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A Delta Boeing 767 jet takes off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta.

Flight attendants sue Boeing over design they say causes ‘toxic’ cabin air

January 31, 2020 at 7:50 a.m.

Chicago-based Boeing Co. is being sued by flight attendants who say they were made sick by toxic air that leaked onto a company-built airplane because of what they say is...

CTA says man hurt in Loop didn’t fall from ‘L’ platform

January 21, 2020 at 2:43 p.m.

A man injured Tuesday morning at Washington Street and Wabash Avenue did not fall from CTA property, contrary to initial police information, a CTA spokesman said. Police said Tuesday morning...

Elvira Aguilar, left, mother of Frank Aguilar, and his sister Sharee Rangel arrange his memorial display Jan. 19, 2020, at West 32nd Street and South Hamlin Avenue in Little Village where Aguilar was shot and killed in November 2019.

Family of Frank Aguilar, nurse fatally shot in Little Village, demands justice for his slaying

January 19, 2020 at 4:27 p.m.

Standing at the corner of Hamlin Avenue and 32nd Street on Sunday, family members of Frank Aguilar built a memorial for the 32-year-old nurse on top of a blanket of...

Emergency room medical resident, 34, shot while walking dog on North Side

January 19, 2020 at 1:46 p.m.

A 34-year-old medical resident was shot while walking his dog Saturday night in the Buena Park neighborhood on the North Side, according to Chicago police. The man was walking his...

Soldier with roots in Chicago area killed in training accident

January 16, 2020 at 6:50 p.m.

A soldier who grew up near Chicago died during a free-fall parachute training exercise in Arizona, according to military officials. Master Sgt. Nathan Goodman, 36, is the third service member...

Man, 49, killed when hit by vehicle on Northwest Side

January 15, 2020 at 9:59 a.m.

A 49-year-old man died after being hit by a vehicle in the Norwood Park neighborhood Tuesday evening, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office. The collision occurred...

Slabs of asphalt from the Lakefront Trail lie scattered at Oak Street Beach after Lake Michigan waves overtook the shoreline.

Damaged Lakefront Trail open after weekend of turbulent storms

January 13, 2020 at 4:21 p.m.

After a turbulent weekend of strong storms, the Chicago Park District announced Monday morning that the Lakefront Trail had reopened but was damaged in several spots. The reopening came after...

A man carries a St. Jude statue from the Inmaculada Concepcion church ruins after an earthquake hit in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, on Jan. 7, 2020.

Chicagoans mobilize, seek donations after earthquake hits Puerto Rico

January 7, 2020 at 3:43 p.m.

Chicagoans have once again mobilized in an effort to send aid to Puerto Ricans after a strong earthquake near the island's southwestern coast caused power outages and a series of...

Chicago police searching for possible serial arsonist after series of North Side dumpster fires

January 5, 2020 at 2:59 p.m.

Chicago police on Sunday said they are investigating as arson at least one of four or more fires reported on the North Side Saturday into Sunday, and they believe the...

Cresco Labs employee Nicholas Stankus counts out cash received for a medical cannabis sale on Dec. 30, 2019.

‘The beginning of a new age, the end of an antiquated viewpoint’: Long lines, celebrations mark first hours of recreational marijuana sales in Illinois

January 2, 2020 at 5:32 p.m.

Thousands celebrated a new year by waiting in long lines to be among the first to legally buy marijuana for recreational use in Illinois on the day the state lifted...

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