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A pedestrian walks along Western Avenue at Blue Island Avenue on a frigid Friday morning, Feb. 18, 2022, following yesterday's winter storm.

Three inches of ‘powdery’ snow falls at airports; dozens of crashes reported including 100-vehicle wreck downstate as storm blows through Chicago area, officials say

February 17, 2022 at 8:12 p.m.

Hazardous road conditions, gusty winds and "powdery" snowfall has caused dozens of crashes on Chicago expressways and an interstate closure downstate involving "over 100 vehicles," officials said. As of 6...

Amelia Akordor, 14, helps her mother, Stephanie Akordor, place items at a memorial for Stephanie Akordor's 15-year-old stepson, Caleb Westbrooks, at a bus stop at North Greenview and West Chicago avenues on Jan. 19, 2022, in Chicago.

Teen suspect followed Rauner College Prep freshman Caleb Westbrooks, tried to rob him before fatal shooting, prosecutors say

February 17, 2022 at 6:11 p.m.

An 18-year-old Golder College Prep student was caught on video following 15-year-old Caleb Westbrooks and his friends before fatally shooting Westbrooks during a robbery a month ago in the Noble...

A cyclist rides near 31st Street Beach on Chicago's lakefront shortly before sunset on Feb. 15, 2022.

Freezing rain, snow and bitter cold in forecast after temps hit 50s on springlike Wednesday. ‘It’s just going to be nasty out there.’

February 16, 2022 at 8:32 p.m.

Buckle up, Chicago. We are in the midst of what is going to be a wild, season-traversing ride, forecasters warned. Wednesday morning began with an influx of warmth pushing up...

Aikeisha Jones goes for a quiet walk along an icy lakefront at Montrose Harbor in Chicago on Feb. 15, 2022.

Winter storm to bring freezing rain, up to 7 inches of snow through Thursday evening

February 16, 2022 at 10:59 a.m.

Editor's note: For the latest weather developments, see our Wednesday forecast update. As temperatures drop late Wednesday, rain will transition to freezing rain, then snow, bringing potentially up to 7...

Firefighters take away a ladder after extinguishing a house fire that injured at least seven firefighters, in the 200 block of West 112th Place in the Roseland neighborhood on Feb. 12, 2022, in Chicago. None of the firefighters' injuries were considered life-threatening, according to fire department spokesperson Larry Langford.

‘Look at my house,’ sobs woman who took cigarette break at the right time as house erupts into backdraft-style blaze that left at least 7 firefighters injured

February 12, 2022 at 7:58 p.m.

Tomorra Watts is grateful she walked over to her brother's house for a cigarette Saturday afternoon in their Roseland neighborhood. After chatting with him, she stepped outside and spotted a...

Hundreds of balloons are released in memory of Verndell "Vee" Smith at a Dunkin' Donuts in the 7400 block of South King Drive in Chicago. Smith was a well-known dance teacher who was fatally shot May 19 while visiting the Dunkin' Donuts.

West Pullman man out on bond for gun charge denied bail following slaying of Verndell Smith II, dance coach and gun violence activist

February 12, 2022 at 6:44 p.m.

A 31-year-old man from West Pullman drove to a car wash immediately after fatally shooting Verndell "Vee" Smith II, a dance coach who was vocal about ending gun violence, a...

First grader Simon Palacio, 6, marches with other Volta Elementary School students and parents during a peace march around their school in Albany Park on Feb. 11, 2022. The march was organized in response to the Feb. 1 shooting of a 16-year-old girl across the street from Volta that resulted in a school lockdown.

Volta Elementary parents, students march for peace, play in wake of recent shooting outside Albany Park neighborhood school

February 13, 2022 at 4:15 p.m.

Students and parents of Volta Elementary marched after school Friday asking for peace, safety and investment into their school's playground in the wake of a shooting next to the school...

Chicago police Officer C. Smith canvasses the 3300 block of South Prairie Avenue on Feb. 9, 2022, where 15-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed Tuesday.

Top cop announces charges for boys 15 and 16, following fatal shooting of Bronzeville teen who was ‘always there to help anybody,’ his mother says

February 9, 2022 at 8:04 p.m.

Michael Brown was a loving, sweet high school freshman who dreamed of playing college basketball or designing video games, his mother said. The 15-year-old was fatally shot Tuesday in the...

Officers work the scene where a 16-year-old was shot on the 6200 block of South Greenwood Avenue in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Feb. 8, 2022, in Chicago.

Boy, 15, fatally shot near Bronzeville identified; 16-year-old fatally shot an hour later in Woodlawn

February 9, 2022 at 1:32 p.m.

Two teenage boys, 15 and 16, were fatally shot in the head about an hour apart Tuesday in different neighborhoods and Chicago police, investigating both as homicides, have detained three...

Man shot and lying in street ‘inadvertently’ struck by responding Chicago police vehicle

February 9, 2022 at 10:23 a.m.

Authorities were investigating the death of a man who was shot and later was accidentally run over by a police vehicle when officers responded to the scene of the shooting...

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