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May 14, 2024
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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May 14, 2024
St. Christopher School in Midlothian is celebrating 100 years as a community, along with a retiring nun who's been there for 50 of them.
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May 14, 2024
A potential revenue generator could be to lease vacant land the district owns in Homer Glen to a solar energy company or install solar panels on the roofs of its buildings.
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May 14, 2024
State Rep. Mark Walker is moving to the other chamber in the General Assembly, appointed Saturday to take the state Senate post Ann Gillespie held before she was tapped to head the Department of Insurance. Walker, D-Arlington Heights, had been the state representative for the 53rd District and is now the new state senator for the 27th District. The senate district includes most or parts of Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Palatine, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, and Schaumburg. "Over my time serving the 53rd District in the House, I've represented most of the people and communities of […]
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May 14, 2024
A 25-year-old man was wounded in his residence when gunfire from outside veered through a bedroom window striking him to the thigh, Chicago police said.
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May 14, 2024
At least six armed robberies were reported throughout the city overnight, and in one robbery a steel hammer was used to threaten an employee, Chicago police said.
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May 14, 2024
Though their states severely restrict abortion or place limits on having one through telehealth, about 8,000 women per month late last year were getting abortion pills by mail from states with legal protections for prescribers, a new survey finds.
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May 14, 2024
Burglars used a Jeep to smash the front doors of a business overnight on the South Side, Chicago police said. Around 3:15 a.m Tuesday, officers responded to a burglary in progress in the 1900 block of East 95th Street and found a Jeep was used to smash the front doors of a business. No one inside of the business when burglars made entry, police said. It was not immediately known what was taken from the business. No one has been arrested and detectives were investigating.
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May 14, 2024
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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May 14, 2024
Michael Cohen testified that Trump was constantly apprised of the behind-the-scenes efforts to bury stories feared to be harmful to the campaign.
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May 14, 2024
Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe awaits a bruising round of questioning from the former president's lawyers on Tuesday after testimony that linked the celebrity client to all aspects of a hush money scheme that prosecutors say was aimed at stifling stories that threatened his 2016 campaign.
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May 14, 2024
A proposal to change the way Illinois handles mothers with drug use disorders is meant to prioritize treatment, but has prompted "grave concerns" from a prosecutor who handled one infamous case.
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May 14, 2024
"I love everything, all music, and that's why I do what I do. My great passion has always been to share the things I love."
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May 14, 2024
On May 14, 1948, according to the current-era calendar, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed in Tel Aviv by David Ben-Gurion, who became its first prime minister; U.S. President Harry S. Truman immediately recognized the new nation.
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May 13, 2024
A permanent memorial honoring the 10 Black victims of a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket will feature interconnected stone pillars and arches, and a windowed building where exhibitions and events will be held, community and elected leaders announced Monday.
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May 13, 2024
For all the pooch pageantry of Westminster — the coiffed poodles, the top-knotted toy dogs, the formality of dogs trotting around a ring — it's also an illustration of the bond people form with dogs, and what each will do for the other.
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May 13, 2024
Mayor Brandon Johnson touts seventh migrant shelter closure during his first year in office.
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May 13, 2024
The fine follows an inspector general investigation and a November probable cause finding from the board, which Conyears-Ervin was given the opportunity to rebut in the interim.
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May 13, 2024
The city fell in love with Imani's parents, Monty and Rose, who set up housekeeping in Chicago in 2019.
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May 13, 2024
After a first effort fizzled over questions of independence, legislators consider more detailed legislation to create a statewide public defender's office.
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May 13, 2024
A host of state and local dignitaries, including the governor of Indiana, a U.S. senator and two Congressional representatives, celebrated the South Shore Line's new Double Track service Monday.
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May 13, 2024
Irene Chavez told police about her mental health struggles, including a PTSD diagnosis, when she got arrested.
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May 13, 2024
Crews conducted a controlled demolition Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
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May 13, 2024
Firearms recovered were recovered from the Lockport area home of John Shadbar, who is being held pending trial on attempted first-degree murder charges.
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May 13, 2024
The man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze appeared online for the first time in three years, sending the prices of thee quirky and volatile shares sharply higher Monday.
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May 13, 2024
The leaders of Greece and Turkey met Monday for talks aimed at underlining their efforts to put aside decades-old disputes, but they also revealed deep divisions over the Israel-Hamas war.
