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The Chicago Police Department tweeted images of a maritime flare, used in a military exercise, that washed up on Montrose Beach, warning if similar objects were found to call 911. (Chicago Police Department)

US Coast Guard warns beachgoers of missing armed pyrotechnics device after one found on Montrose Beach

May 28, 2025 at 11:58 a.m.

The silver cylinders can reach temperatures of 2,900 degrees Fahrenheit and were part of a joint military exercise off the shore of Milwaukee.

Chicago police work in the 1600 block of South Springfield Avenue where a 42-year-old man was shot in the North Lawndale neighborhood, May 26, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Violence down over Memorial Day weekend, according to police data

May 27, 2025 at 1:20 p.m.

This past Memorial Day Weekend saw an overall decrease in gun violence, according to Chicago police data.

Addison truck explosion ruled an accident, officials say

May 25, 2025 at 4:41 p.m.

A Saturday morning truck explosion in west suburban Addison caused minor injuries to the driver and damage to several homes, according to police.

2 charged with trying to hit officers with car, police say

May 25, 2025 at 6:35 p.m.

Two people were charged with aggravated battery and attempted murder for allegedly trying to hit two police officers with a vehicle in Austin.

Woman, 84, killed in Garfield Ridge crash Saturday evening

May 25, 2025 at 3:58 p.m.

A woman was fatally struck by a vehicle in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood Saturday evening, according to Chicago police.

The Declaration of Intention document of Pope Leo XIV’s paternal grandfather, Salvatore Riggitano, was found in the archives of the clerk's office of the Circuit Court of Cook County, May 22, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Historical records about the pope’s grandfather unveiled by the Cook County clerk’s office

May 23, 2025 at 6:16 a.m.

The clerk's office discovered a Declaration of Intention form signed by Pope Leo XIV's paternal grandfather, the first step in becoming a U.S. citizen.

Taevion Norris, 18, a senior at Leyden High School, West Campus, is wheeled down the hallway, dressed in graduation attire, at Lurie Children’s Hospital on May 21, 2025. Norris has been hospitalized due a heart condition since March 11 waiting for a heart transplant. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

West Leyden High School senior awaiting heart transplant graduates at Lurie Children’s Hospital

May 21, 2025 at 5:39 p.m.

Taevion Norris’ senior year was interrupted due to heart failure, but that did not stop him from graduating on time at Lurie Children’s Hospital.

Sheila Sutton watches clouds at Diversey Harbor in Chicago as a storm front arrives on May 15, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Chicago weather: Cool temps and possibly wet this week

May 19, 2025 at 12:39 p.m.

Chicago is expected to see temperatures in the 50s early this week, with those temperatures possibly jumping to the 60s on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Man fatally shot in Albany Park neighborhood Sunday night, police say

May 19, 2025 at 8:57 a.m.

A 24-year-old man was fatally shot in the Albany Park neighborhood Sunday night, according to Chicago police.

Woman charged for stabbing boy, 7, in Rogers Park

May 19, 2025 at 11:09 a.m.

A woman was charged for stabbing a seven-year-old boy in the Rogers Park neighborhood on Saturday, according to Chicago police.

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