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1 killed, 2 injured in Little Village shooting, police say

July 4, 2021 at 1:45 p.m.

Three men were shot, one fatally, in Little Village on Saturday evening, according to Chicago police. Just before 7 p.m., a citizen called police after seeing a vehicle driving north,...

President Joe Biden, left, buys ice cream as Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow looks on at Moomers Homemade Ice Cream in Traverse City, Michigan, on July 3, 2021.

President Joe Biden to visit Crystal Lake, according to White House official

July 3, 2021 at 6:23 p.m.

President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit northwest suburban Crystal Lake on Wednesday, according to a White House official. Details on the president's itinerary and reason for visiting Illinois were...

The Environmental Encroachment brass band plays a musical selection for patrons at Reggies on the Beach at 63rd Street Beach on July 4, 2021, in the Woodlawn neighborhood.

Officials and residents prepare for illegal fireworks displays ahead of first post-shutdown Fourth of July

July 4, 2021 at 11:57 a.m.

The pandemic didn't stop Chicagoans from celebrating the Fourth of July in 2020. The sky was filled with red and white lights in neighborhoods across the city despite the absence...

A 2019 photo of Victor Lobato Ochoa, who was 7 when he drowned in the Chicago River last summer.

Family of 7-year-old boy who drowned in Chicago River last year files lawsuit against material service company

July 1, 2021 at 9:15 p.m.

The family of a 7-year-old boy from Little Village who drowned in the Chicago River last year filed a lawsuit Thursday against the companies that owned a tugboat and barge,...

Man, 22, faces charges in West Side shooting that killed woman walking on sidewalk with husband

June 26, 2021 at 7:27 p.m.

A 22-year-old man is facing charges connected to shooting into the vehicle of people visiting Chicago for the Puerto Rican Day Parade, injuring one of the passengers and killing a...

People walk on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago on a rainy morning on June 25, 2021.

Saturday storms bring multiple severe weather warnings as tornado sirens sounded across Chicago area for second time in a week

June 26, 2021 at 7:08 p.m.

For the second time in a week, tornado sirens sounded across the Chicagoland region Saturday and people took cover as weather officials issued multiple severe weather warnings. Storms brought gusty...

Crews work in the rubble of Champlain Towers South on June 29, 2021, in Surfside, Florida.

Loyola University grad who works for Morton Salt, University of Chicago student among those missing in Florida building collapse, schools say

June 25, 2021 at 5:04 p.m.

At least two people with ties to Chicago are said to be among the scores missing in the condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida. Officials Friday afternoon said there were...

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