Sophie Sherry

A heavy rain comes down as a man walks past Diversey Harbor in Chicago on June 22, 2020.

Thunderstorms with gusty winds, large hail hit Chicago area as flash flood warning declared for parts of Cook, DuPage counties

June 22, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.

Strong thunderstorms hit the Chicago area Monday afternoon, with the potential for more severe storms in the evening. Several round of severe thunderstorm warnings were declared Monday afternoon, as storms...

CTA Red and Purple lines running with delays on North Side because of power outage

June 22, 2020 at 10:54 a.m.

The CTA Red and Purple lines were running with delays Monday morning on the North Side after a power outage near the Wilson "L" stop caused service to be suspended...

Chicago musicians march in support of Black Lives Matter

June 21, 2020 at 3:42 p.m.

Chicago musicians gathered Sunday in Lincoln Park to march in support of Black Lives Matter and call attention to racial inequity within the city's music scene. The morning protest kicked...

People participate in the One Million Man March in downtown Chicago on June 19, 2020.

Chicago observes Juneteenth like no other with marches, performances and commemorations

June 19, 2020 at 7:57 p.m.

Juneteenth commemorations burst across Chicago as never before Friday, a mixture of protest and celebration that brought thousands to the city's streets. "It's a day of jubilation and a day...

Thousands of Chicago public school teachers and supporters participate on the first day of strike in October.

From teachers strike to total shutdown: A timeline of Chicago Public Schools’ very strange year

June 19, 2020 at 5:12 p.m.

When Chicago Public Schools opened for the new school year the day after Labor Day, it was clear that teacher contract talks were breaking down and that a strike was...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivers commencement speech at Northwestern, says democracy will fail ‘if we do not see the humanity in each other’

June 19, 2020 at 12:49 p.m.

Drawing on the ongoing coronavirus crisis and continued fallout over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called on graduating Northwestern University students to engage in...

The Chicago Teachers Union says Chicago Public Schools is behind in providing the infrastructure needed for fall classes, whether they're in school, remote or some combination.

Will CPS reopen in the fall? Teachers union says students shouldn’t be ‘pushed back’ into schools without ‘proper support to keep them safe’

June 17, 2020 at 6:38 p.m.

Face masks, daily temperature checks and "stringent cleaning" will be the new reality when Chicago Public Schools reopens its buildings — but whether that happens this fall is still undetermined....

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