Air quality alert in effect for Chicago area through Tuesday night
The National Weather Service’s Chicago office attributed the alert to unhealthy ozone levels and lingering effects of smoke from wildfires in Canada.
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Humboldt Park man charged with murder, arson in connection to fatal Austin fire
A Humboldt Park man has been charged with murder in connection to the fatal fire that killed four people — including a 5-year-old boy — in the Austin neighborhood late...
Additional security at Glen Ellyn pool following ‘unruly’ teen gathering, officials say
A west suburban pool is instituting additional security measures after hundreds of teenagers and young adults flooded the facility last weekend, prompting the pool’s early closure and one arrest.
Flood watch for Cook, collar counties ahead of overnight thunderstorms
Chicago was under a flood watch Thursday night in anticipation of thunderstorms expected to move through the city, according to the National Weather Service.
Lacrosse. On a boat. Yes, on the Chicago River.
Downtown Chicago doubled as an arena Thursday for a series of afternoon lacrosse games along the Chicago River. The catch? Game play was on — yes, on — the river.
Dan Ryan Expressway shooting wounds two, closes lanes of traffic
An interstate shooting wounded two people and closed all northbound lanes on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 43rd Street Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
Multiple people critically wounded in Hegewisch, Humboldt Park shootings, police say
Four people, including a 16-year-old boy, were injured in two separate shootings Tuesday on the North and Far South Sides, according to Chicago police. Officers found the 16-year-old shot multiple...
Boy, 15, wounded in West Ridge shooting, police say
A person was arrested at the scene, according to police.
Hot, and possibly stormy, holiday weekend ahead for the Fourth of July, NASCAR Chicago Street Race
With the Fourth of July and the annual NASCAR Chicago Street Race making for a jam-packed few days ahead, Chicagoans can expect a hot — and potentially stormy — holiday...
Man shot in the face in Auburn Gresham on city’s South Side, police say
A young man was critically wounded Thursday afternoon after he was shot in the face in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side, police said.