Morgan Greene

Volunteers plate holiday meals for dozens of men gathered at Olive Branch Mission in Chicago on Nov. 27, 2019.

Homeless shelter puts on a special Thanksgiving dinner: ‘We’re all here. So why not help each other out?’

November 28, 2019 at 2:59 p.m.

They were thankful for the shelter and warmth, the turkey piled high before thick slices of chocolate cake, the chance to sit and relax and be served. Some were grateful...

Soldier Field and Burnham Harbor are seen in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2019. Managed assets like Soldier Field are expected to be a revenue booster for the Park District, along with proposed increases for permit and park fees. Burnham Harbor will see a mooring rate increase of about $3 to $5 per stall.

Chicago Park District proposes property tax increase for 2020 but won’t raise fees for day camp and summer camp

November 27, 2019 at 11:33 a.m.

The Chicago Park District has proposed a modest tax increase for homeowners but is keeping program fees the same in its proposed $487 million budget, the first following a new...

Rare meteor outburst could light up the skies in the Chicago area on Thursday night: ‘Seeing that many is really special’

November 20, 2019 at 6:57 p.m.

It might be a good idea to bundle up Thursday night, step outside under the November sky and look up at the stars. For the first time in more than...

Police investigate the scene at North Lowell Avenue and West Irving Park Road on Nov. 19, 2019, where a Chicago police officer was shot and wounded near the Kennedy Expressway.

Chicago police officer shot in head, teen wounded and man killed in Old Irving Park music store near Kennedy Expressway

November 20, 2019 at 2:55 p.m.

A Tuesday evening shooting on the city's Northwest Side sent a Chicago police officer to the intensive care unit, left a man dead and injured a teenage boy working in...

Policías patrullan el area de la avenida Lowell y la calle Irving Park, sitio de uno de los enfrentamientos, el martes 19 de noviembre.

Un policía fue herido en la cabeza, un adolescente recibió dos impactos y un sospechoso murió en enfrentamiento en Old Irving Park

November 20, 2019 at 10:20 a.m.

Un tiroteo en el noroccidente de la ciudad dejó un oficial de la policía de Chicago en cuidados intensivos, un hombre muerto y un adolescente, que se encontraba en plena...

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Homeless shelter puts on a special Thanksgiving dinner: ‘We’re all here. So why not help each other out?’

Chicago Park District proposes property tax increase for 2020 but won’t raise fees for day camp and summer camp

Rare meteor outburst could light up the skies in the Chicago area on Thursday night: ‘Seeing that many is really special’

Chicago police officer shot in head, teen wounded and man killed in Old Irving Park music store near Kennedy Expressway

Un policía fue herido en la cabeza, un adolescente recibió dos impactos y un sospechoso murió en enfrentamiento en Old Irving Park

Following severe fall storms, a project to salvage Chicago’s disappearing shoreline kicked off on the Far North Side

Report finds Chicago Park District allowed outdoor preschool in Hollywood Park to operate without proper license

Montrose Beach’s Monty and Rose flew south for the winter, but governor declares Nov. 18 as Piping Plover Day

IHSA allows cross-country runners to compete in state finals after being bumped in favor of CPS students

La guerra de pandillas en La Villita deja a una niña gravemente herida de bala en Halloween