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Una patrulla de la policía estatal estacionada junto a un vehículo con impactos de bala cerca de la cuadra 5900 de la autopista Dan Ryan, en Chicago el 13 de junio de 2020. Según la Policía de Illinois, dos personas con impactos de bala que viajaban en el vehículo fueron llevadas a hospitales.

Aumentan tiroteos en autopistas del área de Chicago

July 21, 2020 at 1:40 p.m.

By Kelli Smith Los tiroteos en las autopistas aumentaron en el área de Chicago este año, superando lo que normalmente se ve en todo un año y aumentando la presión...

Alma Hill sits with a photo showing her sister Tamara Clayton with her daughter, at her Monee home on July 17, 2020. After Clayton was shot and killed on Interstate 57 in 2019, Hill has pushed for more high-definition cameras.

Expressway shootings surge in Chicago area. Illinois State Police say they need license plate scanners, despite privacy concerns.

July 21, 2020 at 11:03 a.m.

Expressway shootings have surged in the Chicago area this year, already surpassing what is normally seen in an entire year and increasing pressure for the installation of better cameras as...

The Weber arch at Northwestern University campus in Evanston on July 21, 2020. The university's food service provider is planning to cut food service staff.

Hundreds of food service workers at Northwestern University lose their jobs; company cites ongoing coronavirus impact on campus

July 21, 2020 at 4:50 p.m.

A food service vendor for Northwestern University has announced it plans to permanently lay off about 230 employees. The decision by food service giant Compass Group comes in anticipation of...

Goudy Technology Academy in Chicago sits empty earlier this month. The Illinois Federation of Teachers is urging schools to continue with remote learning this fall.

Illinois Federation of Teachers latest to urge school districts and colleges to stick with remote learning this fall

July 20, 2020 at 4:47 p.m.

The Illinois Federation of Teachers called on school districts Monday to return to remote learning for the beginning of the school year unless in-person teaching is safe and possible. The...

Silvia Trejo, left, and Magdelena Perales tape census reminders on food boxes that will go to families in need at New Life Centers in Chicago's Little Village on July 2, 2020.

‘We are drilling down’: As Chicago lags in U.S. census response, outreach groups use current crises to show importance of being counted

July 14, 2020 at 6:52 p.m.

Hoping to get more minorities in Chicago to participate in the U.S. census, outreach groups say they are using the coronavirus pandemic and the fallout from the police killing of...

Though students may be returning to Loyola University Chicago in the fall, most classes will remain online, officials announced Monday.

Loyola University Chicago announces fall classes will be mostly online as coronavirus cases continue to rise

July 13, 2020 at 4:57 p.m.

Loyola University Chicago announced Monday that most classes for the upcoming fall semester will be held online. A few exceptions will be made for classes, labs and research that require...

Many of the victims of the 1995 heat wave left no family or were indigent. Of the 68 unclaimed bodies that county workers are shown burying here, 41 died of heat-related causes.

25 years after deadly heat wave, COVID-19 gives Chicago a new summer foe

July 13, 2020 at 2:39 p.m.

Dr. Cory Franklin was the head of medical intensive care at Cook County Hospital during an unforgettable five days in July 1995, when a "crisis in slow motion" swamped the...

Colleen Fuller proudly displays a sign as Chicago police officers take part in Operation Clean in the 6600 block of South Evans Avenue on July 10, 2020.

Chicago police announce weekly community service for summer patrol unit, but one alderman calls it ‘fluff’ without more engagement

July 10, 2020 at 6:18 p.m.

Chicago police Superintendent David Brown announced plans Friday for a new community policing initiative that would require the department's summer patrol unit to engage in service projects every week across...

Suspect held but shooter at large following exchange of gunfire with Chicago police in East Garfield Park neighborhood; no one injured

July 10, 2020 at 8:10 p.m.

Police exchanged gunfire with someone Friday morning in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, but no one was injured and the person who fired shots at police was still being sought...

People walk along the lake front near Monroe Harbor in Chicago on a hot and muggy morning, July 8, 2020.

Thunderstorms hitting Chicago area, breaking up days of dry heat as above-normal temps hang around

July 9, 2020 at 7:21 p.m.

Strong thunderstorms with up to 70 mph winds were developing in the Chicago area Thursday evening, as temperatures remain in the 80s heading into the weekend. A severe thunderstorm watch...

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