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Snow drifting from Harold Washington Library falls on passing pedestrians Dec. 30, 2017.

Chicago officials: Call 311 if you need help as second wave of arctic air hits

May 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

With another wave of arctic air to hit Chicago this weekend, city officials on Thursday urged people to call 311 if anyone needs help, including transportation to warming centers and...

FBI offering reward after man robs North Side bank

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

The FBI is offering $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of a man they say robbed a bank on the North Side on Thursday afternoon. The robbery happened around...

Passengers at the check-in counter of Southwest Airlines at Midway Airport in Chicago on Dec. 28, 2017.

De-icing delays blamed for cancellation of nearly 90 flights at Midway

May 31, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

Nearly 90 Southwest Airlines flights were canceled at Midway Airport early Thursday because of delays caused by the de-icing of planes, according to a statement from the airline. Midway was...

Two dead, five wounded in shootings on South and West sides

May 31, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

Two people are dead and five others were wounded in shootings Wednesday on the South and West sides, according to Chicago police. In the most recent killing, a 22-year-old man...

Women pour alcohol into a pedestrian's mouth as their "party bus" is stopped on the 200 block of North Michigan Avenue following the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Columbus Drive on March 12, 2016, in Chicago.

Claiming party buses are now safer, Chicago officials push to expand oversight statewide

May 31, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

At one of the busiest times for party buses, Chicago police issued a progress report Wednesday on a six-month-old ordinance cracking down on the companies: Eleven arrests for guns and...

FBI: Suspect in custody for 5 bank robberies in northwest suburbs

May 23, 2019 at 12:20 a.m.

A suspect is in custody for robberies at five banks in the northwest suburbs in December, according to the FBI. Charges against the man are pending, the FBI said. The...

Police locate 14-year-old boy who went missing

May 23, 2019 at 12:20 a.m.

Chicago police have located a 14-year-old boy who was missing since Tuesday morning from the University Village neighborhood. Immanuel Williams had last been seen around 8 a.m. Tuesday in the...

Police investigate if South Loop, Gold Coast robberies are related

May 31, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

Chicago police are investigating whether robberies in the South Loop and Gold Coast neighborhoods just 10 minutes apart Tuesday night are related, authorities said. In the first robbery, a 21-year-old...

City warming centers available as bitter cold hits Chicago

May 31, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

Below-freezing temperatures are expected to continue in Chicago well into the first week of the new year, but warming centers and other services are available for the homeless and those...

Woman fatally shot in Far South Side home

May 31, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

A woman was killed and three other people were wounded in shootings on the South and Far South sides between Tuesday morning and early Wednesday, authorities said. The woman, 21,...

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