Ald. Deb Mell announces her divorce on Twitter
Ald. Deb Mell, 33rd, announced Thursday on Twitter that she and her wife, Christin Baker, are ending their marriage. Mell, the first openly lesbian alderman in the Chicago City Council,...
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13 shot as holiday weekend begins: ‘It’s like an everyday normal thing’
At least 13 people have been shot in Chicago at the start of the long holiday weekend, including a woman killed as she sat on a porch near Garfield Park...
What’s in your luggage? Martial arts daggers, pepper spray gun. . .
Chicago travelers are bringing more than neck pillows and tiny shampoo bottles to airports this summer. A series of recent Instagram photos show a dagger, pepper spray gun and martial...
Cancer survivor recalls milestones
Twelve years ago today I became officially cancer-free after receiving healthy bone marrow from a donor — who happened to be my dad. About 30 days later I went home...
Cancer survivor recalls milestones
Twelve years ago today I became officially cancer-free after receiving healthy bone marrow from a donor — who happened to be my dad. About 30 days later I went home...
Ramadan starts this weekend for Chicago-area Muslims
More than 400,000 Muslims in the Chicago area will be recognizing the holy month of Ramadan beginning this weekend, according to the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago. The...
Metra back on schedule after accident with Hinsdale bridge
Metra trains on the BNSF line were running normally again through Hinsdale about 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon after an accident involving a freight train fouled up commutes for some riders...
One killed, one hurt in separate Evanston shootings
Evanston police are investigating two separate early Saturday morning shootings, including one that resulted in the death of a 22-year-old man, police said. An officer heard shots around 12:45 a.m....
Metra back on schedule after accident with Hinsdale bridge
Metra trains on the BNSF line were running normally again through Hinsdale about 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon after an accident involving a freight train fouled up commutes for some riders...
Ramadan starts this weekend for Chicago-area Muslims
More than 400,000 Muslims in the Chicago area will be recognizing the holy month of Ramadan beginning this weekend, according to the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago. The...