Shedd Aquarium penguins begin annual nesting season
New chicks could be on the horizon as the Shedd Aquarium penguins enter their nesting and mating season. The penguins, whose nesting season is triggered by longer daylight hours, have...
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Man charged with murder in woman’s fatal Bronzeville stabbing
A man charged with murder in the stabbing death early Saturday of a woman at an apartment in the Bronzeville neighborhood argued with her about his talking to other women...
Teenage girl killed in Little Village shooting
A 17-year-old girl was fatally shot in the head Thursday evening in the Little Village neighborhood by someone firing at the car she was riding in, police said. About 7:45...
120 students in quarantine as Geneva High School takes ‘adaptive pause’ from in-person learning
Ten days after welcoming students back to full in-person learning, Geneva High School sent 120 students into quarantine and shifted all students to remote learning for the remainder of the...
Peaceful group marches downtown to honor Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo, both killed by police
A small and peaceful contingent of protesters gathered at Millennium Park's Cloud Gate, aka The Bean, late Tuesday afternoon for a solidarity march for Daunte Wright, a Minnesota man who...
Live grenade found in lunch bag in empty lot in Austin neighborhood
The Chicago Police Department bomb squad disarmed a live grenade left in a lunch bag in the Austin neighborhood Tuesday morning, officials said. About 9:35 a.m. Tuesday, a caller reported...
Ride-share driver accused of stealing nearly $10,000 from passengers’ debit card and bank accounts, prosecutors say
Over the past six weeks, a Chicago man posing as a ride-share driver stole just shy of $10,000 from at least six people, according to Cook County prosecutors. Marlon Baymon,...
Man struck after walking in front of CTA Brown Line train at Armitage Avenue station, authorities say. Service on several lines affected but returning to normal.
A man was struck when he walked in front of an incoming CTA Brown Line train at the Armitage Avenue "L" station Monday morning, police said. About 7:30 a.m., the...
Man dead, two injured in shooting on Eisenhower Expressway on Near West Side
A shooting early Monday on the Eisenhower Expressway left a man dead and two passengers injured, police said. The man was found in a crashed vehicle on westbound Interstate 290...
With viral video, University of Illinois gymnast shines light on vaccine advocacy and his sport
Evan Manivong walked into the University of Minnesota's Maturi Pavilion on March 22 with a plan. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign gymnast warmed up for a meet that day...