Ammonia leak causes Wheeling pizza factory evacuation
An ammonia leak caused the evacuation of a pizza factory in Wheeling Saturday and three people were treated for minor health concerns, fire officials said. The Wheeling Fire Department at...
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At least 2 dead in separate Englewood car crashes, 1 of them a hit-and-run, Chicago police say
At least two people are dead from two separate car crashes in Englewood Saturday night and Sunday morning, the latter of which was a fatal hit-and-run collision. A black Jeep...
After outcry from residents, Evanston decides against adopting stricter parkway planting regulations
The city of Evanston has decided not to amend its regulations of plantings done by residents in parkways, the city-owned strip of land between a sidewalk and a street. The...
Evanston proposes changes to parkway planting rules to dismay of some residents, who worry about impact on city’s ‘progressive mantra’
The city of Evanston has proposed changes to the way it regulates planting on parkways, the city-owned strip of land between the curb and sidewalk, as it anticipates an increase...
Man charged with hate crime and battery after attacking teen in a grocery store bathroom
A Near West Side man was charged with a hate crime and battery for allegedly attacking a 19-year-old who has autism, and yelling racial slurs at the teen and an...
No bail for man charged with attempted murder in shooting of 2-year-old boy and 31-year-old man
An 18-year-old man accused of shooting a 2-year-old boy and a 31-year-old man last week has been arrested, Chicago police announced. Miguel Avelar, 18, of the 1600 block of North...
Two bears rescued from ‘terrible’ conditions at zoo in Lebanon make stop at O’Hare en route to new home at animal sanctuary in Colorado
Homer and Ulysses, two bears who were rescued from "terrible" conditions at a private zoo in Lebanon, flew into O'Hare International Airport Monday en route to their final destination at...
Protesters gather at Buckingham Fountain to support Cuban fight against communism
About 30 people, many of whom waved Cuban flags and carried signs with proclamations of freedom, gathered near Buckingham Fountain on Sunday to peacefully demonstrate in solidarity with recent protests...
4 teen girls among 6 injured in South Austin mass shooting; 8-year-old boy shot in separate attack as 24 people struck by gunfire overnight in Chicago, 2 fatally
Six people, including four teenage girls — the youngest of them 12 — were injured in a mass shooting late Saturday on the West Side. Less than two hours later,...
4 dead, 2 injured in south suburban Hickory Hills car crash
Four people died in a single-vehicle crash Saturday in Hickory Hills and two others were injured, officials said. The Hickory Hills Police Department responded to a call about a traffic...