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American Red Cross workers remain at the scene of the fire Aug. 26, 2018.

Fire officials: Cause of fatal Little Village blaze ‘undetermined’ for now, but not suspicious

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

Investigators have found no sign the Little Village apartment fire that killed 10 children this weekend was intentionally set, but are waiting for more test results before determining what started...

Amigos y familiares durante una vigilia el lunes en la cuadra 2200 S. Sacramento Ave., en La Villita, donde ocurrió un incendio que se ha cobrado la vida de nueve niños.

Ya son 9 las víctimas mortales por el incendio en La Villita

December 12, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.

Un noveno niño murió por el incendio en un apartamento en La Villita mientras los investigadores continúan examinando la evidencia forense para determinar la causa que desató el incendio más...

9th child dies from Little Village fire as investigators still search for cause

May 23, 2019 at 1:13 a.m.

A ninth child has died from an apartment fire in Little Village as investigators continue examining forensic evidence to determine what started the city's deadliest blaze in at least a...

Donations sought as Little Village responds to fatal fire: ‘The arms of Chicago are enfolding them’

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Community groups and churches are trying to raise at least $150,000 as the close-knit Little Village neighborhood responds to a horrific fire over the weekend that killed nine children. The...

About 100 people march on State Street to Grant Park's General John A. Logan Statue after a short rally at Daley Plaza as they remember the 50th anniversary of the Chicago 1968 Democratic Convention, Aug. 25, 2018.

Activists retrace 1968 protests in Chicago: ‘It’s hard to imagine that we are still doing this 50 years later’

December 12, 2018 at 7:52 p.m.

Dickelle Fonda was a college student in New York in 1968 protesting the Vietnam War when chaos erupted in Chicago as like-minded activists descended on the Democratic National Convention. On...

An ambulance with sirens and lights activated zooms past traffic and pedestrians on North Michigan Avenue on Aug. 25, 2017. A new state law may limit Chicago ambulance operators' use of sirens.

Will new law really muffle that siren noise Streeterville residents have been complaining about?

May 23, 2019 at 1:12 a.m.

A downtown Chicago alderman who once complained that ambulance sirens were interrupting his toddler’s sleep says some relief may be in sight. A new state law, which Gov. Bruce Rauner...

Police officers stand in front of demonstrators at the intersection of Belmont Avenue and Lake Shore Drive during a march from Lake Shore Drive to Wrigley Field on Aug. 2, 2018, to draw attention to Chicago's gun violence.

Protest organizers announce route for planned Kennedy Expressway shutdown

May 23, 2019 at 1:12 a.m.

Organizers of a planned protest to shutter the Kennedy Expressway on Labor Day unveiled the route on Wednesday. Stretching from Cumberland Avenue to East River Road, the roughly milelong march...

Lifeguards are patrolling the 57th Street Beach after posting the "no swimming" red flag in Chicago on Aug. 20, 2018. The National Weather Service warned of dangerous conditions.

For third straight day, officials issue beach hazard alert over dangerous Lake Michigan swimming conditions

May 23, 2019 at 1:12 a.m.

For a third straight day weather officials have issued a beach hazard alert for Chicago’s lakefront, warning that high waves and strong rip currents could pose a danger to swimmers....

Siblings Matt Barthwell, from left, Ali Barthwell and David Barthwell organized Wakandacon, held Aug. 3-5 in Chicago. David Barthwell has bought out all the tickets for a Saturday screening of "Crazy Rich Asians" at the AMC River East.

After Wakandacon — a celebration of an all-black film — Chicago organizer tries to turn out viewers for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

May 23, 2019 at 1:11 a.m.

David Barthwell plans to spend Saturday evening in Streeterville handing out movie tickets to strangers to watch “Crazy Rich Asians” in an effort to make the movie’s first weekend a...

Members of the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, fold a Red Line flag representing the sacrifices of firefighters and first responders, during the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beacho n Aug. 19, 2018, in Chicago. The flag was presented to Chicago Fire Department Deputy District Chief Ron Dorneker and members of the department's special operations scuba team in honor of Juan Bucio, who lost his life while attempting a dive rescue in May, and all of Chicago's fallen firefighters and first responders.

3 ways for people (and pets) to survive the noise of Chicago’s Air and Water Show

May 23, 2019 at 1:11 a.m.

At least 1 million people are expected to flock to the lakefront this weekend to watch the Chicago Air and Water Show, but hearing experts caution that spectators should also...

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