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May 13, 2024
Dr. Cyril Wecht, a pathologist and attorney whose biting cynicism and controversial positions on high-profile deaths such as President John F. Kennedy's 1963 assassination caught the attention of prosecutors and TV viewers alike, died Monday. He was 93.
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May 13, 2024
Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after he was punched in the face by a man on a New York City street, his publicist said Sunday.
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May 13, 2024
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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May 13, 2024
Former phone company exec Paul La Schiazza is to be tried on charges he approved a scheme to funnel payments to a Madigan associate in exchange for the speaker's help passing favorable legislation.
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May 13, 2024
Nineteen aldermen, including several progressive Johnson allies and other more conservative aldermen, have so far signed onto the resolution that also calls for Carter to resign.
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May 13, 2024
Protests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across U.S. university and college campuses in recent weeks, leading to disruptions and arrests. Some demonstrations extended into weekend graduation celebrations, although they were muted in comparison to the encampments and rallies that have roiled campuses and resulted in nearly 2,900 arrests of students and other protesters.
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May 13, 2024
The owner of a South Side not-for-profit that sought to care for the city's feral cat population now faces charges of animal cruelty after authorities last month allegedly found five dead felines in her basement.
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May 13, 2024
A former high-level executive at Loretto Hospital has been hit with federal charges alleging she helped embezzle nearly half a million dollars from the facility at the height of the COVID-19 crisis.
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May 13, 2024
Police said they found the woman, 23, on her kitchen floor on the 6100 block of S. King Dr.
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May 13, 2024
Police said the crash happened on the 1200 block of E. Lake Avenue around 11 p.m. in Glenview.
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May 13, 2024
Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through April 20, 2024.
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May 13, 2024
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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May 13, 2024
The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial is set to take the stand Monday with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president.
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May 13, 2024
The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial is set to take the stand Monday with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president.
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May 13, 2024
The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial is set to take the stand Monday with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president.
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May 13, 2024
Police officers with histories of on-the-job misconduct are also likelier to have reported instances of bad behavior while off-duty, according to a new study published Monday through the University of Chicago Crime Lab. The study, which examined eight years worth of Chicago Police Department data between 2010 and 2018 as part of the process of implementing the federal consent decree, found that police misconduct is predictable based on an officer's previous history of complaints. It suggests that a relatively simple system of tracking past complaints to prevent future incidents could have a public value of "infinity," considering the potential to […]
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May 13, 2024
Nearly 3 in 10 Americans do not identify with a religion. Hospital chaplains sometimes have to check their beliefs at the door when trying to serve and comfort those folks.
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May 13, 2024
Devastated by her loss, Doris Hernandez, 66, found solace and strength through poetry. She began to write, channeling her emotions into verses that pay tribute to the suffering of a community in Chicago that has been plagued by gang and gun violence for decades.
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May 13, 2024
On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter's Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca.
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May 12, 2024
Women gather on Mother's Day to help each other heal: 'You can always lean on them.'
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May 12, 2024
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration's strongest public criticism yet of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza.
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May 12, 2024
Separatist parties appear to be in danger of losing their decade-long hold of power in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region as the pro-union Socialist Party is poised to win the most votes in Sunday's regional election with 85% of ballots counted.
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May 12, 2024
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, were visible in intervals throughout Saturday night and into Sunday morning in Illinois.
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May 12, 2024
A Valparaiso man is in custody after arranging to meet who he thought was a 13-year-old girl for a possible sexual hookup, only to be met by police when he found out he was communicating with a member of Northwest Indiana Predator Catchers, according to court documents.
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May 12, 2024
DePaul University has reached an "impasse" in negotiations with the school's pro-Palestine encampment, administrators said Saturday night, as protest organizers worry they'll be forcefully removed.
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May 12, 2024
Old foes Turkey and Greece will test a five-month-old friendship initiative Monday when Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Ankara.
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May 12, 2024
Memorial Day is always a somber occasion in Israel. But in the aftermath of Oct. 7, it has taken on a profound and raw sadness coupled with percolating anger.
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May 12, 2024
He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. Now Michael Cohen is prosecutors' biggest piece of legal ammunition in the former president's hush money trial.
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May 12, 2024
Thousands more civilians have fled Russia's renewed ground offensive in Ukraine's northeast that has targeted towns and villages with a barrage of artillery and mortar fire, officials said Sunday.
