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Nabi Yisrael at Chicago’s Access Living in River North on March 25, 2025. Yisrael contacted the Salvation Army shelter in January and was told there were no available cots for him, he said. Two months later, when he called 311 for help finding an accessible shelter, he said the response was similar. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

People with disabilities struggle to find space in Chicago’s homeless shelters

April 14, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Disability and homeless advocates say the city’s sizable homeless disabled population faces challenges when trying to find shelter space.

Man, 61, killed in shootout near Blue Line station on Near West Side, police say

April 12, 2025 at 9:15 p.m.

A 61-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday evening during a fight on a Near West Side pedestrian walking bridge, briefly halting CTA Blue Line trains at the UIC-Halsted stop,...

Corniki Bornds, co-founder of an organization called H.U.G. (Help Understanding Grief), places pictures of people lost to violence on a table during a healing and peace circle event called Survivors Speak, in conjunction with National Crime Victims' Rights Week, at Grace Memorial Baptist Church, 1457 S. Kenneth Ave. in Chicago, on Saturday, April 12, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

‘We need a family afterwards’: Friends, family affected by gun violence remember lost loved ones

April 12, 2025 at 7:33 p.m.

When Elizabeth Ramirez was asked to pick a memento that best described her son, she didn’t reach for the teddy bears or dolls laid in the middle of a healing...

A pair of police officers are posted outside the AMC River East 21 movie theater complex at 322 E. Illinois St., April 3, 2025, in Chicago. Recent gatherings of teens in the area have resulted in violence. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

As teens ‘take over’ downtown once again, Chicago faces a choice

April 7, 2025 at 6:14 a.m.

As summer looms, a debate resumes over what to do about "teen takeovers" downtown after boy is shot in Streeterville.

Man, 78, dies in Englewood fire, police say

April 5, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

The man was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

A Chicago Police evidence technician processes a scene in the 400 block of North City Front Plaza Drive where a 15-year-old boy was shot on March 28, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Debate resumes over 8 p.m. curfew for teens downtown after boy is shot during ‘teen takeover’ in Streeterville

April 3, 2025 at 7:49 p.m.

Residents, including a Streeterville neighborhood group, are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to stop the “reckless and unlawful behavior."

Woman’s body pulled from Calumet River on the city’s East Side, police say

March 29, 2025 at 8:54 p.m.

A woman's body was found in the Calumet River Saturday morning on the city's East Side, according to Chicago police. Marine unit officers pulled the lifeless woman’s remains from the...

Southwest Side man detained in slaying of brother, partner inside Gage Park home

March 26, 2025 at 4:31 p.m.

A Chicago man accused of shooting and killing his brother and his brother's partner in their Gage Park home over the weekend before stabbing a woman at a nearby sports...

Man, 59, stabbed to death inside Hegewisch home; suspect in custody, police say

March 22, 2025 at 6:31 p.m.

A 59-year-old man was stabbed to death Saturday afternoon inside a Hegewisch home on the Far South Side, according to Chicago police. The man was inside a residence in the...

Body found in Lake Michigan near Uptown beach, police say

March 22, 2025 at 5:46 p.m.

A male was found dead in Lake Michigan on Saturday morning in the Uptown neighborhood near Montrose Beach, according to Chicago police. The male, whose age and identity were unknown,...

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