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Federal authorities, Chicago police announce charges in sweeping narcotics investigation

May 27, 2021 at 6:22 p.m.

Seventeen people have been charged in a drug trafficking investigation in Chicago, U.S. Attorney John Lausch, officials from U.S. Homeland Security and the Chicago Police Department announced Thursday. During the...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

Malcolm X College vaccine ambassador program aims to curb hesitancy, debunk myths. ‘This work is vital to our community and our country.’

May 27, 2021 at 11:02 a.m.

Community organizer Natalia Mojica likes to be a part of finding solutions to social problems in the West Town neighborhood, whether it be participating in food or clothing drives, or...

Shelly Hurst, 47, waves an American flag as a convoy of police, Fire Department and military vehicles passes through Elmhurst for Memorial Day in 2020.

Memorial Day observances modified for second year because of COVID-19. Here’s a list of some Chicago-area holiday weekend events.

May 27, 2021 at 2:57 p.m.

For a second year, Memorial Day observances will be refashioned because of the coronavirus pandemic. But as Chicago prepares for a full reopening by Fourth of July, some semblance of...

Firefighters on the scene of an explosion in the 3300 block of South Oak Park in Berwyn on May 25, 2021.

3 injured as explosion rocks Berwyn building across the street from MacNeal Hospital. Emergency crews also deal with fire and gas leak.

May 26, 2021 at 10:10 a.m.

Three people were injured after a gas leak led to an explosion at a building Tuesday afternoon in Berwyn, fire Chief Tom Hayes said. The injuries suffered at the building...

Clouds float above Lake Michigan at Oakwood Beach on May 20, 2021, in Chicago.

Illinois mom made calls of concern when kids visited Nebraska. They were found dead. Now dad faces criminal charges in their deaths.

May 20, 2021 at 3:56 p.m.

A Nebraska man is charged in the death of his two young children from Rock Falls, Illinois, authorities said. Adam Price was arrested in California after the bodies of his...

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Federal authorities, Chicago police announce charges in sweeping narcotics investigation

Malcolm X College vaccine ambassador program aims to curb hesitancy, debunk myths. ‘This work is vital to our community and our country.’

Memorial Day observances modified for second year because of COVID-19. Here’s a list of some Chicago-area holiday weekend events.

3 injured as explosion rocks Berwyn building across the street from MacNeal Hospital. Emergency crews also deal with fire and gas leak.

Scattered showers to end Chicago heat wave, drop temperatures before holiday weekend

West Garfield Park man charged with weekend shooting of woman in River North, ordered held without bail

Man rescued from roof of South Loop storage facility

Illinois mom made calls of concern when kids visited Nebraska. They were found dead. Now dad faces criminal charges in their deaths.