A North Center man and his dog find stash of rare books on the sidewalk; 8 months later, Newberry Library solves the mystery
The dogwalker knew what he was looking at: German books from the Renaissance and early modern period.
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1 killed, 13 hurt in South Side traffic crash involving CTA bus
The occupants of one vehicle, which was stolen and contained four guns, were placed in custody and taken to the hospital with injuries
Chicago Fire Department reminds Thanksgiving cooks to remember one crucial ingredient: Safety
Using a pulley and standing a safe distance back, a Chicago firefighter dropped a frozen bird into a turkey fryer with too much hot oil, splashing the viscous liquid everywhere....
Condition of retired CPD sergeant shot Monday in North Center ‘improving,’ alderman says
After being shot Monday morning near the intersection of Berteau and Lincoln avenues, the victim was in critical condition. The 74-year-old is receiving care in an ICU, said Ald. Matt...
First snowflakes of the season could drop in Chicago Wednesday
Chicagoans may be greeted with the season’s first snow on Wednesday night into early Thursday morning, but no accumulation is expected.
Retired Chicago police sergeant wounded after North Center shooting; police arrest 1 suspect, alderman says
Police arrested one person and are looking for another suspect after a 74-year-old man was shot Monday morning in North Center.
‘I needed to rebuild for the community’: League competition starts up at Villa Park curling facility after March fire
Play in eight club leagues will begin by the end of this month. Curling classes are also scheduled for November and December.
ATM stolen from Lincoln Park grocery store early Monday
Several people broke a store window around 4 a.m., tied a chain around the cash machine and pulled it with a red SUV, police said
UChicago students robbed at gunpoint outside residence hall Sunday
Three people got out of a car and approached the students, who were walking on the sidewalk around 12:40 a.m. near a residence hall
‘I wasn’t afraid to die. I was a soldier’: Veteran asks heart surgeon to save sentimental tattoo during transplant
The ink on his chest spells out a lyric from Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” a song his father introduced him to when he was young. So while waiting on a...