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Two men with two dogs walk by a plowed hill of snow across from the VA hospital in the west side on Feb. 6, 2021.

A ferocious winter storm dropped 18 inches of snow on Chicago. As residents begin to dig out, winter fatigue sets in.

February 16, 2021 at 9:13 p.m.

Plow drivers, commuters and shovelers across Chicago and the suburbs spent Tuesday contending with as much as 18 inches of snow dumped by a ferocious winter storm that closed schools...

Storm dumps more than 18 inches of snow in West Ridge, Oak Park, less than half that at O’Hare, forecasters say

February 16, 2021 at 5:02 p.m.

More than 18 inches of snow fell in large parts of the Chicago area as a storm that began Sunday night smothered the area, at times bringing whiteout conditions and...

Chicago-area roads, transit bogged down by snowstorm

February 16, 2021 at 4:46 p.m.

Snowplows barreled along Chicago-area roads, and transit agencies that struggled to get service moving Tuesday morning prepped for the afternoon rush as parts of northern Illinois dug out from more...

CTA and law enforcement officials respond to the CTA Pulaski Blue Line station where a woman was found dead on Feb. 16, 2021.

Police investigating after woman dies at Pulaski Blue Line station

February 16, 2021 at 11:46 a.m.

Blue Line service was disrupted Tuesday morning as Chicago police investigated a death on the tracks at the Pulaski station on the West Side. Police responded to a call of...

Chicago weather forecast calls for sporadic snow and lows below zero through weekend. Again!

February 11, 2021 at 4:40 p.m.

The National Weather Service's Chicago-area office delivered its extended weekend forecast Wednesday as just a barely edited repeat of last week's rolling snowfall and bitter cold. For the second straight...

Belongings are scattered under the Kennedy Expressway after a propane tank ignited near the 2900 block of North Sacramento Avenue on Feb. 8, 2021, in Chicago.

Propane tank heater for homeless people explodes, injuring 1 and sending smoke billowing up and over Kennedy Expressway

February 9, 2021 at 5:08 p.m.

A man was injured and thick smoke lapped up the sides of the Kennedy Expressway during the afternoon rush period Monday after a propane tank malfunctioned and then exploded at...

3 men killed within 2 hours in Chicago shootings that left 3 others wounded

February 9, 2021 at 5:28 p.m.

Three men were killed within two hours Monday night in shootings on the South Side that left three others wounded, according to the Chicago Police Department. The spate of violence...

People dig out in Palmer Square on Jan. 31, 2021, as heavy snow continued to fall throughout the Chicago region.

‘It’s gonna feel pretty bad out there’: Up to 5 inches of snow, then ‘brutal’ temperatures coming to Chicago area

February 4, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.

The first hit of a one-two winter punch started pummeling the Chicago area Thursday afternoon, as snow and a wintry mix began falling, with several days of bone-chilling, subzero temperatures...

He lost a $22,000 flute on the Blue Line a week ago. Thursday, he got it back and played it for Chicago police.

February 6, 2021 at 11:30 a.m.

Spend enough time in Chicago, you're bound to lose something on the CTA. For some it's a hat, others a set of keys or a backpack. When the lost item...

‘Happy just getting his stuff back,’ man won’t press charges after carjacked while digging out parking spot in Noble Square, police say

February 3, 2021 at 6:34 p.m.

A man who was carjacked while shoveling out a parking spot for his Lexus sedan late Tuesday in the Noble Square neighborhood declined to press charges against the four assailants,...

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