Chicago toy store collects dolls, books and teddy bears for kids arriving...
A Chicago toy store is collecting donations of money and new toys to help Afghan children arriving at a military base in Indiana.
View ArticleWhen will kids under 12 be approved for the COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s what...
Here’s the latest information about COVID-19 vaccines for children.
View ArticleFed-up Chicago man tears out speed bump in alley behind his house, plans to...
The resident might also be on the hook for the cost of replacing the asphalt.
View ArticleLibertyville hospital that was ordered to let COVID-19 patient receive...
A Libertyville hospital that was ordered to let a COVID-19 patient receive the controversial medication ivermectin fought back in court Tuesday, saying the woman’s heart rate plunged after she received...
View ArticleWillie Garson, ‘Sex and the City’ star, dies at age 57
Garson died from an unspecified illness while surrounded by family.
View ArticleTwo teens shot in Hyde Park
Around 6:30 p.m., two boys, ages 14 and 15, were inside a vehicle in the 5200 block of South Lake Park when they were hit by gunfire, according to Chicago police.
View Article‘We’ve been close to putting a dog in a bathroom’: Chicago-area shelters deal...
Chicago-area shelters deal with overcrowding due to financial strain on owners, worry about eviction moratorium ending.
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Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleMan charged with attempted murder in connection with July shooting on the...
Police this week made an arrest related to a shooting this summer that left a 43-year-old man wounded on the South Side, according to Chicago police.
View Article2 from Chicago suburbs the latest charged in U.S. Capitol breach
FBI agents identified them from social media and security images, according to court records made public Tuesday.
View ArticleDangerous waves along the lakefront
A beach hazards statement was made on Sept. 21, 2021, warning of the potential for waves between 12 and 16 feet high in portions of northwest Indiana along Lake Michigan — with the potential for...
View ArticleColumn: Chicagoan who’ll be honored by U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum warns...
"That overt hatred has become mainstream, almost. Whether you’re voicing your hatred for Black people or immigrants or Hispanics or Jews, it’s normal."
View ArticleAs we enter cold and flu season, here’s how to tell if you have COVID or a cold
From fever to loss of smell, experts offer tips on how to tell the difference between a cold and the coronavirus, and then what to do about it.
View ArticleNaperville North High School shut down Wednesday in wake of emailed bomb threat
All classes and after-school programs at Naperville North High School were canceled and students and staff sent home Wednesday following a bomb threat emailed to the school principal.
View Article2 Simeon students, both 15, fatally shot hours apart
Two 15-year-old boys, Jamari Williams and Kentrell McNeal, were fatally shot in separate attacks Tuesday and a third boy, 14, also was critically wounded, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleAttorney general to hold public town hall about investigation into Joliet...
Investigation into Joliet Police Department practices follows the death of a Joliet man, Eric Lurry, in police custody in 2020.
View ArticleSuperior Shooters Supply burglary
Surveillance video shows the break-in at Superior Shooters Supply in which a number of guns were stolen on New Year's Day 2016. (Superior Police Department)
View ArticleFall blows in with chillier temperatures, high winds, towering waves and even...
Fall blows in with chillier temperatures, high winds and towering waves.
View ArticleStolen gun in Wisconsin causes havoc on Chicago streets
Chicago police and experts have said thefts from gun shops in neighboring states — along with straw purchases — are a major source of the illegal guns that feed the city’s violence problem.
View ArticleWorkers clean up after Riot Fest ends
People clean up Douglass Park in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2021, following a weekend Riot Fest music festival. North Lawndale neighbors are divided about the festival. Some who live nearby enjoy the...
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