Man pulled from water at Jackson Park lagoon dies
A man pulled from a lagoon in Jackson Park between 9 and 10 p.m. Saturday has died, according to Chicago police. The man, believed to be between 25 and 30...
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Crash on Bishop Ford Freeway leaves pedestrian dead
A man died after being hit by a car heading south on the Bishop Ford Freeway just before 5 a.m. Saturday morning, state police said in a statement. According to...
Cheers, tears and relief: Demonstrators react to Jason Van Dyke conviction
On the steps of the Leighton Criminal Court Building and the sidewalk outside City Hall, demonstrators and curious Chicagoans gathered nervously Friday afternoon, huddled around cellphones and television screens, holding...
Flu killed more Americans last season than car crashes and drug overdoses. But Chicagoans can protect themselves
Last flu season was the most deadly in years and Chicago public health advocates are urging residents to get vaccinated. More than 80,000 people died from the flu last season...
Nationwide test of presidential emergency alert system scheduled for Wednesday
Expect phones across the country to be simultaneously alerted just before 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, when federal officials conduct the first-ever test of the country’s emergency communications system with a...
At Treasure Island grocery stores, ‘everything must go’ as they prepare to close soon
Treasure Island Foods stores will close in less than two weeks, as the longtime family-owned Chicago company shuts down amid heavy competition for grocery shoppers’ business. "Everything must go!" shouted...
Blagojevich, in Friday op-ed: National debate on prison and sentencing reform is ‘long overdue’
Once a prosecutor, then a politician, and now a prisoner, Rod Blagojevich has penned an op-ed condemning the nation’s prison and sentencing systems as broken and in need of “serious...
Dozens gather in Loop to urge Senate to reject Kavanaugh nomination
Dozens gathered in Federal Plaza in the Loop to urge the U.S. Senate to reject Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. The protest, organized early Friday morning,...
The midterm elections are coming — here’s a cheat sheet to get you through
The 2018 midterm elections are fast approaching, and despite all the politicking and punditry, you likely have a few questions: What are the midterms? Who is running? How can I...
Northwest Side priest who burned rainbow banner removed from church effective immediately, ‘must take time away from the parish’: Cupich
Days after it was revealed that the Rev. Paul Kalchik of Avondale’s Resurrection Catholic Church burned a rainbow banner that once hung in the church, Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of...