2 killed, 16 wounded in shootings across city
Gunfire echoed through a complex of two-story brown brick apartment buildings on 14th Street on the Near Southwest Side early Saturday morning. A woman lay in bed, startled awake but...
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Mom of girl, 4, shot in the head: ‘She’s opening her eyes; she’s kicking her legs’
Jacele Johnson, a 4-year-old girl shot in the head Friday night on the South Side, is "responsive" but remains in critical condition, her mother said. "She's responsive, she's moving,'' said...
Family running across Illinois to benefit Alzheimer’s research
When Janice Dryfhout was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, her sons Brian and Jeff said the news was all too familiar for the family. The Dryfhouts say their grandmother, uncles and...
“Shark Tank-“style show puts student entrepreneurs in spotlight
Nikolas Delis isn't hesitant to describe his entrepreneurial plan — a system for automatically transporting cars to the closest available spot in a parking garage — as a potential billion-dollar...
Four Orland Park trustees start new terms
Three returning Orland Park trustees and a new trustee, Michael Carroll, were sworn in to their new terms Monday night, and one of the new Village Board's first actions was...
Mental health deal keeps Community Counseling Centers of Chicago open
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago, which was set to close at the end of the month because of financial difficulties, will remain open under a partnership agreement with CountyCare, Cook...
Woman, 81, and grandson shot while grieving in Gresham
An 81-year-old woman and her 34-year-old relative were shot Friday afternoon while on a South Side porch as they were taking a break from attending the wake for the elderly...
SD 230, most feeder districts to still lose state aid under new bill
A town hall meeting this week on a bill that would change the way the state assigns funds for public education provided a similar scene for both speakers and community...
Missing 97-year-old Orland Park woman found: police
A missing 97-year-old woman from Orland Park was found Monday afternoon and taken to a hospital for treatment, Orland Park police said in a statement. Police found Clara Mazin, of...
Biologists say transmitter-equipped fish will help Cook County Forest Preserves improve lake habitat
Jimmy Johnson stood with a scalpel poised above the square of his patient's belly exposed under surgical drapes. An assistant, monitoring respiration and heart rate, deemed vital signs "fast but...