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Woman fatally shot on porch in West Pullman, concealed carry holder returns fire at attacker

August 31, 2024 at 5:32 p.m.

A 49-year-old woman was fatally shot while sitting on the porch of a residence in West Pullman at approximately 9:33 p.m. Friday night, Chicago police said. A man with a...

Joseph Palamara, 60, stands by his tent near DuSable Lake Shore Drive and Wilson Avenue in Chicago on Aug. 28, 2024, while he dries his shoes and sleeping mat in the sun after a storm passed through the area the previous day. “It was bad that night, it rained all night,” Palamara said. “Everything’s wet.” (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Advocates for homeless Chicagoans push city to improve extreme weather plan: ‘A predictable crisis’

August 31, 2024 at 11:37 a.m.

A coalition of service agencies is pressing the city to reform its plan before winter, arguing that the health and safety risks to Chicago’s unhoused population during days of extreme...

Joanna Kondracki-Miro lowers her dog Bailey into a small tub of water to cool him off at Wilson and DuSable Lake Shore Drive on a hot and humid day in Chicago on Aug. 27, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Dangerously hot temperatures, poor air quality continue in Chicago Tuesday

August 27, 2024 at 8:54 p.m.

Sweltering temperatures and heightened pollution levels continued to grip the Chicago region Tuesday, likely the “hottest day of the heat wave,” according to the National Weather Service.

Pink, center, and her daughter, Willow Sage Hart, perform at the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Lil Jon and Stevie Wonder, country artists and rumors of Beyoncé: the soundtrack of the DNC

August 23, 2024 at 5:56 p.m.

Some of the most buzzed-about moments during the 2024 Democratic National Convention had little to do with policy and campaigns and nearly everything to do with the soundtrack.

National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America co-chair Miranda Alexandria speaks as member Jumoke Ifetayo, right, listens in Park No. 578 near the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 20, 2024. The city opened up a speaker’s platform at the park for all four days of the Democratic National Convention, equipped with mics and amplifiers for protesters. All speakers needed to be preapproved to speak during 45-minute slots. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

City-run free speech platform during DNC met with empty audiences, no-show speakers and frustration from activists

August 23, 2024 at 10:42 a.m.

In an effort to show support for free expression, the city had opened up its speaker’s platform at Park No. 578 for all four days of the DNC, constructing a...

Activists scuffle with Chicago police outside the Israeli Consulate while protesting the war in Gaza during the second day of the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 20, 2024. Multiple people were arrested on the first day of protests after a breach of a security fence near the Democratic National Convention site. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

First DNC arrestees appear in court as police leaders praise response to security breach

August 20, 2024 at 9:00 p.m.

Two people among those arrested after the breach of a security fence near the Democratic National Convention site appeared in court Tuesday, while police brass praised their response to the...

Democratic National Committee delegates visit the Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument as they take a tour of Bronzeville, Aug. 19, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Urban historian Shermann ‘Dilla’ Thomas showcases Chicago’s South and West sides during DNC

August 20, 2024 at 11:14 a.m.

This week during the convention, Shermann “Dilla” Thomas will lead two free tours daily for visiting delegates and politicians.

Local Union 1 Carpenter Jaclyn Ramirez, center, puts up a large mural of Vice President Kamala Harris outside the United Center with other carpenters along Madison Street on Aug. 16, 2024, in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Workers from Chicago’s South and West sides make up only 20% of construction labor for DNC

August 17, 2024 at 9:40 a.m.

Residents of Chicago’s South and West sides make up only 20% of the construction workforce for the Democratic National Convention, the convention’s organizers revealed this week, even after extensive efforts...

Charnae Harmon, president of Local Advisory Council for Henry Horner/Westhaven, outside of the town home where she has lived for nearly six years in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on Aug. 9, 2024, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

‘The same battle from the very beginning’: After almost 30 years of redevelopment, some Henry Horner Homes residents say they face inadequate housing

August 14, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The demolition of the Horner towers was praised as a major step of progress at the Chicago 1996 Democratic National Convention. Now, as the DNC comes back 30 years later,...

Police investigate the area in the 6000 block of North Kenmore Avenue in Chicago on Aug. 12, 2024, after a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed Sunday night. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

13-year-old fatally shot in Edgewater identified

August 12, 2024 at 5:31 p.m.

Police officers responded to a call from the 6000 block of North Kenmore Avenue at approximately 8:15 p.m., and found the victim with a gunshot wound to the head.

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