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Mayoral candidate Willie Wilson greets people after speaking at Maggiano's on July 13, 2022.

Some Chicagoans skeptical of mayor’s gas, CTA giveaway, but say it’ll make a difference

April 29, 2022 at 5:47 p.m.

For more than 20 years, Roseland resident Willie Tyler has been taking the CTA six days a week to get to work downtown. For Tyler, Mayor Lori Lightfoot's prepaid gas...

Damaged stained glass windows are illuminated by the sun a day after an extra-alarm fire at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church on April 16, 2022.

‘This is really happening’: Fire-ravaged Englewood church mourned as demolition begins

April 20, 2022 at 7:11 p.m.

A light rain was falling when Anthony Peterson took a break from work Wednesday afternoon and drove his 9-year-old daughter to Antioch Baptist Missionary Church. Demolition of the Englewood structure,...

Diane Williams is all smiles after receiving free gas donated by Willie Wilson at a gas station on March 24, 2022, in Harwood Heights. She only waited in line for about 30 minutes. By 9:40, the gas was all gone.

Willie Wilson is promising another $1 million in free gas but his giveaways raise campaign questions

April 19, 2022 at 5:15 p.m.

Chicago businessman and mayoral candidate Willie Wilson announced he will be giving away another $1 million in gas this Saturday, a move that will provide some relief for city motorists...

Englewood church fire sparked accidentally by roofers using propane torch: fire officials

April 16, 2022 at 4:31 p.m.

A fire that tore through an Englewood neighborhood church was caused by workers on its roof using a propane torch, Chicago Fire Department officials said Saturday. The fire, at the...

Village of Skokie indefinitely postpones show for Kazakhastani comedian with ties to Russia amid community concerns related to Ukraine

April 17, 2022 at 8:38 a.m.

The village of Skokie indefinitely postponed a Kazakhstani comedian's show at a local theater Saturday after hearing concerns from the community about the comedian's ties to Russia in light of...

High winds in Chicago push clouds over the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan on April 14, 2022.

A rainy Wednesday is headed our way with severe conditions possible for far south suburbs and Indiana

April 12, 2022 at 5:18 p.m.

Chances for showers and thunderstorms across the Chicago area are highly likely Wednesday afternoon with a greater potential for severe weather in the far south suburbs and into Indiana, according...

Actor Jussie Smollett speaks to Judge James Linn after his sentence is read on March 10, 2022, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building.

Jussie Smollett drops song after release from custody for hoax hate crime: ‘Channeling these thoughts the best way I know how’

April 12, 2022 at 2:34 p.m.

Less than a month after being released from custody, Jussie Smollett released a song, saying in an Instagram post Friday he was "channeling these thoughts the best way I know...

Former choir teacher accused of having sexual conduct with student on multiple occasions at Aurora high school: DuPage County officials

April 9, 2022 at 4:50 p.m.

A former high school choir teacher in Aurora was in court Saturday, charged with having sexual contact with a 17-year-old student, the DuPage County state's attorney office and Aurora police...

Boy, 4, shot in Gresham

April 8, 2022 at 1:18 p.m.

A 4-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to the "head area" in the Gresham neighborhood Thursday night. The shooting took place in the 8200 block of South Green Street about...

McHenry County sheriff’s police shoot man during well-being check confrontation, officials say

April 2, 2022 at 3:17 p.m.

McHenry County sheriff's police shot a man who approached them with a gun, leaving him critically injured Friday night in Harvard, officials said. Sheriff's deputies responded to the 19900 block...

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