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May 12, 2024
June's Day on the Dixie tour includes chances to explore area history, including Chicago Heights' contribution to Roosevelt in World War II at Bloom High School.
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May 12, 2024
Across the United States, wildfire smoke has been rising for decades as a percentage of the PM2.5 pollution that plagues industrial cities like Chicago.
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May 12, 2024
Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb had pleaded guilty to the murder of young Bobby Franks. Clarence Darrow was hired to save them from the gallows.
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May 12, 2024
Many of Johnson's issues pivot on his jump from candidate to chief executive. His campaign caught fire because he vowed to fight the status quo. But to some, his administration now represents the status quo.
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May 12, 2024
A rising number of parents are attending college at the same time as their children through a local organization that fully funds college scholarships for two generations at once.
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May 12, 2024
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down Monday for a wide-ranging interview with City Hall reporters Alice Yin and Jake Sheridan. Here is the full transcript of the interview, lightly edited for clarity.
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May 12, 2024
On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan province left more than 87,000 people dead or missing.
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May 11, 2024
Hundreds gathered in the Loop Saturday afternoon for an annual flag-raising ceremony to call attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the anniversary of Palestinians' mass displacement.
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May 11, 2024
Donald Trump may face an IRS bill in excess of $100 million after a government audit indicates he double-dipped on tax losses tied to a Chicago skyscraper.
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May 11, 2024
Israel has ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah.
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May 11, 2024
The Netherlands contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest has been expelled from the competition.
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May 11, 2024
Jane Jordan was Burns Harbor's town clerk for 20 years and her husband, Kurt, started his first term on the town council in January.
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May 11, 2024
A rare solar storm produced dazzling displays of color early Saturday, illuminating the night sky in much of the Northern Hemisphere, including Illinois. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued an alert for the extreme geomagnetic storm Friday afternoon. The northern lights stretched as far south as Northern California and Alabama, and are expected to last into Sunday and possibly early next week. "(Illinois) was in a good bullseye," said Shawn Dahl, a service coordinator at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. "The aurora last night should have been seen well into the sky if there was no light pollution." […]
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May 11, 2024
A Chicago man is facing two felony charges after causing a crash that killed his passenger Thursday, police said. Jaime Torres Jr., 20, of Chicago Lawn, was charged with one felony count of reckless homicide with a motor vehicle, one felony county of aggravated DUI/accident/death and a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol. He was issued two citations for operating an uninsured motor vehicle and failing to reduce speed, according to police. Torres had been driving on the 3100 block of North Lake Shore Drive early Thursday morning when he swerved to avoid hitting another vehicle. He then […]
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May 11, 2024
Burglars crashed an SUV into a business early Saturday morning in the Burnside neighborhood and made off with two cash registers before making an escape in waiting vehicles, Chicago police said. Shortly before 5 a.m., a group of burglars crashed a light-colored SUV into a business in the 9300 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue […]
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May 11, 2024
A man was fatally shot early Saturday morning after a verbal altercation in Greater Grand Crossing, police said. The man, 30, was arguing with an unknown male on the 7400 block of South State Street at around 4:30 a.m. The other man then pulled out a gun and shot him in the chest, according to police. The shooter fled northbound in an SUV. The man was later pronounced dead, police said. No arrests have been made.
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May 11, 2024
New push doesn't cover the whole month, but to supporters, it's a win-win: Bees get access to early season pollen and neighbors get more orderly vistas.
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May 11, 2024
On May 11, 1981, legendary reggae artist Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital at age 36 of acral lentiginous melanoma, a skin cancer that is rare but the most common type found among people of color.
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May 10, 2024
The Republicans' courtroom presence can help Trump connect with constituents while he's stuck in court and feeling the pressure of a gag order placed on him by the judge.
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May 10, 2024
The new funds include $101 million to continue work to prevent, test, track and treat animals and humans potentially affected by the virus known as Type A H5N1.
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May 10, 2024
The ties have hit a low point this week as President Biden confirmed he ordered the suspension of delivery of heavy bombs to Israel.
