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Lightning flashes in the distance as seen from 31st Street Beach after a thunderstorm Sunday, July 24, 2016, in Chicago.

Weather Service: Flash-flood watch issued as storms hit area

May 22, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

A flash-flood watch for northeastern Cook County expired at 10:30 p.m. after thunderstorms went through the area Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service. Up to around 1.5 inches...

‘The hotter, the better.’ Heat wave has at least one early fan

May 22, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

As the sun rose Thursday, a handful of joggers shuffled along North Avenue Beach. One by one they paused their morning runs, took out their phones and snapped the brilliant...

A rifle sits on the ground at the scene of a shooting on the 4000 block of West Cermak Road July 20, 2016, in Chicago.

12 wounded in Chicago shootings

May 22, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

At least 12 people have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since Wednesday evening, police said. Most recently, about 1:10 a.m. Thursday, a 19-year-old man was shot in Park Manor...

Police officers investigate the scene of a shooting in the 2300 block of West Arthur Avenue early Wednesday morning on July 20, 2016.

More than 2,200 people shot in Chicago this year, 21 of them kids 13 and under

May 22, 2019 at 10:12 p.m.

At least 14 people were shot in Chicago over 10 hours Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday, pushing the number of gun victims in the city this year to more than...

Illinois State Troopers investigate a fatal wrong-way crash involving an American Taxi minivan and two other vehicles on Illinois Route 53 just south of Euclid Road in Rolling Meadows early on July 19, 2016. Two people died in the three-car crash.

Cops: Two killed after man drives wrong way on Route 53 in Rolling Meadows

May 22, 2019 at 10:12 p.m.

A cab driver from Lisle and a man from Mount Prospect were killed in a three-vehicle crash early Tuesday on Illinois Route 53 in Rolling Meadows, officials said. The victims...

Man charged after police-involved shooting on West Side

May 22, 2019 at 10:12 p.m.

Authorities charged a 29-year-old man with aggravated assault after he was shot by police Saturday evening during a raid in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. Jessie White, of the 700...

A 17-year-old boy was shot to death in the 4400 block of W. West End Avenue in the West Garfield Park neighborhood late on July 18, 2016.

15 shot over 16 hours in Chicago, including slaying of 17-year-old near home

May 22, 2019 at 10:12 p.m.

Two people were shot to death and at least 13 others were wounded in Chicago over 16 hours from Monday afternoon through early Tuesday, police said. The shootings included the...

2 men shot on Dan Ryan Expressway near 63rd Street

May 22, 2019 at 10:12 p.m.

Two men were shot while driving on the Dan Ryan Expressway on the South Side late Monday night, state police said.The men were in a car in the northbound lanes...

3 dead, 15 wounded in Chicago over 15 hours Sunday

May 22, 2019 at 10:11 p.m.

Three men were shot to death and at least 15 other people were wounded in shootings from late Sunday morning into the night on the West and South sides, police...

1 hurt after stolen van crashes in Lawndale

May 22, 2019 at 10:12 p.m.

A passenger in a stolen van was hurt after it crashed in the Lawndale neighborhood Sunday evening while speeding away from Chicago police officers. About 11:40 p.m., police officers noticed...

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