The uncle of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter who killed 19 students and two teachers begged police to let him try to talk his nephew down, according to a 911 call.
911 call reveals uncle begged to talk Uvalde gunman out of school shooting
Day: August 10, 2024
Two shot and killed in North Lawndale Friday night, police say
Two people were killed in a shooting outside an apartment building in North Lawndale Friday night, according to Chicago Police. An unidentified man and woman were standing in a walkway of an apartment building on the 3400 block of West Douglas Boulevard when they were shot at about 9:59 p.m, police say. The woman was taken by the Chicago Fire Department with a gunshot wound to the head and pronounced dead, according to police. The man was taken by the CFD to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, with gunshot wounds to the head and chest, where he was later […]
17-year-old boy seriously wounded while walking late Saturday morning on South Side
A 17-year-old boy was seriously wounded while walking late Saturday morning in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 11:30 a.m., the teenage boy was walking in the 8100 block of South Princeton Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain, police said. He was taken in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the lower back to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said. No one was in custody and detectives were investigating.
Public hearing on South Barrington church plan to continue later this month
A public hearing about a proposal to build a church and school in South Barrington will continue later this month.
With public meetings coming up in Sugar Grove, spotlight on controversial Crown development proposal
After scrapping a heavily-opposed development proposal in 2019, Crown Community Development formally submitted a new project last month to the village of Sugar Grove, and once again, opposition is mounting.
Court voids inquiry that led to bronze medal on floor exercise for American Jordan Chiles
The Court of Arbitration for Sport voided the inquiry that led to Olympic bronze on the floor exercise for American gymnast Jordan Chiles, opening the door for Romania’s Ana Barbosu to replace Chiles as bronze medalist.
Chicago’s Kennedy Blades will wrestle for a gold medal after beating 3 higher seeds in her Olympic debut
Chicago native Kennedy Blades will wrestle for a gold medal following a stellar Olympic debut that included one of the best throws by any competitor – regardless of gender or weight class – so far in the tournament.
Three dead after violence in Woodridge
Woodridge police on Saturday were investigating the deaths of three people found in a townhouse there — including one who appeared to have self-inflicted wounds.
And the gold medal goes to … the chocolate muffin. At the Olympic village, the bakery is first with athletes.
Freshly cooked bread and a selection of French pastries were meant to be the stars of the Olympic village. But the gold medalist was a surprise: the American-inspired chocolate muffin.
Lydia Ko finally gets Olympic gold — her 3rd golf medal overall — and it puts her into the LPGA Hall of Fame
Lydia Ko completed her Olympic medal collection on Saturday with the most valuable of of them all, a gold medal that puts the 27-year-old Kiwi into the LPGA Hall of Fame.