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A lifeguard tower sits empty during a windy day at Leone Beach Park in Chicago on Aug. 1.

Chicago Park District watchdog says his suspension is attempt to thwart probe of lifeguard sex abuse

August 19, 2021 at 5:11 p.m.

A Chicago Park District watchdog said he's been suspended while investigating allegations of sexual abuse by district lifeguards and thinks he's being punished for trying to expose officials' attempts to...

Bicyclist, 70, killed in traffic crash on Museum Campus Drive, Chicago police say

August 18, 2021 at 10:09 a.m.

A 70-year-old man bicycling near the South Loop died when he struck a parked vehicle Tuesday afternoon, according to Chicago police. The man was cycling north in the 1400 block...

Two people stand near a makeshift memorial at the scene, Aug. 18, 2021, where 16-year-old Christopher Arredondo was shot and killed in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood Tuesday night.

Boy, 16, fatally shot in Little Village, memorial shot up the next morning

August 18, 2021 at 4:31 p.m.

A 16-year-old was killed Tuesday night, and the next day, shots were fired in a drive-by shooting at a memorial placed in the spot where he was killed, according to...

Chicago Park District Superintendent and CEO Michael Kelly exits after holding a news conference Monday at South Shore Beach House to announce disciplinary action taken against employees in the Beaches and Pools Unit and additional measures to protect the workforce.

Two high-ranking managers suspended after probe of sexual misconduct by Chicago lifeguards; dozens more disciplined for other infractions

August 19, 2021 at 1:21 p.m.

Disciplinary action has been taken against 42 employees of the Chicago Park District's Beaches and Pools Unit, including nine workers tied to an investigation of sexual misconduct and abuse in...

People play basketball in the rain at Leone Park Beach as thunderstorms roll into the area on Aug. 9, 2021, in Chicago. Several tornadoes were reported in DeKalb, Kane and Lee counties Monday as storms moved across the Chicago area. Warnings were issued through 10 p.m. Monday for Cook County and several other counties in northeastern and north-central Illinois and parts of northwest Indiana.

Rockford woman killed when tree crushes mobile home during severe weather. ‘She was making plans for her birthday.’

August 13, 2021 at 5:06 p.m.

As thunderstorms swept through northern Illinois on Tuesday night, Patti Holbek tried to call her sister in Rockford, one of the areas affected by the severe storms. When her sister,...

A bullet hole in the window of the Chicago police station in the 5100 block of West Madison Street in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, on Aug. 11, 2021. One person was shot nearby.

Man shot outside Austin police station, in serious condition

August 11, 2021 at 12:08 p.m.

A man was shot near a police station in the Austin neighborhood on Wednesday morning and is in serious condition, according to the Chicago police and fire departments. Shots were...

Attorney Maria Barlow outside of the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2021.

From R. Kelly to Trump: Why lawyers exit, and what it could say about their clients

August 6, 2021 at 7:01 p.m.

In the array of former President Donald Trump's lawsuits, lawyers have come and gone — about seven or eight teams of them. And singer R. Kelly's criminal cases around his...

The Vautravers historic residential building is being moved about 30 feet to make way for the CTA Brown Line flyover.

CTA begins moving historic Lakeview house 30 feet west as part of Brown Line flyover project

August 2, 2021 at 5:53 p.m.

A crowd of about 50 people gathered Monday to watch the CTA move a 127-year-old house in East Lakeview as part of a project that will reconfigure "L" tracks with...

‘This is the definition of violence right here,’ judge tells teen held on $500K bond in concealed carry shootout

July 29, 2021 at 4:03 p.m.

A 16-year-old boy who was originally cast as one of two shooting victims was arrested, charged as an adult and Thursday was ordered held on $500,000 bond in connection with...

Dion Dawson unlocks the doors to restock a public refrigerator with fresh produce July 23, 2021, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. His charity, Dion's Chicago Dream, works to combat food insecurity in his Englewood neighborhood.

The efficiency behind Amazon and the idea behind HelloFresh: How one Chicago neighborhood charity is rethinking food insecurity

August 2, 2021 at 10:03 a.m.

Every Friday morning at a food storage center in the Heart of Chicago, a white van emblazoned with a rainbow and the words "Dion's Chicago Dream" is packed with more...

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