Jake Sheridan

A group of young adults and juveniles congregate in downtown Chicago on April 15, 2023.

Mayor takes Chicago police leaders to task amid questions on response to latest violent gathering of youths downtown

April 19, 2023 at 2:23 p.m.

Outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot used a weekly meeting with police leaders Tuesday to demand answers for why officers seemingly struggled to control crowds of young people who gathered downtown...

Eight-year-old with handgun magazine at Evanston elementary school prompts lockdown

April 18, 2023 at 5:07 p.m.

Lincolnwood Elementary School went into a brief lockdown Tuesday after a teacher learned an 8-year-old student had a loaded handgun magazine. The boy had told his teacher the magazine was...

Two men heckle protesters during the "Fascist Judges: Keep Your Hands Off Abortion Medication" nationwide protest on April 15, 2023, in Chicago.

‘This is a wake-up call,’ Chicago Loop protestors rally against abortion rights restrictions, mifepristone ruling

April 16, 2023 at 2:21 p.m.

Demonstrators rallied through downtown Chicago's Loop Saturday afternoon to protest the wave of restrictions to abortion access emerging across the country. Thousands of passersby turned to watch as around 80...

Democratic political operative Roberto Caldero is shown in a hidden FBI video recording made by then-Ald. Daniel Solis in October 2016.

Political operative tied to ex-Ald. Daniel Solis gets nearly 5 years in prison for wire fraud

April 14, 2023 at 10:22 p.m.

As U.S. District Judge Steven Seeger sentenced longtime Chicago political operative Roberto Caldero to nearly five years in prison for wire fraud Friday, he placed the man in the city's...

People walk near Wrigley Field as snow flurries fall late in the evening on April 16, 2023.

Record-breaking April 13: Chicago snaps 136-year-old warm weather record but snow possible Monday

April 13, 2023 at 8:38 p.m.

The high temperatures that hit Chicago Thursday broke a record that stretched all the way back to 1887, according to the National Weather Service. The temperatures surpassed the 136-year-old record...

Officers work the scene where three people were shot, one fatally, at Clark Street Beach in Evanston on April 12, 2023.

1 Skokie teen dies, 2 injured after fight leads to shooting near Evanston beach, police say

April 17, 2023 at 3:38 p.m.

An 18-year-old man who was fatally shot in Evanston has been identified as police released new details Thursday about the attack, which also left two 15-year-old boys wounded. The dead...

Whitney M. Young Magnet High School on Aug. 10, 2022, in Chicago.

Bogus active school shooting reports known as ‘swatting’ erupt in 22 Illinois cities, including at Chicago’s Whitney Young high

April 13, 2023 at 1:22 p.m.

Schools in at least 19 counties, including in Chicago and Oak Lawn, dealt with reports of active shooters that turned out to be false on Wednesday, officials said. As of...

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