootings since, said Chicago police.
View ArticleInteractive Chicagotlan project marks 500 years since the Fall of...
The interactive project commemorates the 500-year anniversary of the Fall of Tenochtitlan — modern-day Mexico City — by showcasing more than 47 community spaces across the city that contain objects or...
View ArticleWoman killed, man critically injured in Lake View after being struck by car
A woman died and a man was hospitalized after a vehicle struck them Saturday afternoon in the Lake View neighborhood on the North Side, authorities said.
View ArticlePhotos: Bud Billiken Parade returns to South Side for 92nd year
The Bud Billiken Parade first launched in 1929 and returned Aug. 14, 2021, with the theme of “Back to School, Back to Life and Back to Bud Billiken.” Its rebirth also came with telltale signs of 2021:...
View ArticleAfter 2020 cancellation, scaled-down Bud Billiken Parade returns to South...
The Bud Billiken Parade, a South Side tradition since 1929, made a comeback Saturday after taking a year off for the pandemic, but this time with COVID-19 testing on the route and on-site vaccinations.
View ArticleCrowd attends vigil honoring 15-year-old Chicago girl found dead in Oak Park:...
A vigil was held Saturday for 15-year-old Melissa Rendon in the Oak Park alley where her body was found on Aug. 7.
View Article47 shot, 5 killed in weekend gun violence through Sunday afternoon
Thirty-five people — including nine teenagers and two young girls — were shot in Chicago Saturday afternoon into early Sunday — four of them fatally. Since Friday afternoon, 47 people have been shot,...
View ArticleGOP state lawmakers say plan for spending $2.8 billion in federal coronavirus...
Illinois Democrats doled out $2.8 million in federal coronavirus relief money on everything from flood relief to violence prevention programs. Republicans say they were shut out of the process and that...
View ArticleDaywatch: Census to fuel Black-Latino power struggle over ward map, GOP state...
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View ArticleGirl, 7, killed, younger sister injured in Northwest Side shooting
The shooting happened as the girls’ mother was putting the two children in the backseat of a car, and it’s not believed that they or their mother were targeted, police say.
View Article‘What type of animal could do this?’ asks grandmother of 6- and 7-year-old...
Grandmother of two girls, ages 7 and 6, who were shot in Chicago Sunday says her surviving granddaughter has a ruptured lung.
View ArticleIllinois Senate President Don Harmon contracts breakthrough case of COVID-19,...
Illinois Senate President Don Harmon has contracted a breakthrough case of the coronavirus after being vaccinated this spring
View ArticleDozens of Chicago Park District workers disciplined after probe of sexual...
Two high-level managers were suspended and several workers were fired or resigned.
View Article55 shot, 6 killed during weekend, including 70-year-old woman and 7-year-old...
A 70-year-old woman was killed early Monday, one of six people fatally shot during the weekend, police said.
View ArticleCOPA investigating off-duty officer who was shot at, returned fire
COPA investigating off-duty officer who was shot at, returned fire
View ArticleCensus 2020: Did the place where you live gain or lose residents? Search...
Find our how much the population has changed near you using the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
View ArticleWoman, 25, killed in crash on Interstate 55
The woman unexpectedly lost control of the car, which left the roadway and overturned at the center median, according to state police.
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