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People walk through the shade in Chicago's Grant Park on a hot day on June 14, 2022.

Temperatures climb to 100 degrees at Midway as thousands still without power

June 14, 2022 at 6:04 p.m.

Steve Hoffman considers himself and his family lucky that Monday night's powerful storms, which knocked out power to his Riverside home, didn't create a problem for his young son, who...

Illinois man with alleged ties to hate group among the 31 arrested en route to an Idaho Pride rally

June 12, 2022 at 4:35 p.m.

A Downstate Illinois man was among the 31 suspected white supremacists arrested over the weekend near a Pride event in Idaho after they were found packed into the back of...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx gives a victory speech as her husband, Kelley Foxx, listens at her election night headquarters in the Kinzie Hotel Nov. 3, 2020, in Chicago.

Police respond to domestic complaint at Kim Foxx’s home; no arrests made

June 10, 2022 at 8:08 p.m.

Police responded to a domestic-related incident at the home of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx on Saturday, according to records from suburban police. Foxx's husband called 911 to report...

A funeral service program for Kevin Minor included a family portrait, including his wife, Michelle, from left, and their daughters, Kristina, Brienne and Jasmine.

Mundelein father of 3 college tennis stars was no ‘King Richard,’ but supported young local tennis players

June 9, 2022 at 9:34 a.m.

Mundelein resident Kevin Minor was more than just a suburban dad with a sharp, analytical mind and a deep devotion to his wife and three daughters, who were NCAA Division...

Chicago police officers work the scene where an officer was shot and wounded in the 6900 block of South Sangamon Street on June 5, 2022, in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.

Police officer shot in Englewood is the second cop shot in the neighborhood in less than a week

June 5, 2022 at 5:59 p.m.

A Chicago police officer was shot and seriously wounded Sunday afternoon during a brief gunbattle in the Englewood neighborhood on the city's South Side. The unidentified male officer and a...

Officers detain a person at North Avenue Beach as a group of young people gather after seeing an internet meet-up flyer titled "North Ave Beach Takeover" on May 30, 2022, in Chicago.

Police: 9 dead, 47 wounded in Memorial Day weekend that saw 250 guns seized, 11 from North Avenue beachgoers

May 31, 2022 at 8:31 p.m.

At least nine people were killed and about 50 others wounded during the Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the Chicago's summer events and violence. Police Superintendent David Brown...

Chicago police officers at the scene where a 75-year-old man was left in critical condition after being doused with flammable liquid and set on fire, in the 400 block of North Wabash Avenue on May 25, 2022.

Melrose Park resident denied bail in alleged arson attack on ‘Walking Man’

May 31, 2022 at 1:02 p.m.

A Melrose Park man facing charges in the recent attack on a local figure known as "Walking Man" was denied bail in court Monday. Joseph Guardia, 27, is charged with...

People walk past a row of three-flats once called Honeymoon Row in the 4800 block of North Winthrop Avenue on May 9, 2022.

Whiskey Point, Slag Valley and Black Bottom: Chicago’s ‘layers upon layers’ of forgotten neighborhood names

June 14, 2022 at 8:49 a.m.

The small settlement of single-family homes huddled just south of the Stevenson Expressway's Cicero exit may no longer be the swampy marsh it was when Dutch farmers arrived more than...

Chicago Park District lifeguard Johanna Leiva, middle kneeling, demonstrates CPR technique and the use of an automated external defibrillator as other lifeguards look on at North Avenue Beach on May 20, 2022.

Lifeguard shortage threatens full opening of Chicago beaches and pools this summer

May 27, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Friday marks the official start of summer beach season and the city is facing a severe, widespread lifeguard shortage that could result in closed beaches and pools later this year....

Joliet man charged with murder and home invasion in Hanover Park

May 22, 2022 at 7:20 p.m.

A Joliet man faces a host of felonies, including murder, related to the beating death of a Hanover Park man inside his home. Brandon Beamish, 27, was charged with first-degree...

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