Two men — one a Chicago firefighter — are being remembered fondly after...
“In the fire service, when you hear the word ‘mayday,’ your blood runs cold,” said Larry Langford, a spokesman for the Fire Department.
View ArticleMurder, armed robbery charges filed in attack of man, 59, in Budlong Woods...
A man who allegedly carjacked a 47-year-old man before fatally shooting a 59-year-old man an hour later has been charged in the fatal attack earlier this month, Chicago police said.
View ArticleDaywatch: New daily record set for Illinois COVID cases | Mom recalls fallen...
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View ArticleCook County follows Chicago with COVID-19 vaccination mandate for patrons of...
Cook County will follow Chicago in imposing a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for patrons 5 and older of restaurants, bars, gyms and an assortment of other businesses.
View ArticleDecades before jazz was heard in Bronzeville, sleigh bells rang as horses...
At the turn of the 20th century, Grand Boulevard was renowned for drag-racing trotters and pacers through the snow of Chicago. The sport spread from one boulevard to another.
View ArticleState Sen. Kimberly Lightford’s husband exchanged gunfire with at least one...
State Sen. Kimberly Lightford’s husband had a gun and exchanged shots with at least one of the suspects when the couple was carjacked earlier this week in suburban Broadview, authorities disclosed.
View ArticleChicago homicides in 2021: 783 people have been slain through Dec. 19. That’s...
Maps and charts showing where and when homicides have taken place in the city during 2021, with race, sex and age of the victims.
View ArticleIn 2021, violence spread into Chicago neighborhoods that normally enjoy a...
Chicago’s gun violence proved unrelenting in 2021, as the fear and unease many neighborhoods have long felt spread into wealthier, traditionally safer parts of the city.
View ArticleRobert L. May, the creator of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
The original Rudolph story — about 100 rhyming phrases spread over 32 pages — was written in 1939 by Montgomery Ward advertising copywriter Robert Lewis May. For May, writing “Rudolph” was a chance to...
View ArticlePublic watchdog for CPS releases final report on sexual misconduct at Marine...
A public watchdog for Chicago Public Schools has concluded an investigation into sexual misconduct at Marine Leadership Academy, finding that 12 CPS employees and a school board member committed policy...
View ArticleJoe Wark, former Glen Ellyn village president and trustee, dies at 89
Joe E. Wark served on the Glen Ellyn Village Board for nine years — including four years as village president — and played a key role in steering efforts to improve the aesthetics of the community.
View ArticleNorthShore closed most of its immediate care centers to additional patients...
Twenty-two of the system’s immediate care centers stopped taking new patients well before closing time Thursday "due to high patient volume."
View ArticleShots ring out amid last-minute Christmas shopping at Oakbrook Center, four...
A shooting left four people injured at the Oakbrook Center shopping mall on Thursday evening, police said.
View ArticleFlooding in Cicero has become a blame game between town officials, BNSF...
Some Cicero residents have experienced flooding for decades during heavy rains. Town officials blame a railway for causing excessive water runoff in an ongoing legal battle and a state representative...
View ArticleRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created in Chicago by Montgomery Ward...
More than 80 years after its inception, here’s how Rudolph — a completely Chicago concoction — became a Christmas icon.
View ArticleDaywatch: Chicago crime in 2021 was unrelenting as it spread into new...
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View Article‘It doesn’t scare me away’: Oakbrook Center’s Christmas Eve shoppers unfazed...
A flock of Christmas Eve shoppers filled the upscale mall’s promenades a day after four people were injured in a gunfight.
View ArticleChicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan enters the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols;...
Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan entered COVID-19 protocols Friday, becoming the team's first coach to do so amid a player outbreak in December. Assistant Chris Fleming will fill in until Donovan...
View ArticleThe momentous James Webb Space Telescope launch is scheduled for Christmas...
After a series of delays, liftoff is now scheduled for 6:20 a.m. CST on Christmas morning from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
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