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Emergency personnel respond to CTA elevated tracks after a southbound Brown Line train may have collided with a southbound Purple Line train north of the Sedgwick station in Chicago on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019.

Brown, Purple line CTA service resumes after 2 trains collided near Sedgwick, 14 people sent to hospitals

September 24, 2019 at 7:35 p.m.

CTA Brown and Purple line trains were halted near the Sedgwick Street station for a little more than an hour Tuesday morning after CTA officials said two trainscollided. A southbound...

Large police presence near Lincoln Park Zoo expected for afternoon ‘active threat’ training exercise

September 23, 2019 at 1:54 p.m.

A large presence of emergency personnel was expected Monday afternoon in and around Lincoln Park Zoo for a training exercise, according to Chicago police and the zoo. The exercise was...

A man is led away by police after a vehicle was driven through the Sears store and a portion of Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg on Sept. 20, 2019.

Man who drove SUV into Woodfield Mall remains in custody at hospital, police say

September 23, 2019 at 1:20 p.m.

A man remains in custody at a hospital after driving a vehicle into Woodfield Mall Friday afternoon, smashing displays and sending customers and store employees scrambling, many who feared they...

Students and activists march Friday, Sept. 29, 2019 towards Federal Plaza in the Loop to call attention to issues related to global climate change.

Students march to Loop for international Climate Strike rally; events held around globe, throughout Chicago area

September 20, 2019 at 8:45 p.m.

A huge crowd of students and activists gathered Friday in Grant Park and marched to Federal Plaza in the Loop to call attention to issues related to global climate change,...

The Global Climate Strike in Chicago is held in Grant Park on Friday, September 20, 2019
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Estudiantes demandan en Chicago medidas contra el cambio climático

September 20, 2019 at 1:18 p.m.

Estudiantes y activistas se reunieron el viernes por la mañana en Grant Park, en el centro de Chicago, para participar en la Huelga Global Climática, marchar a la Federal Plaza...

A man wades through floodwaters caused by heavy rain spawned by tropical depression Imelda inundated the area on Sept. 19, 2019, in Patton Village, Texas.

Rain coming to Chicago area after tropical depression drenching Texas moves north; flood warnings issued for Fox, Des Plaines rivers

September 20, 2019 at 12:43 p.m.

Rain is expected in the Chicago area from late Saturday afternoon into Sunday, partly from the remnants of tropical depression Imelda, which is making its way through Texas, according to...

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Brown, Purple line CTA service resumes after 2 trains collided near Sedgwick, 14 people sent to hospitals

Large police presence near Lincoln Park Zoo expected for afternoon ‘active threat’ training exercise

Man who drove SUV into Woodfield Mall remains in custody at hospital, police say

Students march to Loop for international Climate Strike rally; events held around globe, throughout Chicago area

Estudiantes demandan en Chicago medidas contra el cambio climático

Rain coming to Chicago area after tropical depression drenching Texas moves north; flood warnings issued for Fox, Des Plaines rivers

ICE planea ‘réplica’ estilo Chicago para entrenar agentes

Top cop: Woman targeted by gunman on bicycle while walking to lunch with co-workers in Fulton River District

Students and labor activists to rally downtown Friday to back international climate strike, Amazon walkout

Red Line trains resume subway service after theft suspects run onto tracks, officials say