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A frame grab from a video taken by Keinika Carlton shows a wooden cross engulfed in flames near Columbus and Balbo drives in Chicago's Grant Park on June 9, 2026. (Keinika Carlton)

Near West Side man facing hate crime charge in Grant Park cross burning

June 18, 2026 at 4:04 p.m.

A 21-year-old man has been charged with committing a hate crime, alongside a slew of other charges, in connection to the cross found burning in Grant Park last week, authorities...

Person in custody in connection to burning cross in Grant Park

June 16, 2026 at 3:12 p.m.

A person is in custody in connection with a cross found burning near South Columbus Drive around 2:30 p.m. on June 9, police say.

Police: Suspected firework damages alderman’s home, no injuries

June 13, 2026 at 8:35 p.m.

A firework broke a window at Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s home early Saturday morning, Chicago Police said.

Luis Angel Cotto, 35, of Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, far right, wears a costume on stilts as he passes under a steel Puerto Rican flag during the 48th Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade along W. Division St. and the Paseo Boricua section in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood on Saturday, June 13, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Puerto Rican People’s Parade marks 60 years since Division Street Riots

June 14, 2026 at 12:47 p.m.

Parade floats and performers ushered in vibrant color, music and Puerto Rican culture along a half-mile stretch from Campbell Avenue to North Sacramento Avenue in Humboldt Park Saturday.

Downed power lines, trees and debris line Broadway in Merrillville, Indiana, on June 12, 2026, after a tornado swept through the previous night. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

‘It’s just gone’: Communities reeling after tornadoes rip through Illinois and Indiana, leveling homes

June 13, 2026 at 10:26 a.m.

Multiple tornadoes tore through Illinois and northwestern Indiana Thursday night.

Displaced residents carry belongings following an early morning fire in the 4500 block of South Laflin Street in Chicago, June 11, 2026. Four people were injured, including two firefighters and 14 residents displaced. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

4 injured in early morning Back of the Yards fire

June 11, 2026 at 1:53 p.m.

An early morning fire Thursday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood left four people injured and more than a dozen displaced, fire officials said.

Burning cross found in Grant Park; South Side church offering $10K reward for information

June 10, 2026 at 5:51 p.m.

“I think we need to handle it just like we do a swastika,” said the Rev. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Church. “This is a hate crime because it is...

United States goalkeeper Chris Brady, center, walks onto the pitch ahead of a friendly against Germany at Soldier Field on June 6, 2026. This exhibition match served as the send-off match ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Meet the Chicago-area athletes and artist whose talent will be on display during the World Cup

June 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago Fire's Chris Brady is on the U.S. men's national team, while former Fire player Brian Gutiérrez and artist Brian Herrera bring a bit of Chicago to Mexico’s national team.

Soccer fans cheering for Iraq tailgate with musical instruments outside SeatGeek Stadium before an Iraq-Venezuela friendly match ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, June 9, in Bridgeview. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago immigrant advocates decry ‘discriminatory restrictions’ ahead of World Cup

June 9, 2026 at 7:58 p.m.

Local immigration advocates are calling for more welcoming visa policies for the World Cup tournament after members of the Iraqi national team were denied entry at O’Hare.

Loop stabbing resulted in one injury, no sex assault, police now say

June 6, 2026 at 7:55 p.m.

Police now claim a 31-year-old man made "made unwanted contact" with a woman instead of sexual assault.

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