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May 10, 2024
Chicago had no beds available in domestic violence shelters for about a third of 2023, according to a report released Thursday. The first two installments of the "Measuring Safety" report describe skyrocketing need among abuse victims for housing, transportation and other resources. According to the report by The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence, a group that runs the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline, shelter needs exploded in 2023, which saw a 45% jump in requests for shelter statewide over the prior year. Seven hundred and four shelter beds and cribs were estimated to be available for domestic violence victims across Illinois […]
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May 10, 2024
Mayor Brandon Johnson's plans call for June 30 event to be shorter, start an hour earlier and be limited to 150 groups, the smallest number in years.
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May 10, 2024
Illinois legislators are advancing a measure that would prohibit employers from holding mandatory meetings with anti-union messages for employees.
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May 10, 2024
Chicago Archdiocese officials oppose landmark protections on historic Polish church that closed in 2019.
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May 10, 2024
Illinois prison officials laid out an ambitious timeline for the demolition and rebuilding of two major prisons, including the historic Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet.
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May 10, 2024
A Kansas judge has ruled that former University of Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. must stand trial on a rape charge.
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May 10, 2024
Order follows state Attorney General filing against fake papers posted Illinois voters' birthdays and addresses.
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May 10, 2024
Shouting could be heard from beyond the walls of Calumet City's closed-door session Thursday as Mayor Thaddeus Jones sparred with an alderman over management of the City Council agenda.
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May 10, 2024
A 23-year-old Springfield resident was arrested and charged with making a false bomb threat that targeted two Illinois state buildings last month.
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May 10, 2024
Christopher Crane, the CEO and president of Commonwealth Edison parent company Exelon from 2012 until 2022, has died.
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May 10, 2024
Israel's use of U.S-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law, the Biden administration found in a new report.
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May 10, 2024
A soon-to-be-released Biden administration review of Israel's use of U.S.-provided weapons in its war in Gaza does not conclude that Israel has violated the terms for their use, according to three people who have been briefed on the matter.
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May 10, 2024
A 1930 steam engine called The Empress pulled into downtown Franklin Park Wednesday - taking a break from its trek along the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad line on its trip from Calgary, Canada to Mexico City, Mexico - and hundreds turned out to witness the historic visit. The locomotive's stop was part of the one-year anniversary of the Canadian Pacific's purchase of the Kansas City Southern line. The buy created the only single-line railway connecting the three North American countries, and hauls freight. "It's a nice engine," said Mike Brown, who was among the throng that stood in the […]
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May 10, 2024
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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May 10, 2024
The storm could produce northern lights as far south in the U.S. as Alabama and Northern California, according to NOAA.
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May 10, 2024
A 24-year-old man was pronounced dead after being wounded Friday morning in a shooting in the Portage Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. The victim was wounded about 7 a.m. in the 3900 block of north Pittsburg Avenue. He was walking when someone opened fire in his direction striking him to the chest, police said. He was taken in critical condition to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood where he was later pronounced dead. No one was in custody for the fatal attack, and detectives were investigating.
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May 10, 2024
A Cook County judge on Friday ordered factual documents sealed in the highly-scrutinized case of a man accused of killing 11-year-old Jayden Perkins and injuring his pregnant mother.
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May 10, 2024
Maya Hightower, a Crete-Monee High School graduate, presented 21 scholarships from Witherite Law Group to seniors heading to college this fall, calling them the brightest of their graduating class.
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May 10, 2024
Armed robbers hit at least six businesses overnight on the North Side stealing cash from registers and in some robberies forced customers hand over their wallets, Chicago police said. The latest robbery happened shortly before midnight Friday at a restaurant in the 5200 block of North Nagle Avenue in the Jefferson Park neighborhood, police said. Two […]
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May 10, 2024
A 27-year-old woman was discovered in a kitchen with fatal gunshot wounds to the body Thursday afternoon, in the North Lawndale neighborhood, Chicago police said. Police reported Thursday night the woman was discovered in the afternoon during a wellbeing check in the 1400 block of South St. Louis Avenue. Police discovered the woman in a […]
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May 10, 2024
Sending my first-born child to college has me feeling contemplative and raw and, above all else, grateful beyond belief for our village.
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May 10, 2024
A 27-year-old woman was in serious condition after she was shot while sitting in a third floor apartment Thursday night in the West Woodlawn neighborhood.
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May 10, 2024
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived in Nigeria on Friday to champion mental health for young people affected by conflicts and to promote the Invictus Games, which the prince founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans.
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May 10, 2024
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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