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Food vendor with CCL fatally shoots armed man on West Side, police say

November 23, 2024 at 3:51 p.m.

A food vendor with a Concealed Carry License shot and killed an armed man in the Austin neighborhood Friday night, according to Chicago police. The food vendor, a 35-year-old man,...

Tim Norris tries to catch a chicken named Chipmonk in his backyard on Nov. 15, 2024, in Chicago. Norris currently has 16 chickens. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Why did the chicken with a broken wing cross a Chicago road? To be rescued, it turns out.

November 23, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

While Karen Olenski was driving down Western Avenue after work on Oct. 30, she spotted the chicken standing in the road, looking confused as cars drove by her.

A person walks down Jackson Boulevard with a box during a burst of accumulating snowfall in Chicago on Nov. 21, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

‘Burst of accumulating snowfall’ and high winds causing slippery travel conditions in Chicago, national weather service says

November 21, 2024 at 4:33 p.m.

A “burst of accumulating snowfall” hitting Chicago Thursday morning into early afternoon, will likely lead to slippery travel conditions, according to the National Weather Service. Kevin Doom, a meteorologist with...

Yellow police tape stretches across a driveway at a home in the 400 block of West Russell Street in Barrington on Nov. 18, 2024. Dr. Olga Duchon, 42, was killed inside the townhome. (Stacey Wescott/ baiduhai)

Barrington man hit north suburban doctor in head with baseball bat, shot her to death in front of their daughter, prosecutors allege

November 20, 2024 at 4:07 p.m.

The Barrington man suspected of killing north suburban endocrinologist Olga Duchon was ordered detained Wednesday after prosecutors alleged he lured her to his home and fatally shot her in front...

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Food vendor with CCL fatally shoots armed man on West Side, police say

Why did the chicken with a broken wing cross a Chicago road? To be rescued, it turns out.

‘Burst of accumulating snowfall’ and high winds causing slippery travel conditions in Chicago, national weather service says

Barrington man hit north suburban doctor in head with baseball bat, shot her to death in front of their daughter, prosecutors allege

Barrington man charged with first-degree murder in shooting death of north suburban endocrinologist, police say

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