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People sign books for the family of slain Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer in the lobby of City Hall in Chicago on Feb. 15, 2018.

Residents line up at City Hall to sign remembrance books for fallen police commander

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Visitors from North Lawndale to the South Loop came Thursday to City Hall to honor Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer, signing remembrance books for the slain officer. The flags outside,...

Mexican gray wolves tussle in their habitat at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield on Feb. 7, 2018.

Scientists artificially inseminate Mexican wolf at Brookfield Zoo to help endangered population rebound

May 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

The scene mirrors one popular in most medical television dramas: A sedated patient lies on a table as practitioners, their hands gloved, bustle about handling tubes and tongs, vials and...

Lily Rich, left, and Talia Mitchell, both 9, made a snow tunnel in the front of Lily's North Center home on Feb. 11, 2018.

Chicago area digs out from snowstorm — and it’s not over

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

The winter storm that walloped the Chicago area Friday, depositing up to a foot of snow, provided many people a celebrated "snow day" reprieve from work or school. Stay home,...

Light snow expected overnight; up to 5 inches of snow possible for Monday evening rush

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

Two to four inches of snow could fall overnight, the National Weather Service predicts, and heavier snowfall is forecast for Monday afternoon and evening. Areas by the lake are expected...

Snow, below-zero wind chills predicted for first weekend in February

May 31, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

Bitterly cold conditions, marked by several periods of snow and subzero wind chills, are expected in the Chicago area this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. A brief round...

Police vehicles sit outside Comer Children's Hospital, where an 11-year-old was taken after being shot in the 10300 block of South Avenue N in Chicago on Jan. 31, 2018.

11-year-old boy wounded when shots fired at Southeast Side home

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

An 11-year-old boy was seriously wounded when someone shot into a home in Chicago’s East Side neighborhood on the Southeast Side Wednesday night, authorities said. The boy was standing in...

Leah Reynolds, 20, smokes while on a break in the Loop on Jan. 29, 2018. "It's not going to affect the people who have privilege, who can find a way around," she said.

As Smoke-free Illinois turns 10, lawmakers propose raising age for tobacco sales to 21 statewide

May 23, 2019 at 12:27 a.m.

In the decade since Illinois passed a law banning smoking in public places, the state has seen the youth smoking rate drop by more than 50 percent. Next, advocates say,...

Proposal would ban tackle football for kids under 12; some experts, coaches question approach

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Illinois would ban tackle football for children younger than 12 under a proposed state law unveiled Thursday. At a Chicago news conference, state Rep. Carol Sente, a Vernon Hills Democrat,...

‘Pharmacy deserts’ a growing health concern in Chicago, experts, residents say

May 31, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

Even if she wanted to, Chatham resident Emma Washington, 77, cannot skip going to the pharmacy — she relies on 12 medications to stay alive. Most are for the high...

A woman totes an anti-Donald Trump sign before the Women's March Chicago on Jan. 20, 2018.

Organizers say 300K descend on downtown Chicago for Women’s March

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

The women of Chicago came out in force once again, with an estimated crowd of 300,000 rallying for equal rights – and against the Trump administration – at the second...

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