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Lifeguard Jeffrey Jones, 20, walks along 63rd Street Beach in Chicago on the opening day, Friday.

Dogs, new computer models help keep beaches open

June 18, 2018 at 1:34 a.m.

As beaches officially open this weekend, health officials are using cutting-edge computer systems, frequent water testing and even specially trained dogs to monitor water quality and keep Lake Michigan safe...

Why we love that Lake Michigan rescue story

August 18, 2019 at 3:26 p.m.

A small boat goes missing on Lake Michigan after a raging thunderstorm passes through Chicago. We know how these stories usually end. But last night, this potentially tragic situation turned...

Bail denied for tour bus driver in fatal Streeterville accident

August 23, 2021 at 8:31 a.m.

Bail was denied today for the driver of a tour bus charged with DUI after allegedly striking and killing a woman in the Streeterville neighborhood.David Soto, 47, tested positive for...

Woman killed by bus was ‘a really smart girl, a really creative girl’

August 23, 2021 at 8:31 a.m.

Justyna Palka was always the big sister when she traveled from Germany to visit friends in Chicago. She was the one who helped the other girls ride bicycles without training...

Mysteries of gasoline pricing add to consumers’ ire

August 23, 2021 at 12:28 a.m.

With gasoline prices at a record high in the Chicago area, there's more pain at the pump than ever. The price of gas "makes me sick," said Geraldine Stiles, 33,...

The Rev. Michael Pfleger’s African-American supporters fear for St. Sabina’s future

August 23, 2021 at 12:25 a.m.

The moment one walks through the door of St. Sabina, it is obvious that it is not a typical Roman Catholic church. A life-size mural of an African-American man dressed...

3 children die in Englewood house fire; 4-year-old playing with a lighter

August 23, 2021 at 12:19 a.m.

As his parents slept early Thursday, a 4-year-old boy was playing with a lighter in his bottom bunk bed, according to Chicago fire officials. The sheets caught fire and raging...

Off-duty officer kills intruder in his Fernwood backyard

August 23, 2021 at 8:23 a.m.

An off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a man he caught trying to steal from his backyard in the Far South Side Fernwood neighborhood this morning, police said. The...

Potassium iodide and Geiger counter sales spike after Japan disaster

August 19, 2019 at 1:19 a.m.

Sales of Geiger counters and potassium iodide supplements that can block some radiation have surged nationwide since Friday, fueled by concerns among some Americans that radiation released from Japanese nuclear...

Potassium iodide and Geiger counter sales spike after Japan disaster

May 13, 2019 at 4:36 p.m.

Sales of Geiger counters and potassium iodide supplements that can block some radiation have surged nationwide since Friday, fueled by concerns among some Americans that radiation released from Japanese nuclear...

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