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Researchers ponder whether low ice coverage is the Great Lakes’ new normal

June 5, 2018 at 8:36 a.m.

Two years ago, after the polar vortex set the Upper Midwest into a deep freeze for a second straight winter, scientists thought the weather phenomenon could reverse a 15-year stretch...

Ilinois State Police shut down part of the Dan Ryan Expressway northbound near 31st Street on March 30, 2017, after a report of shots fired.

Report of gunfire shuts part of Dan Ryan

May 22, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

Illinois State Police shut down part of the Dan Ryan Expressway northbound Thursday evening for more than two hours after a report of gunfire. Around 4:10 p.m., police were called...

Attempted child luring reported near Lincoln Park

May 22, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

The Chicago Police Department is asking residents of a North Side neighborhood to take extra precautions after a suspicious man attempted to lure a 13-year-old student into his car. At...

Cerila Cruz checks on her7 year-old son, Jesus Anthony Cruz, left, as he plays on his computer in an upstairs hallway at their home in Bolingbrookon March 9, 2017. Jesus Anthony's father has been detained by immigration offiials for half of his son's life.

A rare look at life inside one of the Chicago area’s 2 ICE immigration detention centers

May 11, 2019 at 6:29 a.m.

From a jail cell in McHenry County, Jesus Antonio Cruz-Martinez counseled his 15-year-old stepdaughter over the phone about a boy she likes at school. He penned letters to the family,...

Illinois geologists to launch helicopter survey of sand in Lake Michigan

May 22, 2019 at 11:13 p.m.

If you see a low-flying helicopter hauling what appears to be a giant, mechanical Hula-Hoop near Lake Michigan's shoreline this week, there's no need to panic. It's only Illinois' latest...

Fernwood man held without bail in Lakeview carjacking, sexual assault

May 22, 2019 at 11:13 p.m.

A 31-year-old Fernwood man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Lakeview, forcing her into the trunk of her car and driving the car for miles before crashing into a...

Suspect in Lakeview carjacking, assault denied bail

May 22, 2019 at 11:13 p.m.

A judge Sunday denied bail for a 31-year-old Roseland man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman, forced her into the trunk of a car and then drove for miles before...

Ruling awaits man accused of beating fellow motorist, who turned out to be judge

May 22, 2019 at 11:12 p.m.

A Chicago man is awaiting trial on battery charges after authorities said he got into a minor traffic collision and then attacked the other motorist — who happened to be...

Congressman Gutierrez, activists stage sit-in at Chicago ICE office

May 11, 2019 at 6:29 a.m.

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez and a delegation of activists and lawyers staged a sit-in at the regional offices of Immigration and Customs Enforcement after their demands were not met during...

Feds seek life sentence for former Hobos member linked to five killings

May 22, 2019 at 11:08 p.m.

Federal prosecutors want a former member of the violent Hobos street gang to spend the rest of his life in prison, saying he agreed to cooperate with authorities then lied...

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