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10-year-old girl in good condition after shooting herself in the hand, police say

December 24, 2022 at 6:55 a.m.

A 10-year-old girl is in good condition after she found a gun in a home in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood and shot herself in the hand Friday night, Chicago police...

Missing doctoral student from Northwestern University found dead

December 25, 2022 at 8:13 a.m.

A doctoral student at Northwestern University who was last seen early Saturday has died, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Peter Salvino, 25, was found dead Tuesday evening...

People cheer while Rachel Slurrz performs during the second annual Drag March for Change in June 2021 along North Halsted Street in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood.

Drag events in Illinois among the most targeted in the country, report finds

December 18, 2022 at 8:44 a.m.

A recent report by the world's largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization found Illinois ranked third on a list of states with the highest number of drag events that were targeted...

Report of an officer and suspect shot after an armed robbery call at a smoke shop on Roosevelt Rd and Lincoln St. Lombard, Ill. on December 8, 2022.

Bail denied for Chicago man in Lombard armed robbery, shooting left 1 suspect dead and officer injured

December 10, 2022 at 2:37 p.m.

A Chicago man was ordered held without bail Saturday morning for his alleged involvement in an armed robbery that led to the death of his accomplice and a gunshot wound...

Police officers investigate the scene outside a smoke shop in Lombard after an armed robbery that left a suspect dead and an officer wounded on Dec. 8, 2022.

Lombard police officer, 33, recovering from surgery after armed robbery, shootout that left 1 dead, 1 in custody

December 9, 2022 at 6:28 p.m.

A 33-year-old Lombard police officer is recovering Friday from surgery after he was wounded during an armed robbery at a retail store Thursday afternoon that led to a shootout with...

Trystan and Izabelle Newman walk their puppy, Merlin, on a snowy morning in Barrington on Dec. 9, 2022. The puppy is 10-months-old and is a West German shepherd.

Drier, warmer weather expected in Chicago this weekend, National Weather Service says

December 9, 2022 at 6:34 p.m.

The wet, wintry conditions Chicagoans saw Friday morning are gone for now as warmer temperatures and drier weather approach, according to the National Weather Service. High temperatures for the weekend...

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, shown in March, has been granted a raise of 3% by the Board of Education.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez gets $10,200 raise

December 8, 2022 at 5:20 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Education has approved three changes to Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez's employment contract, including a 3% raise and the ability for future annual raises to...

Jeff Rogers, left, and Karl D'Cunha, center, listen during a Nov. 29 news conference in Chicago as lawyer Tim Cavanagh shows a photo taken after the accident in which Saint Ignatius College Prep junior varsity hockey players were hit by a semitractor-trailer driver.

16 Saint Ignatius hockey players and their families announce lawsuit against truck driver

November 29, 2022 at 7:37 p.m.

Jeff Rogers and his wife, Lynn, were at home in Chicago the night of Nov. 12 when they got a call from the director of the hockey program at Saint...

Sadia Hussain, left, and Fatima Saiyada, student athletes at Northside College Preparatory High School in Chicago, stand in the school gym on Nov. 18, 2022.

Illinois’ Inclusive Athletic Attire Act was first of its kind in the US. But some athletes say there is still confusion on the courts.

November 29, 2022 at 7:30 a.m.

Fatima Saiyada arrived at the gym on a mid-September Saturday during her freshman volleyball season, ready to compete. Every Saturday, her Northside College Prep team participated in volleyball tournaments at...

Patricio Llivizaca watches the World Cup game of Ecuador vs. Qatar at Rinconito Restaurant in Chicago on Nov. 20, 2022.

Human rights concerns in Qatar cause some soccer fans in Chicago and beyond to turn away from World Cup

November 20, 2022 at 5:56 p.m.

Bijendra Bikran Rana loves soccer. He plays regularly with other Nepali men near Chicago's Foster Beach, sharing in his home country's favorite sport, and he'd usually be thrilled to watch...

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