Jake Sheridan – Page 60

Imran Nuri's book, "Advice From America," conveys life advice from strangers he met.

Advice from 1,000 strangers: A Chicago man’s journey to find wisdom takes him across the country

January 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Stuck in a rut, Imran Nuri needed advice. His college graduation, forced to Zoom because of COVID-19 in May 2020, had been lonely and demoralizing. He then tried to start...

Snow falls as people walk on West Jackson Boulevard outside Willis Tower in Chicago's Loop on Dec. 31, 2023.

Snowstorm: Chicago may get heavy, wet snow, gusty winds Monday night, officials say

January 5, 2024 at 10:10 a.m.

A "potent" storm with heavy, wet snow and gusty winds could hit Chicago early next week, the National Weather Service predicts. The weather service has identified a change in weather...

People in the lobby of the Feinberg Pavilion at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Jan. 4, 2024.

Chicago COVID-19 risk rises to ‘medium’ as hospital admissions increase

January 5, 2024 at 10:11 a.m.

Chicago's COVID-19 risk level has risen from "low" to "medium" for the first time since last January. The heightened warning, spurred by a jump in hospitalizations, shows the virus's spread...

Two detectives talk before approaching people standing outside a home in the 1800 block of South 48th Court on Jan. 3, 2024, in Cicero. Two women were fatally shot at the location Tuesday night.

After women are fatally shot in apparent Cicero domestic dispute, the alleged gunman is found dead and a baby is later hospitalized

January 3, 2024 at 7:41 p.m.

The slaying of two young mothers shot in a Cicero home Tuesday night, followed by the apparent suicide of the gunman, took a turn Wednesday morning when a baby first...

Family members, friends and supporters attend a vigil in memory of Wadee Alfayoumi outside the Will County Courthouse in Joliet on Jan. 3, 2024. The 6-year-old was slain in October.

Father, activists liken suburban boy Wadee Alfayoumi’s slaying to ongoing war in Gaza ahead of hearing for hate crime case

January 3, 2024 at 5:14 p.m.

Activists and the father of a Plainfield Township 6-year-old killed in an alleged anti-Muslim hate crime in October likened the boy's death to ongoing violence in the Mideast Wednesday ahead...

Phillip Rega wipes lunch off of the shirt of his son Jesus at their home on Dec. 5, 2023.

Autistic man shot in head still recovering 1 year after Back of the Yards attack: ‘A long time to recover’

January 2, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.

When Jesus Rega got his high school diploma, he didn't get to walk across the stage. He couldn't. As classmates donned caps and gowns, he was bedridden after being hospitalized...

Juan, a 7-year-old from San Juan del Rio, Mexico, grabs a piece of clothing from a pile of donated items on Dec. 18, 2023, outside a migrant shelter near the 2300 block of South Halsted Street in Chicago. Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero, 5, who was staying at the shelter was transported to Comer Children's Hospital and pronounced dead at the hospital Sunday.

After mother’s cry for help and CPR, 5-year-old migrant boy dies during Chicago shelter stay, authorities say

March 11, 2024 at 12:13 p.m.

A 5-year-old migrant boy staying at a Pilsen shelter died Sunday evening after a medical emergency, authorities said, capping what has been a tumultuous 16 months for over 26,000 migrants...

Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation workers clean the wall under a viaduct near West Lake Street and North Clinton Street in the West Loop where a homeless encampment used to be on Dec. 18, 2023.

Tents at West Loop encampment moved for city cleaning, many residents leave

December 18, 2023 at 7:23 p.m.

Chicago authorities removed more than a dozen tents Monday from a controversial West Loop encampment to clean the sidewalks, forcing those living there to temporarily pack up their belongings before...

A person rides a bike past tents at a homeless encampment on Milwaukee Avenue near West Fulton Street in Chicago on Dec. 15, 2023.

City to remove West Loop homeless encampment in order to clean area

December 15, 2023 at 7:18 p.m.

City authorities plan to remove a group of tents under several West Loop viaducts for cleaning after residents raised safety concerns following recent violence. The encampments near Union and Ogilvie...

Ald. Matt O'Shea, 19th, speaks to the media before the arraignment at the Bridgeview Courthouse on Dec. 15, 2023, for two individuals charged in the November armed carjacking of the Pettifords.

Beverly carjacking suspects plead not guilty as victims’ supporters pack courtroom

December 16, 2023 at 2:05 p.m.

Kenneth Merritt, one of two suspects accused of committing a violent carjacking in Beverly last month, turned and looked into the gallery as he walked into Judge Thomas J. Hennelly's...

All Stories