Stephanie Casanova

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.

‘Shocking, devastating … it’s like a piece of your family,’ says Sunday school teacher watching her Englewood neighborhood church burn

April 16, 2022 at 9:19 a.m.

Torchell McFarland was on her way home Friday afternoon when her phone began blowing up. McFarland, a Sunday school teacher at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, learned her church, her "foundation,"...

Brickwork at the top of a building in the 3400 block of West Jackson Boulevard in East Garfield Park collapsed and fell on the porch below, causing the stone porch to collapse, said Larry Langford, spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department.

West Side building that partially collapsed, fatally crushing man and injuring 2 others, will be razed, city says

April 14, 2022 at 4:53 p.m.

The city of Chicago said Thursday the East Garfield Park neighborhood building with a history of code violations that collapsed Tuesday, killing one man and seriously injuring two others, will...

Myesha McCaskill holds hands with her students while teaching an intermediate/advanced roller skating class on Feb. 19, 2022.

‘Smooth Goddess’ brings roller skating classes to studio setting. ‘The world is diverse, and I feel like my class represents that.’

April 11, 2022 at 2:27 p.m.

Before teaching her students how to skate, Myesha McCaskill teaches them how to fall. The lesson came in handy on a late February Saturday afternoon, as some of her students...

Chicago police work the scene at Grand and State in Chicago's Near North neighborhood after an accident involving a police officer on April 9, 2022.

Speeding car rams several pedestrians, including child and Chicago police sergeant in Near North neighborhood

April 10, 2022 at 2:54 p.m.

Several people were taken to hospitals including a child and a Chicago police officer after a car fled a traffic stop and plowed into a crowd of people Saturday night...

Fourth CTA attack of week: Man stabbed, beaten outside South Loop station

April 9, 2022 at 2:04 p.m.

A man was stabbed and beaten outside a CTA station in the South Loop Friday evening in what appears to be at least the fourth similar attack in less than...

The curb is washed down as workers in protective suits remove debris from a home in the 3900 block of Center Avenue in Lyons on Sept. 9, 2021. Two bodies were discovered buried in the yard.

Charges filed against one of two brothers who said they buried mom, sister in Lyons yard. Officials say charges pending against second brother.

April 8, 2022 at 4:43 p.m.

One of two brothers from Lyons who told police they buried their mother and sister in the backyard of their home last year was released from custody during a court...

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‘Shocking, devastating … it’s like a piece of your family,’ says Sunday school teacher watching her Englewood neighborhood church burn

West Side building that partially collapsed, fatally crushing man and injuring 2 others, will be razed, city says

‘Smooth Goddess’ brings roller skating classes to studio setting. ‘The world is diverse, and I feel like my class represents that.’

Speeding car rams several pedestrians, including child and Chicago police sergeant in Near North neighborhood

Fourth CTA attack of week: Man stabbed, beaten outside South Loop station

Charges filed against one of two brothers who said they buried mom, sister in Lyons yard. Officials say charges pending against second brother.

Garry McCarthy, former top cop in Chicago, to lead police force in suburban Willow Springs

Three people found dead from gunshot wounds in Morgan Park home, police say

Two men in their 80s shot in separate attacks on South, West sides

Two men die, woman escapes during Morgan Park neighborhood house: fire officials