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Boy, 17, apparently targeted women in carjacking spree across South and Southwest sides, police say

September 1, 2022 at 2:52 p.m.

A 17-year-old boy was charged with stealing 11 vehicles while armed with a gun — with nine of the incidents happening Aug. 20 — across the South and Southwest sides...

14-year-old boy dies after being hit by car while riding his bike in Countryside

August 30, 2022 at 2:15 p.m.

A 14-year-old boy died after he was hit by a car while riding his bike in Countryside on Sunday evening, according to police. Julian Medina, of Countryside, died from multiple...

Part of a tree lies in the middle of St. Paul Avenue, west of Cicero Avenue in Chicago, after a thunderstorm hit the area on Aug. 29, 2022.

‘Small trees, large branches down’ from earlier round of storms; chance for more ‘well south’ of Chicago, Weather Service says

August 29, 2022 at 7:03 p.m.

Damage reports from the west suburbs included "small trees, large branches down" during the first round of storms that rolled through the Chicago metro area earlier in the afternoon Monday,...

Endia Williams feeds her six-week-old daughter Delilah during an event hosted by the Chicago South Side Birth Center called "Latch & Stroll: Black Breastfeeding Week 2022" at Jackson Park Aug. 27, 2022, in Chicago.

‘People deserve to have babies in their neighborhood’: Chicago South Side Birth Center celebrates Black Breastfeeding Week with first ‘Latch and Stroll’ event

August 27, 2022 at 5:55 p.m.

Taylor King held her 21-month-old son, Sterling King, as he napped underneath a tent in Jackson Park on Saturday as she remembered what it was like to have to drive...

Executive Director of the Technology Innovation Hub Arun Jayaraman talks about outpatient Phillip Cline who receives physical therapy while participating in research at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Aug. 24, 2022.

Inside Streeterville’s Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, the world-renowned rehab facility treating patients like Danny Golden and Cooper Roberts

August 28, 2022 at 8:41 a.m.

Phillip Cline, 59, distinctly remembers the moment he became paralyzed from the neck down. He was run off the road while driving a motorcycle on July 4, 1996, at 1:20...

Sister Jean's personalized bobblehead doll on display at the Gentile Center on March 2, 2013.

Loyola’s Sister Jean gets another limited edition doll in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum ahead of 103rd birthday

August 22, 2022 at 7:34 a.m.

Loyola University Chicago's Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt is turning 103 years old Sunday, and the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has released another doll for the longtime nun...

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Boy, 17, apparently targeted women in carjacking spree across South and Southwest sides, police say

14-year-old boy dies after being hit by car while riding his bike in Countryside

‘Small trees, large branches down’ from earlier round of storms; chance for more ‘well south’ of Chicago, Weather Service says

‘People deserve to have babies in their neighborhood’: Chicago South Side Birth Center celebrates Black Breastfeeding Week with first ‘Latch and Stroll’ event

Inside Streeterville’s Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, the world-renowned rehab facility treating patients like Danny Golden and Cooper Roberts

Loyola’s Sister Jean gets another limited edition doll in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum ahead of 103rd birthday

Showers, storms and mild temps likely this weekend with return of Chicago’s Air and Water Show

Chicago boat tragedies spark safety discussion about Lake Michigan’s ‘Playpen’

Woman faces double leg amputation after Chicago ‘Playpen’ boat accident

‘Dramatic rise’ in Kia and Hyundai thefts spurs warning from Cook County sheriff