A bicyclist’s recent death at the South Calumet Road railroad crossing in Chesterton’s downtown has spurred town officials and the neighboring Porter community, to explore ways to improve pedestrian safety around the tracks.
Six people were hospitalized after a fire broke out in a home in Kenwood early Sunday morning, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
A woman’s body was found in the Calumet River Saturday morning on the city’s East Side, according to Chicago police. Marine unit officers pulled the lifeless woman’s remains from the river around 11:20 a.m. near the 9800 block of South Avenue N, police said. The woman’s age and identity weren’t known. Police didn’t comment on […]
Roughly 200 people packed the corners of Delaware and Rush streets outside the Tesla dealership in the Gold Coast on Saturday afternoon, taking part in nationwide protests against billionaire Elon Musk and his role in the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. The group broke out in applause and cheers at drivers who […]
When a protester was caught on video in January at a New York rally against Israel, only her eyes were visible between a mask and headscarf. But days later, photos of her entire face, along with her name and employer, were circulated online.
An 18-year-old man was stabbed in the back Friday night at a Loop store after an argument turned into a fight, Chicago police said. About 8:45 p.m., the victim was inside a store in the 100 block of North State Street when he was involved in an argument with a group of people. The argument […]
Charges have been dropped against two Chicago men — one a freelance photographer — arrested during a January Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest.
A 15-year-old boy was wounded Friday night when groups of teens flooded the Streeterville neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 9:45 p.m., officers on patrol in the 400 block of North City Front Plaza Drive heard gunshots in the area and saw a large group of teens fleeing the scene. A 15-year-old boy was lying […]
A 15-year-old boy was killed by gunshots fired from a vehicle Friday afternoon in the city’s Little Village neighborhood, according to Chicago police. The teen was standing on the sidewalk in the 2800 block of South Komensky Avenue around 5:10 p.m. when a vehicle pulled alongside him and a gunman inside the vehicle opened fire, […]
Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley discusses the Karen Schepers missing person case with two detectives who found her car and remains in the Fox River after 41 years.