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Chicago police officers watch the procession of police vehicles leading the ambulance carrying the body of a fellow officer as it arrives at the Cook County medical examiner.

Praise for slain Chicago police Officer Ella French pours in as her death continues to roil city

August 11, 2021 at 9:10 p.m.

Four days after the fatal on-duty shooting of Chicago police Officer Ella French and the wounding of her partner, shock waves of sorrow and anger were being felt from city...

People play basketball in the rain at Leone Park Beach as thunderstorms roll into the area on Aug. 9, 2021, in Chicago. Several tornadoes were reported in DeKalb, Kane and Lee counties Monday as storms moved across the Chicago area. Warnings were issued through 10 p.m. Monday for Cook County and several other counties in northeastern and north-central Illinois and parts of northwest Indiana.

Thunderstorms sweep through Chicago as hot, humid conditions to continue. Meanwhile, at least 7 tornadoes touched down Monday, meteorologists say.

August 11, 2021 at 6:59 a.m.

At least seven tornadoes touched down during a harrowing three-hour period Monday evening, destroying a barn in Sycamore and downing trees throughout the far northwest suburbs, but there were no...

Chicago police finish processing a crime scene inside a laundromat on Madison Street at Kildare Avenue in Chicago after a person was shot and killed there Aug. 9, 2021.

Man, shot in head, found dead in West Side laundromat. 4 teens among 8 people shot Monday.

August 9, 2021 at 9:50 p.m.

A man in his late 30s was found unresponsive in a laundromat with a gunshot wound to the head Monday afternoon, Chicago police said. About 3:30 p.m., officers responded to...

Tornadoes reported in DeKalb, Kane and Lee counties

August 9, 2021 at 9:49 p.m.

Several tornadoes were reported in DeKalb, Kane and Lee counties Monday as storms moved across the Chicago area. Tornadoes were reported near the towns of Esmond, Kirkland and Sycamore in...

Tornadoes reported in DeKalb, Kane, Lee and Bureau counties; tornado watch remains in effect for greater Chicago area

August 9, 2021 at 9:48 p.m.

A tornado warning was issued for parts of Kane and DuPage counties, including the Elgin, St. Charles, Wheaton, Carol Stream and Glendale Heights areas, and tornadoes were reported in DeKalb,...

North Chicago man threatens Lake County sheriff’s deputies with explosives to avoid eviction, officials say

August 9, 2021 at 6:46 p.m.

A man in North Chicago threatened Lake County sheriff's deputies with explosives Monday after they tried to evict him from his home, officials said. The 58-year-old man, whose case was...

Man, 71, charged in stabbing of 85-year-old landlord

August 7, 2021 at 6:43 p.m.

An elderly man was charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of his elderly landlord after she tried to evict him for not paying rent for three years, prosecutors said...

Man drowns while saving girl in Chain O’ Lakes

August 7, 2021 at 2:38 p.m.

A man drowned Friday in Chain O' Lakes while trying to rescue his girlfriend's daughter, officials said. Marine unit deputies responded to a report of a possible drowning at Fox...

4-year-old girl killed in accidental shooting in Englewood

August 6, 2021 at 3:48 p.m.

A toddler died after another child found a gun and it was accidentally discharged Thursday in a home in Englewood, authorities said. Chicago police responded to the 6400 block of...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot after her news conference at UCAN on Fillmore Street and Central Park Avenue in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2021.

Lightfoot announces new neighborhood violence response strategy modeled after coronavirus efforts

August 5, 2021 at 5:49 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday announced a plan to use collaborative approaches learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to tackle Chicago's violence problem at the neighborhood level. Lightfoot appeared in the...

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