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Rain, heat to dominate in Chicago area until weekend

September 10, 2019 at 3:34 p.m.

Volatile weather conditions that started Monday were expected to continue for most of the week, bringing summerlike temperatures and sporadic thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service. The unstable conditions...

Scenes from what may be the final Mass held at St Adalbert's Catholic Church on July 14, 2019, in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago.

St. Adalbert Church in Pilsen to be sold: ‘This is erasing our history, our legacy’

September 9, 2019 at 5:55 p.m.

The former St. Adalbert Catholic Church, a historic parish in Pilsen, will be sold to a local developer, officials confirmed Monday. The property and the structure at 1650 W. 17th...

Marca Bristo, president and CEO of Access Living, in October 2011.

Marca Bristo, Chicago disability rights leader who worked for Americans With Disabilities Act, CTA accessibility, dies

September 9, 2019 at 3:59 p.m.

To Marca Bristo, longtime disability rights activist and founder of Access Living, change occurred on scales both large and small: from fighting for legislation in Washington and blocking CTA buses...

Shedd Aquarium beekeeper and gardener Christine Nye picks beets on Aug.19, 2019, at the aquarium in Chicago. She's retiring this month after 21 years at Shedd.

The Shedd Aquarium grows food its animals eat in gardens around its lakeshore campus. The woman behind it is retiring after 25 years.

September 7, 2019 at 7:28 p.m.

One of the Shedd Aquarium's most spectacular exhibits is located outside. For the last 25 years, horticulturalist Christine Nye has designed and meticulously maintained the 4 acres of gardens around...

A cat waits in its cage before getting shots and a medical examination at the Anti-Cruelty Society in Chicago after arriving from South Carolina to escape Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 5, 2019.

Chicago shelter takes in animals from South Carolina displaced by Hurricane Dorian

September 6, 2019 at 6:21 p.m.

The Anti-Cruelty Society took in 89 cats and dogs Thursday from around Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to keep them out of harm's way as Hurricane Dorian poses a threat to...

Chicago police investigators collect evidence at the scene of a fatal shooting in the 1500 block of South Christiana Avenue across from North Lawndale College Prep High School on Sept. 3, 2019.

Man shot to death on West Side block between high school and elementary school, prompting lockdown

September 3, 2019 at 8:13 p.m.

Chicago police were investigating a fatal shooting on a West Side block between an elementary school and a high school Tuesday morning, although the person shot was not believed to...

Police officers recover a body from the Chicago River near the DuSable Bridge on Sept. 3, 2019.

Police pull body from Chicago River under DuSable Bridge at Michigan Avenue

September 3, 2019 at 5:33 p.m.

Chicago police marine unit officers recovered a body from the Chicago River on Tuesday afternoon, according to officials. Emergency crews responded to a call of an unresponsive person in the...

The Roosevelt CTA Red Line station remains closed where a woman died after falling onto the tracks on Aug. 30, 2019. Two CTA workers were taken to the hospital after the incident.

Electrocution death of Roseland neighborhood woman who fell onto third rail of Red Line tracks at Roosevelt Road station ruled accidental, officials said

August 31, 2019 at 7:57 p.m.

An autopsy Saturday determined a Far South Side woman accidentally fell onto the third rail on Red Line tracks at the Roosevelt station Friday morning and was electrocuted, officials said....

Layla Treuhaft-Ali, a teacher at Claremont Academy in the West Englewood neighborhood, drew attention for her efforts to raise funds for a diverse classroom library through GoFundMe.

New Englewood public school teacher raises money for a diverse classroom library

September 2, 2019 at 12:21 p.m.

When Layla Treuhaft-Ali was a student teacher, she saw countless students struggle to find joy in reading. Some would stare into space or whisper distractedly during quiet reading time; others...

2 bodies found floating in South Branch of Chicago River

August 30, 2019 at 2:49 p.m.

Two bodies, one of them badly decomposed, were found within about an hour of each other Friday morning in different parts of the South Branch of the Chicago River, according...

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