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Dozens of volunteers clean up along Cermak Road in Cicero on June 2, 2020, after two days of unrest.

2 shot dead and 60 arrested in Cicero, town blames ‘outside agitators’

June 4, 2020 at 9:33 a.m.

Police in riot gear patrolled the streets of Cicero on Monday night after two people were shot dead and two others were wounded following a day of unrest that the...

A demonstrator burns an American flag during a march in the Loop on May 29, 2020, to bring attention to the May 25 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

Widespread looting overshadows peaceful protests in Chicago and beyond, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker battles President Donald Trump

June 2, 2020 at 6:43 a.m.

As widespread looting overshadowed peaceful protests for a third straight day, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday intensified the state's response to the civic unrest that has erupted since the police...

George Floyd fallout in Chicago: Downtown locked down, unrest spreads to South, West sides and some suburbs

May 31, 2020 at 10:10 p.m.

As Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot requested the Illinois National Guard be brought in to prevent a second night of downtown violence and looting, the chaos spilled into some city neighborhoods...

The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, sits in darkness on May 20, 2020 after its electricity was shut down after heavy rain caused flooding in its lower levels.

Local TV, radio stations still off-air as Willis Tower electrical substation dries out

May 21, 2020 at 6:09 p.m.

Willis Tower was still dark Thursday after experiencing a power outage that caused a disruption of the broadcast signals of local television channels and radio stations following a series of...

A pedestrian walks under sets of elevated train tracks while carrying an umbrella as rain falls in the East Hyde Park neighborhood on May 10, 2020, in Chicago.

Scattered showers, high temperatures expected throughout Memorial Day weekend

May 21, 2020 at 3:38 p.m.

After already seeing the wettest May on record, Chicagoans should experience a warm Memorial Day weekend with a chance of scattered rains, according to the National Weather Service. The socially...

Lyons firefighters deliver Tim Sachs and his two daughters Natasha, 8, right, Katrina, 10, and their dog Carol to dry ground after heavy rains flooded homes in the area of the intersection of Southview Avenue and Circle Drive on May 18, 2020, in Brookfield.

Roads still flooded, rivers close to cresting as Chicago hits wettest May on record

May 19, 2020 at 5:28 p.m.

Chicago passed the mark for the wettest May on record early Tuesday, as roads throughout the Chicago area remained flooded, especially near swollen rivers and creeks that were at or...

Banners hang over windows outside the Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church on May 17, 2020, in Chicago.

Hundreds defy stay-at-home order to attend church while mayor’s office warns that violators may be cited after review

May 17, 2020 at 10:37 p.m.

Met by protesters and defying the stay-at-home order, Michael Valentine attended services Sunday at Metro Praise International Church in Belmont Cragin, an area that has been particularly hard hit by...

Marvin Radtke toasts the opening of the Friends and Neighbors bar in Appleton following the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision to strike down Gov. Tony Evers' safer-at-home order amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 13, 2020.

Coronavirus confusion reigns in Wisconsin as some bars, restaurants and tourist attractions can reopen and others are shut down

May 15, 2020 at 10:59 a.m.

For the first time in weeks, Matt Kealy opened the doors to his gastropub in downtown Janesville, Wis., Wednesday night, pouring beers for a dozen of his most loyal customers...

Ruanda Mejia, 41, an advanced practice nurse for the Sinai Health System, hasn't seen her 6-year-old son Gabriel since April 9, 2020. She sent him to live with his aunt on the North Side of Chicago after she tested positive for COVID-19.

Virtual hugs, curbside brunch pickup, drive-up photo booths — Mother’s Day will look different amid coronavirus pandemic

May 8, 2020 at 6:17 p.m.

On Mother's Day, Ruanda Mejia will receive a simple but priceless gift: a reunion with her 6-year-old son Gabriel after spending a month in COVID-19 quarantine. Mejia, a nurse who...

Una mujer pasea a su perro en el Parque México, en la colonia La Condesa en la Ciudad de México el 4 de abril de 2020, durante la nueva pandemia de coronavirus COVID-19.

Comunidades latinas fuertemente golpeadas por COVID-19 en Illinois

May 6, 2020 at 2:20 p.m.

A medida que una ola de infecciones por coronavirus se extiende por los vecindarios latinos en Chicago, un centro de salud en el vecindario del barrio de La Villita ha...

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