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Police ask for help solving South Chicago shooting that left 4-year-old boy critically wounded

November 8, 2021 at 2:38 p.m.

Chicago police are asking for the public's help in finding the people involved in a shooting that critically wounded a 4-year-old boy in South Chicago. There was an argument between...

Jervin Roman, 9, gets nervous before he receives his COVID-19 vaccine from Veronica Flores, left, at the southwest vaccine clinic of Esperanza Health Centers on Nov. 3, 2021, in Chicago. His mom, Angela Lopez, and sister Anahi Morales, 11, tried to keep him calm as he received his shot.

CPS kids are getting a day off next week as a vaccine incentive. But some parents say it’s more a headache than a help.

November 5, 2021 at 6:13 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools said they canceled class next Friday to give families an extra opportunity to get their children vaccinated. But some parents say the unexpected...

CPS officials cancel classes Nov. 12 to promote COVID-19 vaccination for students

November 5, 2021 at 7:30 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools officials canceled classes next Friday in hopes that students will use the day off to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a letter sent out to parents...

Girl, 16, and man, 19, shot near Chicago Vocational on South Side

November 4, 2021 at 6:57 p.m.

A 16-year-old girl and a 19-year-old man were injured in a shooting near Chicago Vocational high school in Stony Island Park Thursday afternoon, police said. Just before 4 p.m., Chicago...

The body of a man who was fatally shot by police responding to a domestic disturbance at 78th and South Carpenter streets is removed from an apartment building on Oct. 4, 2021.

COPA releases bodycam video of Chicago police fatally shooting man during October domestic disturbance call

November 4, 2021 at 2:58 p.m.

A video released Wednesday shows a Chicago police officer fatally shooting a man almost immediately after stepping into an apartment to investigate a domestic disturbance, in which a man reported...

From center, Alicia Saucedo waves smoke from the resin of a cacao tree as workers and supporters gather on Dia de los Muertos outside El Milagro in Chicago's Little Village on Nov. 2, 2021, for a vigil and rally in honor of five workers who died of COVID-19.

El Milagro workers, supporters hold Day of the Dead vigil to honor employees who died of COVID-19

November 4, 2021 at 3:18 p.m.

On Roberto Escobar's last day of work before he fell ill with COVID-19, Guillermo Romero shared food with him during their lunch break at the El Milagro tortilla factory. That...

Police work at the scene where a 44-year-old, off-duty Chicago police officer was fatally shot in the 8500 block of West Winona Street in the in the Oriole Park neighborhood of Chicago on Nov. 2, 2021.

Off-duty cop fatally shot on Chicago’s Northwest Side, officials say second off-duty officer involved in shooting

November 3, 2021 at 6:04 p.m.

Chicago police and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability were investigating the Tuesday night fatal shooting of a 44-year-old off-duty police officer on the Far Northwest Side. Officials said the...

Former Chicago Park District CEO Michael Kelly, shown in June, was faulted in a new report for not reporting misconduct allegations sooner. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, shown at right in the background, said she was "outraged and appalled" by the report's findings.

Park District report details mishandling of sex abuse claims as board president apologizes for ‘dysfunctional’ investigation

November 2, 2021 at 7:17 p.m.

Top Chicago Park District officials failed to initiate an investigation for months into troubling allegations of misconduct by Chicago lifeguards, an independent investigation found. Just after the release of the...

3 officers, a passenger hospitalized after police SUV, vehicle crash in South Austin

November 2, 2021 at 9:35 a.m.

Three police officers and the passenger of a second car were hospitalized after a crash in South Austin Monday night, police said. About 9 p.m., the three officers were in...

Teatroy Webster helps distribute bottled water at the Dixmoor village hall on Oct. 26, 2021. The water supply in Dixmoor was disrupted for several days.

Dixmoor getting close to normal water pressure, schools and businesses open again

November 1, 2021 at 7:26 p.m.

Dixmoor residents are getting close to normal water pressure from a temporary line from Blue Island after going a week without water because of a burst pipe. The village entered...

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