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Dr. Veronica Balser, right, gives Emilio acupuncture treatment July 20, 2021, at Metropolitan Veterinary Center in Chicago.

After ‘pandemic pups,’ local veterinary clinics are overwhelmed and overbooked

July 30, 2021 at 10:11 a.m.

The crush of new business during COVID-19 made for a busy year at Oz Animal Hospital in Lincoln Park, where owner Dr. Tracey Maione also worked as a veterinarian. The...

From 40,000 customers without power at peak to 4,000 Thursday after severe thunderstorms moved through northwest suburbs overnight

July 29, 2021 at 2:07 p.m.

As many as 40,000 Commonwealth Edison customers lost power in the Chicago area early Thursday when severe thunderstorms moved through the northwest suburbs with winds as strong as 75 mph...

Teen charged with attempted murder in connection with March shooting, denied bail

July 22, 2021 at 2:10 p.m.

An 18-year-old man was denied bail in bond court Thursday on a charge of attempted first-degree murder in connection with a Gage Park shooting in early March. Christopher Solis-Govea, of...

Chicago man denied bail in May shooting that left woman critically wounded

July 22, 2021 at 1:12 p.m.

A 31-year-old Chicago man has been charged with aggravated battery in connection with a shooting that left a 28-year-old woman critically wounded, police said. Karon Brunt was accused of shooting...

The intersection of North Sacramento and West Chase avenues is shown July 15, 2021, in Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood. Hershel Weinberger, 9, was fatally struck here while riding his bike by a pickup driven by an off-duty Chicago police officer, officials said.

‘I held him and did my best’: Dad mourns 9-year-old son fatally struck while riding bike by pickup driven by off-duty Chicago police officer

July 15, 2021 at 6:22 p.m.

A 9-year-old boy, whose father said he lived life "to the fullest," was killed Wednesday night when he was struck by a pickup truck while riding his bicycle on the...

Former death row inmate Anthony Porter stands outside court before a hearing on an aggravated battery conviction that was not dropped when he was exonerated for murder.

Anthony Porter, ex-death row inmate whose case was ‘Exhibit A’ in prompting Illinois to halt executions, dies at 66

July 9, 2021 at 5:55 p.m.

Anthony Porter, a Chicago resident whose death row case was a major factor in abolishing the death penalty in Illinois, has died at 66. Porter died Monday of "anoxic brain...

Visitors to Loyola Beach head back to their cars instead of paying after seeing the high price of parking on July 5, 2021. The Park District is charging a $30 flat fee for parking during the holiday weekend.

Chicago sees prices for beach holiday parking hiked to $30

July 6, 2021 at 12:49 p.m.

Residents hoping to spend the holiday weekend at a Chicago beach found themselves with an unpleasant surprise when they went to park at the beaches' adjacent lots: All lakefront locations...

Rose Richardson, left, receives a strawberry lemonade from Bridget Downey at Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health in Lakeview on July 2, 2021. The nonprofit is celebrating its two-year anniversary.

Nonprofit dedicated to normalizing therapy for Black Chicagoans celebrating 2-year anniversary with the ‘biggest mental health party’

July 6, 2021 at 9:23 a.m.

In the midst of the pandemic, Christopher LeMark was almost a year into his charity dedicated to serving Black and brown communities around Chicago with mental health resources when he...

Fire and police officials stage near a burning building containing lithium batteries in the 900 block of East Benton Street on June 30, 2021, in Morris.

Morris evacuation order lifted at 4 p.m. Friday, but battery fire could keep burning up to 4 weeks, officials say

July 2, 2021 at 5:18 p.m.

Morris' evacuation order was lifted at 4 p.m. Friday, after nearly 3,000 residents were forced from their homes due to a lithium fire that started Tuesday at an unlicensed battery...

Joliet man steals ambulance from hospital, crashes it, and then returns to same hospital to get treatment for injuries, cops say

July 2, 2021 at 10:16 a.m.

A 58-year-old Joliet man has been accused of stealing an ambulance from Amita St. Joseph Medical Center early Thursday, Joliet Police Department said in a news release. Henry McCall was...

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