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Bikers ride along Lake Michigan's Lakefront Trail at sunrise on July 10, 2018, in Chicago.

Air quality alert issued for Chicago area for second day

May 23, 2019 at 1:03 a.m.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has declared Friday a second straight air quality action day in the greater Chicago area because of high pollution levels. An air quality action day...

11-year-old boy who was trying to get football off tracks hit by train on South Side

May 23, 2019 at 1:03 a.m.

An 11-year-old boy was seriously injured when his foot was partially severed while he tried to retrieve a football from train tracks and was hit by a train in the...

Man dies after South Loop river rescue

May 23, 2019 at 1:03 a.m.

A 68-year-old man who was pulled out of the Chicago River near Roosevelt Road in the South Loop on Tuesday afternoon has died, police said. Chicago police and fire marine...

Lawndale Christian Health Center on the West Side allows people whose doctors have recommended gym time, as well as those with obesity or diabetes, to work out for free. People who live in violent neighborhoods often avoid healthy outdoor activities.

Live in a Chicago neighborhood with a high violent crime rate? Your odds of obesity, hypertension are higher, study finds

May 23, 2019 at 12:56 a.m.

One evening a few weeks ago, Lisa Rayford was sitting in her living room when she heard a struggle just outside. Typically the 49-year-old wouldn’t investigate, but the commotion was...

Dozens of expectant mothers, mothers with their babies, friends and family gather at the annual baby shower for local moms at the Sinai Community Institute in Chicago on June 29, 2018.

1 baby shower, 5 dozen moms: Local hospital system works to combat deaths of mothers, infants

May 23, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

Shakia Banks has heard the horror stories: Of young, expectant mothers like her who gave birth and ended up comatose. Of moms who died during delivery or soon after. The...

Two women embrace during a rescue effort by fire and police officials in Lake Michigan near Loyola Beach, where two teenagers were caught by a rip current July 6, 2018.

13-year-old girl dies after being swept away in Lake Michigan at Loyola Beach; another girl pulled to safety

May 23, 2019 at 1:02 a.m.

A day after the death of a Rogers Park girl who was swept away by a rip current while swimming near Loyola Beach, her neighbors are planning a vigil. Darihanne...

Man accused of stealing diamonds from Loop jewelry store ordered held on no bail

May 23, 2019 at 1:02 a.m.

A 67-year-old man accused of stealing two diamonds worth close to $160,000 from a Loop jewelry store in June was ordered held at Cook County Jail with no bail on...

The name Susan is spelled out with balloons as people protest the firing of Susan Russell from her job as executive director of the Commission on Animal Care and Control in Chicago on July 3, 2018.

Fired Animal Care director fires back at City Hall claims of ‘animal warehousing’

May 15, 2019 at 4:57 p.m.

The just-ousted director of Chicago’s animal shelter is rejecting claims by Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration that she was warehousing dangerous dogs at the facility. Susan Russell, whom Emanuel fired last...

People gather in Daley Plaza during the Families Belong Together rally on June 30, 2018, to protest families separated by the Trump administration.

Demonstrators rally in the Loop against separation of immigrant families

May 23, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

As 2,000 immigrant children still wait to be reunited with their parents, tens of thousands of people converged on downtown Chicago in opposition to the Trump administration's immigration policies. The...

Chicago police respond to the scene of a shooting at Wacker Place and Wabash Avenue in Chicago on June 29, 2018.

Boy, 14, shot on South Side early Saturday dies

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

A 14-year-old boy shot early Saturday on the South Side has died, Chicago police said. He was among at least seven people shot Friday afternoon through early Saturday morning, including...

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