UPDATE: More than 400 flights canceled as snow falls across Chicago
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS More than 400 flights have been canceled as Chicago prepares for up to 5 inches of snow by Monday afternoon. As of 3 a.m. Monday, 399 flights were canceled at O’Hare...
View ArticlePolice warn of home burglaries in Heart of Chicago
Police are warning Heart of Chicago residents of three recent home burglaries in the South Side neighborhood. Suspects broke into a home in each of the three incidents, according to a community alert...
View ArticleCommunity comes together to help family who lost babies in fire
Seeing the media horde, the Rev. Leonard T. Smith walked the two blocks from Vernon Baptist Church to 66th and Champlain, where Chicago Fire Department officials were emphasizing the importance of...
View Article2 children among 4 displaced by West Pullman house fire
Two children were among four people in need of shelter Sunday night after a fire broke out at a home in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. Firefighters responded to the blaze about...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR MONDAY, 03-13-17
UPDATES WITH ADDITION MARKED *** MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* *** 8:45 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel joins 16 mayors from around the world to deliver remarks at the opening of the Urban...
View ArticleUPDATE: More than 500 flights canceled as snow falls across Chicago
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS More than 500 flights have been canceled as Chicago prepares for up to 4 inches of snow by Monday afternoon. As of 6 a.m. Monday, 411 flights were canceled at O’Hare...
View ArticleMedical examiner’s cases
Unidentified person, unknown home address, unknown causes at 8642 S. Throop St., pronounced at 8:23 a.m. [3/13], Area South detectives. Unidentified person, unknown home address, unknown causes at 8642...
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UPDATE: At least 20 vehicles involved in Kennedy Expressway wreck
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS A pileup of between 20 and 30 vehicles shut down the inbound express lanes on the Kennedy Expressway late Monday, according to Illinois State Police. The chain-reaction...
View ArticleBGA goes back to court to gain access to Emanuel’s private emails
The massive document dump that saw Mayor Rahm Emanuel release 2,700 of his private emails after trying to conceal them wasn’t enough to satisfy the Better Government Association. On Monday, the BGA...
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UPDATE: 35 vehicles involved in chain-reaction Kennedy crashes; 7 injured
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS Seven people were taken to the hospital late Monday after 35 vehicles were involved in two separate chain-reaction crashes less than a mile apart on the Kennedy...
View Article$500K lottery ticket sold in Woodridge
(WOODRIDGE) A winning lottery ticket worth $500,000 was sold over the weekend in west suburban Woodridge. The Lucky Day Lotto ticket matched all five numbers – 07 – 10 – 14 – 23 – 34 – in Sunday’s...
View ArticlePolice searching for truck thief in West Chicago
(WEST CHICAGO) Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect who stole a truck last week in West Chicago. About 7:30 a.m. March 7, the gray 1999 GMC Sierra was parked, unlocked with the...
View Article2 jack-knifed semis close eastbound I-80 in Joliet
(JOLIET) Two jack-knifed semi trucks closed all eastbound lanes of I-80 early Tuesday in southwest suburban Joliet. The semis jack-knifed about 3:25 a.m. on eastbound I-80 just east of the Des Plaines...
View ArticleUPDATE: 10 inches of snow possible as lake-effect system moves in
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS Mother Nature is making a mid-March push to turn an unseasonably warm, dry winter in Chicago into something a little more seasonable. Up to 10 inches of snow could pile...
View ArticleUPDATE: Eastbound I-80 reopens after jack-knifed semis close lanes
UPDATES WITH LANES OPEN (JOLIET) Two jack-knifed semi trucks temporarily closed all eastbound lanes of I-80 early Tuesday in southwest suburban Joliet. The semis jack-knifed about 3:25 a.m. on...
View ArticleDAYBOOK FOR TUESDAY, 03-14-2017
TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Department of Planning and Development hosts open house community meeting for draft redevelopment plan for North Branch Industrial Corridor. UI...
View ArticleUPDATE: Lansing man charged with robbing Homer Glen gas station
UPDATES WITH CHARGES A south suburban man has been charged with robbing a gas station early Tuesday in Homer Glen and then returning to steal a vehicle from a customer at the same station. Robert A....
View ArticleFeds: Solomon helped ‘lay the foundation’ for BBB to head CPS
Federal prosecutors say that the mastermind of the contracting scandal that ousted Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett helped “lay the foundation” for her to take power so she’d be...
View ArticleNo injuries reported in 3-alarm fire in Island Lake
(ISLAND LAKE) No injuries were reported after a 3-alarm fire broke out in a vacant building Monday night in northwest suburban Island Lake. Firefighters responded about 11:35 p.m. to the vacant...
View ArticleSouth Side man wins $200K with scratch-off lotto ticket
A South Side man won $200,000 with an instant lottery ticket that he bought at a newsstand in the Loop. Daniel Brown, 49, bought the “Bingo” ticket at Lobby Shops, 216 W. Jackson Boulevard, while on...
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