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The Hernandez family waits for a ride at the Deering District police station after being displaced by a fire in their Bridgeport apartment building, Feb. 10, 2021. Officers responding to the scene brought residents to the station to take shelter from the cold and arranged food and clothing donations from local businesses.

13 people displaced by Bridgeport apartment building fire: ‘My family is safe. We just gotta start over.’

February 10, 2021 at 6:11 p.m.

Jimmy Hernandez was at work when he got the call from his wife saying their apartment building was on fire. Hernandez was in such a rush to check on his...

Armed man surrenders to Brookfield police after barricading himself inside home

February 10, 2021 at 7:39 p.m.

An armed man surrendered to police Tuesday afternoon in west suburban Brookfield after barricading himself inside his home with a shotgun, police said. Police responded to a 911 call in...

A jogger on the campus of Loyola University on July 14, 2020, in Chicago.

For the second year in a row, graduation will be virtual at some colleges as COVID-19 pandemic effects linger on area campuses

February 9, 2021 at 1:07 p.m.

As college graduation season approaches, it's becoming clearer that commencement celebrations won't be back to pre-pandemic norms this year on many area campuses. The University of Chicago announced last week...

A student gets her temperature checked as she arrives for the first day of classes at Southside Occupational High School in Chicago on Jan. 11, 2021.

Highlights of the pending CPS-CTU reopening agreement: What you need to know

February 8, 2021 at 9:06 p.m.

After months of talks — which devolved into a contentious back-and-forth in recent weeks with threats of a strike from teachers and a series of ultimatums from the city —...

Two men with two dogs walk by a plowed hill of snow across from the VA hospital in the west side on Feb. 6, 2021.

Arctic blast hits Chicago as brutal winds stir up latest snowfall in first round of dangerously frigid temperatures

February 5, 2021 at 4:57 p.m.

Snow-covered roads, harsh winds and barely double-digit temperatures greeted Chicago-area residents Friday morning, as an Arctic air mass expected to persist through the next week gripped much of the Midwest....

Almost $100,000 in erectile dysfunction pills, meant for traveler’s ‘friends,’ seized from man at O’Hare, officials say

February 5, 2021 at 3:11 p.m.

Federal officers seized nearly $100,000 worth of erectile dysfunction pills Thursday morning from a man who flew into Chicago O'Hare International Airport from India, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials...

Chicago Teachers Union members and supporters gather outside Jungman Elementary School in the Pilsen neighborhood Jan. 18, 2021, for a news conference and march.

CPS-CTU strike watch: The latest on what you need to know about the impasse over plans to reopen Chicago Public Schools

February 5, 2021 at 11:12 a.m.

Can Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union break through the gridlock over school reopening plans and avoid another strike? After beginning the week by announcing progress and a...

In-person classes delayed again as CPS and CTU still have no deal to avoid teachers strike. Here’s where they stand on key issues.

February 3, 2021 at 10:48 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools late Wednesday announced another delay in the resumption of in-person classes after failing again to reach a school reopening agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union. "We are...

People dig out in Palmer Square on Jan. 31, 2021, as heavy snow continued to fall throughout the Chicago region.

Worst cold snap in 2 years to freeze Chicago over weekend after cold front moves in starting Thursday night

February 4, 2021 at 10:46 a.m.

Arctic winds toward the end of the week will interrupt a warmer-than-usual Chicago winter, forecasters said Wednesday, in the area's most frigid cold snap in two years. Before the real...

CPS calls for 2 days of ‘cooling off’ as it reports progress in averting a CTU strike; remote learning continues Tuesday and Wednesday

February 1, 2021 at 8:36 p.m.

Withdrawing threats to lock out educators who refused to work in person Monday, Chicago Public Schools and city officials called for a two-day "cooling-off" period during which educators will be...

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