Evanston returns to plastic bag issue, considers ban
Evanston was one of the first Illinois communities to consider restricting the use of plastic bags, and it even pondered banning paper bags too. That discussion ended in a deadlock...
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Cool, rainy summer days just a memory as ‘flash drought’ hits Illinois
If the year started out wet and cool, the dog days of summer arrived late and fast. Regional climatologists say the unusually dry conditions that began in early August and...
In Little Village, artist fights graffiti with graffiti
Epifanio Monarrez does not want people to think of Little Village as "a rundown neighborhood with graffiti all over." He says this standing over a box full of spray paint...
Off-duty police officer attacked while jogging
The off-duty police officer says she was jogging near Sauganash Park on the Northwest Side when she became suspicious of a man on a bicycle who kept circling her.The officer...
Off-duty police officer attacked while jogging
The off-duty police officer says she was jogging near Sauganash Park on the Northwest Side when she became suspicious of a man on a bicycle who kept circling her. The...
ComEd: Power fully restored following blown transformer at Bronzeville school
A blown transformer Tuesday morning forced about 600 students to be evacuated from a Bronzeville school and to be bused to a nearby high school as temperatures rose to near...
Navy veteran finishing college killed in robbery
A 33-year-old Chicago State University student was preparing for his last year of studies when he was shot and killed Sunday afternoon during a robbery at his apartment building in...
ComEd: Power fully restored following blown transformer at Bronzeville school
A blown transformer Tuesday morning forced about 600 students to be evacuated from a Bronzeville school and to be bused to a nearby high school as temperatures rose to near...
ComEd: Power fully restored following blown transformer at Bronzeville school
A blown transformer Tuesday morning forced about 600 students to be evacuated from a Bronzeville school and to be bused to a nearby high school as temperatures rose to near...
Navy veteran finishing college killed in robbery
A 33-year-old Chicago State University student was preparing for his last year of studies when he was shot and killed Sunday afternoon during a robbery at his apartment building in...