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Chicago firehouse argument leads to internal investigation

May 23, 2019 at 12:49 a.m.

The Chicago Fire Department has launched an internal investigation into allegations that a male firefighter grabbed a female colleague and pushed her during a firehouse argument, according to authorities. On...

Chicago police and ATF agents work near 44th Street and South Hermitage Avenue near where an ATF agent was shot and critically wounded while working in a joint mission with a Chicago police task force on May 4, 2018.

ATF agent wounded in Back of the Yards shooting released from hospital

May 23, 2019 at 12:49 a.m.

The federal agent who was shot in the face last week in the Back of the Yards neighborhood has been released from the hospital, officials announced Wednesday. The agent with...

A woman is removed by Chicago police officers at the scene of a fatal shooting in the 2200 block of South Kildare Avenue on May 8, 2018. An 18-year-old man was pronounced dead after he was shot along with a 60-year-old man in the Lawndale neighborhood.

Girl, 15, among 17 people shot over nearly 17 hours in Chicago

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Seventeen people were shot over nearly 17 hours in Chicago, including a 15-year-old girl killed while visiting friends on the South Side Tuesday night, according to police. Police said Jazmyne...

A Chicago police vehicle blocks off the street at 150 N. Michigan Ave. after cables attached to a window washers' scaffold fell onto the sidewalk and street, damaging at least vehicles and shattering glass in a building, May 8, 2018.

Man hurt, Michigan Avenue closed just north of Millennium Park after scaffold accident

May 23, 2019 at 12:48 a.m.

One man was injured and Michigan Avenue just north of Millennium Park was closed Tuesday afternoon after cables attached to a window washers' scaffold fell onto the sidewalk and street,...

Waffle House shooting, other incidents show burden of dealing with family member with mental illness

May 23, 2019 at 12:46 a.m.

With years under her belt, emergency room nurse Anastasia Robey has treated more patients having mental breakdowns than she can count. She can quickly recognize the symptoms of someone who...

The University of Illinois-Chicago campus Nov. 12, 2013.

Former UIC employee accused of pocketing more than $200K in bribery scheme

December 13, 2018 at 8:50 a.m.

A former University of Illinois at Chicago employee is accused of pocketing more than $200,000 to steer elevator repair work to a southwest suburban firm, according to federal court documents....

Niña de 4 años herida de bala en el porche de su casa

December 13, 2018 at 8:48 a.m.

Una niña de 4 años que recibió un impacto de bala en el hombro la noche del martes, se encuentra consciente y " progresando", reportaron las autoridades el miércoles por...

The van used to transport a wounded child after she was shot in Chicago stands parked outside the emergency room at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park as hospital security works in the background May 1, 2018.

Girl, 4, shot while sitting on porch with parents: ‘It’s our children, our babies’

May 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

A 4-year-old girl shot in the shoulder in front of her South Side home was reported to be conscious and talking Wednesday morning while police said they were "making good...

12 shot in 12 hours in Chicago, including 2 double-shootings on West Side

May 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Twelve people were hit by gunfire in Chicago over 12 hours Tuesday through early Wednesday, including a young girl on the South Side and two double-shootings on the West Side,...

A cyclist rides past a group of police outside Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago on July 4, 2017.

Police investigating iPad found in room for breastfeeding mothers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital

May 23, 2019 at 12:47 a.m.

An iPad was found Tuesday morning in a room for breastfeeding mothers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, prompting a police investigation into how the device was used, hospital officials and police...

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