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Get ready: First snow of the season could fall Friday in Chicago area

November 10, 2021 at 3:42 p.m.

Last weekend brought temperatures to the Chicago area that were more than 10 degrees above normal. This weekend could bring the first snow. Temperatures well below normal are forecast for...

Comcast service ‘fully restored’ for thousands of Xfinity customers in Chicago area but still no explanation for internet outage

November 9, 2021 at 6:32 p.m.

It was a rude awakening for thousands of work-from-home Chicagoans Tuesday, who started their morning trying to figure why their Comcast Xfinity internet service wasn't working. That answer remains elusive,...

Body recovered from Lake Michigan near 31st Street Beach identified as missing DePaul graduate Oribi Kontein

November 9, 2021 at 4:40 p.m.

A body recovered from Lake Michigan near 31st Street Beach has been identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Oribi Kontein, a DePaul University graduate reported missing in...

A street sign showing the cancellation of the AstroWorld Festival at NRG Park on Nov. 6, 2021, in Houston.

Families remember best friends Jacob Jurinek and Franco Patino from Naperville who died at Astroworld

November 8, 2021 at 7:41 p.m.

Jacob Jurinek's family had already endured unspeakable loss before the 20-year-old and his best friend, Franco Patino, 21, died while attending Travis Scott's concert at the Astroworld Festival in Houston...

People hold candles during a prayer vigil outside the home of Iñaki Bascaran, in the 800 block of West Newport Avenue on Nov. 3, 2021, in Chicago. Bascaran, 23, went missing after last being seen with friends in a River North bar around midnight on Oct. 31.

Funeral details released for 23-year-old Iñaki Bascaran whose body was recovered from Chicago River in South Loop

November 8, 2021 at 7:52 a.m.

The body of a man who went missing on Halloween night has been found, according to police, and relatives now are planning his funeral. Iñaki Bascaran. Iñaki Bascaran's body was...

Family and friends continue to search for DePaul alum and Nigerian immigrant reported missing in October

November 4, 2021 at 3:53 p.m.

It wasn't unusual for Oribi Kontein, 26, to swim in the lake on a random Tuesday. An avid swimmer, Kontein even frequented Friday Morning Swim Club, where Chicagoans grab a...

Downtown protesters chant ‘Durbin do your job,’ call on Congress to deliver #Citizenship4All

March 11, 2024 at 1:31 p.m.

Protesters shut down part of West Ida B. Wells Drive in the Loop Wednesday morning, calling on Sen. Dick Durbin and Congress to deliver citizenship with chants such as, "Get...

Shots fired on Bishop Ford Freeway brings total expressway shootings to 203 in Chicagoland

November 2, 2021 at 2:56 p.m.

Illinois State Police responded to an expressway shooting on the northbound Bishop Ford Freeway near 103rd Street at 2:11 a.m. Tuesday. No injuries were reported, said state police spokeswoman Haylie...

Fall colors arrive on the trees and vegetation at the Lincoln Park Zoo's Nature Boardwalk in Chicago on Nov. 1, 2021.

Frost settles over northern Illinois Monday, and more freezing nights ahead

November 1, 2021 at 6:25 p.m.

The National Weather Service issued a freeze warning for several northwest suburbs early Monday after overnight temperatures dipped below 32 degrees, foreshadowing several more frozen nights, forecasters said. It was...

Chicago police sergeant charged after allegedly shooting at car thieves in Sam’s Club parking lot

November 1, 2021 at 4:43 p.m.

A Chicago police sergeant was charged with the reckless discharge of a firearm Sunday after allegedly shooting at car thieves in a crowded Sam's Club parking lot. Cook County prosecutors...

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