The reigning men’s champion, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, didn’t attend the competition this year over a sponsorship tiff.
Chicago native Patrick Bertoletti wins his first men’s title at annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest
Day: July 4, 2024
‘Major defense for Lake Michigan’: How $1.1 billion project aims to block invasive Asian carp
Environmental and conservation groups celebrated this week following Illinois’ “historic” signing of an agreement to begin construction of a project designed to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes.
Loop-the-Loop: NASCAR restarts its engines for downtown street race
Stock cars on Michigan Avenue? It’s got to be NASCAR returning to Chicago with free admission for kids Saturday.
Logansport teen found safe, parents arrested after Silver Alert issued for boy
The parents of a Logansport teen whose disappearance sparked a two-state search were taken into custody early Wednesday morning and the boy was found safe after a SWAT team served search and arrest warrants at their home, according to police.
Early closure at 31st Street Beach over holiday weekend after recent fatal shootings
Citing “ongoing and escalating” violence there in recent weeks, 4th Ward Ald. Lamont Robinson has successfully lobbied for the early closure of 31st Street Beach over the holiday weekend. The beach will have a boosted police presence, new fencing and cameras. Bag checks and “heavily enforced” towing of illegally parked cars nearby has already been in place and will continue, Robinson said on social media this week. In a statement, the Chicago Police Department confirmed it will “have additional resources in place” at beaches across the city, and said some “may be temporarily closed to maintain public safety and limit […]
2 women dead, three children hospitalized after Grand Crossing shooting
A shooting in Grand Crossing this morning has left three children injured and two dead. Chicago police said officers responded to calls and a technology alert of shots fired in the 7100 Block of South Woodlawn. Police found five victims with gunshot wounds. Three children aged 5, 7, and 8 are all in critical condition at Comer Children’s hospital. A 42-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene and a 22-year-old woman died at University of Chicago Hospital, police say. No arrests have been made, police said — offenders ran away in an unknown direction. CPD is seeking tips and […]
Golf in the Olympics is starting to catch on. For Americans, the hard part is getting there.
Golf returned to the Olympic program in 2016 with a lukewarm reception. Now in its third straight Games, the sport that had been off the program for 100 years is starting to catch on.
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