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Police found a woman with stab wounds in a residence in the 500 block of South Laramie Avenue at 8 p.m. Monday. She’s hospitalized in critical condition. A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody at the scene.
The attorneys general said an expected $219 million in federal education funding used to pay for after-school and summer programs for 1.4 million students nationwide could be in jeopardy.
A motorist is facing DUI charges after 69-year-old Rosa M. Hernandez was hit while crossing the street to attend St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church on the Near West Side.
The Chicago area recorded ozone levels of 156 late Monday afternoon. Levels above 100 are considered unhealthy. Residents with respiratory issues, children and the elderly are advised to stay indoors and limit exposure to air outside until Tuesday evening.
Manny Hernandez has been leading a group in weekly screaming sessions by the lake. The breath-work practitioner says the exercise helps externalize internal tensions.
Months past a federal deadline, more than 90% of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe. Of the 10 cities with the most lead pipes, only Chicago has confirmed it hasn’t finished sending out notices.
Kenneth Weddington, 28, faces two felony charges for allegedly threatening a public official and disorderly conduct related to making false bomb threats, police said. The public official was not identified.
A blue Chevrolet pickup truck hit the two on the motorcycle in the 7100 block of South Michigan Avenue at 6:33 p.m. Sunday, police said.
A 17-year-old boy was approached by a person on an electric scooter in the 2100 block of West Granville Avenue at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, then robbed and shot, police say. The teen is hospitalized in critical condition.
On Sunday, the shelter hosted its annual adoption event in Roscoe Village, bringing cats and dogs together with new pet parents and marking 12 years of the initiative in the neighborhood.
A child was hit by a dark SUV, which investigators believe to be a four-door Lincoln Corsair, going westbound in the 800 block of East Marquette Road at 8:51 p.m., police said. The driver fled the scene.
The three chicks, born in June, were given Chicago-themed names: Bean, El and Ferris.
Thirty years after the deadly 1995 heat wave, we pay lip service to problems, but the underlying social conditions are the same, or worse.
The cyclist, a 56-year-old man, was struck by a motorist July 5 in the 6300 block of South Halsted Street. He died Friday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, and his death is ruled an accident.
Chicago Literary Hall of Fame honorees' work is still relevant in a moment of civil rights reversals
Inductees Harriette Gillem Robinet, Timuel Black and Oscar Brown Jr. are not only celebrated writers but civil rights activists who promoted a message of perseverance.
Part of the sidewalk caved in as the worker, a 49-year-old man, was outside about 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of West Jackson Boulevard, police said.
For many at the festival on Saturday, attendance was twofold — to celebrate their Puerto Rican culture and to show solidarity after the museum was swarmed last week by Department of Homeland Security.
Lontray Clark, 23, was arrested in Springfield on Thursday and charged with 19 felonies, including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated arson. He was ordered detained pending trial on Saturday.
Officers found Prince Johnson shot several times around 9:40 p.m. in the 13200 block of South Langley Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
