Cynthia Dizikes – Page 9

Firefighters at the scene of the blaze in a courtyard apartment building.

4 children die in South Side fire: ‘They were great kids and they will be missed’

May 21, 2019 at 1:25 p.m.

The fire spread quickly from a second-floor unit in the troubled Roseland apartment building, down a hallway and then up a stairwell to the third floor. By then, the screams...

Fast-moving fire traps 4 kids: ‘They couldn’t make it out’

May 21, 2019 at 1:25 p.m.

For many, the first sign of danger was a neighbor banging on their doors and yelling, "There's a fire!" Others were awakened by the frantic barking of their dogs.By the...

Falling rubble from church strikes, kills woman

June 18, 2018 at 8:24 a.m.

Sarah Bean was just a few blocks from her South Loop home Thursday, walking to lunch with her boyfriend before starting a late shift at Lurie Children's Hospital. After spending...

Probationer says he was pressured to be FBI informant

June 18, 2018 at 8:25 a.m.

The shooting of an elderly man in May was not unlike many other gang-related shootings across Chicago — except in this case, the suspected triggerman was on probation and working...

Felony gun charges dropped in FBI home-search case

June 18, 2018 at 8:54 a.m.

Cook County prosecutors on Thursday dropped felony gun charges against a Chicago man amid questions about whether the FBI had improperly teamed up with probation officers to search his home.The...

Lake Michigan water level on rise after years of decline

June 18, 2018 at 9:22 a.m.

For Capt. Ralph Steiger, launching his 21-foot walleye boat out of Chicago harbors last year had become a precarious affair. Lake Michigan had receded to an all-time low, and where...

Lake Michigan water level on rise after years of decline

May 21, 2019 at 12:14 p.m.

For Capt. Ralph Steiger, launching his 21-foot walleye boat out of Chicago harbors last year had become a precarious affair. Lake Michigan had receded to an all-time low, and where...

Lake Michigan water level on rise after years of decline

December 23, 2018 at 6:28 p.m.

For Capt. Ralph Steiger, launching his 21-foot walleye boat out of Chicago harbors last year had become a precarious affair. Lake Michigan had receded to an all-time low, and where...

Mayor Emanuel at a Chicago City Council meeting last month.

Emanuel lauds same-sex marriage law

May 21, 2019 at 11:13 a.m.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel invoked his own marriage Sunday at a downtown brunch, honoring lawmakers and others who helped usher in same-sex marriage in Illinois. "June 5th was Amy's and...

Emanuel lauds same-sex marriage law

December 23, 2018 at 6:06 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel invoked his own marriage Sunday at a downtown brunch, honoring lawmakers and others who helped usher in same-sex marriage in Illinois. "June 5th was Amy's and...

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