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A person is detained by police along North Michigan Avenue on Nov. 27, 2015, during a demonstration billed as a "narch for justice" on Black Friday.

Crowds close stores, march on Mag Mile to protest Laquan McDonald killing

August 18, 2019 at 1:34 p.m.

Marchers protesting the killing of black teenager Laquan McDonald by a white police officer took over North Michigan Avenue on Friday at the height of post-Thanksgiving shopping in Chicago's most...

E2 owners get probation, not prison, in resentencing after fatal 2003 stampede

May 22, 2019 at 8:59 p.m.

The owners of the nightclub where 21 people died in a stampede a dozen years ago were spared prison Friday, leaving the father of one victim disappointed and frustrated. Calvin...

Tommy Hawk, the Chicago Blackhawks mascot, greets the crowd Nov. 13, 2015, at the opening ceremony for the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink at Millennium Park in Chicago.

Millennium Park ice skating rink now open

June 16, 2018 at 11:55 a.m.

As lower, more seasonable temperatures return to Chicago, so does the tradition of ice skating at Millennium Park. The McCormick Tribune Ice Rink opened Friday to the public, following a...

Judge denies hearing for new trial in 1987 Kankakee kidnapping, murder

June 16, 2018 at 12:04 p.m.

New testimony in an infamous 1987 Kankakee murder is not enough for a new trial, a judge ruled this week, but the defendant's supporters say they will continue to appeal....

Full service restored on Metra’s BNSF line after pedestrian death

May 22, 2019 at 8:55 p.m.

A person was struck by a train and killed Thursday morning near Berwyn, interrupting service on Metra's busiest line for about four hours. The person was hit about 7:45 a.m....

After a hazardous materials incident, several students from Prussing Elementary School on Chicago's Northwest Side leave the school on Oct. 30, 2015.

70 children taken to hospitals because of CO fumes at Jefferson Park grammar school

May 22, 2019 at 8:53 p.m.

Cynthia Ramirez expressed relief Friday as she walked her daughter home from her Northwest Side elementary school, which had just been evacuated after students and staff were sickened from a...

Wrigleyville resident Christy Florence advertises her garage spot for the Cubs playoff game Oct. 20, 2015. Plenty of sellers got the $100 per space they were seeking.

Parking sales near Wrigley a lucrative tradition

August 19, 2019 at 12:19 a.m.

Armed with her homemade "EZ out parking" sign, 78-year-old Gloria Simpao works the alley behind her family home, blocks from Wrigley Field, watching passing cars driven by fans clad in...

A view from the United America building Sept. 26, 1961, shows progress in the construction of Marina City. The core for the east tower has risen 46 stories, with 14 more to go, and the west tower core is beginning to rise.

Marina City towers closer to landmark status

August 19, 2019 at 12:17 a.m.

After hearing mostly voices of support Friday to designate Chicago's riverfront Marina City complex as a landmark, a city panel is expected to make a formal recommendation to the City...

Armando Guzman keeps the windows clean at the Cubby Bear at Addison and Clark streets Oct. 8, 2015, a day after the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates to advance in the Major League Baseball playoffs.

Wrigleyville parking limited, costly, but Cubs fans have options

August 19, 2019 at 12:15 a.m.

The moment the Cubs clinched a spot in the National League Division Series, Wrigleyville native Tom Randell started getting requests to reserve parking spots for the team's first home game...

People stand outside the scene of a hazardous materials emergency at a townhouse in the Maine Township area Aug. 27, 2015.

Carbon monoxide poisoning cited in 2 suburban hazmat deaths

May 13, 2020 at 5:02 p.m.

Police said Friday that they suspect carbon monoxide poisoning was responsible for killing a father and son in their townhouse near Des Plaines and for causing a third family member...

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