Albany Park arches brings neighbors together
Neighbors along West Belle Plaine Avenue in Albany Park came together to construct the arches decorated with lights, in part to provide a pandemic-friendly way to socialize during the holidays.
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Each arch cost about $20, but neighbors pitched in to cover the block on both sides of the street.
View ArticlePolice investigating death of man found on East Chatham street
About 8:40 p.m., an unresponsive man was found lying on the south side of the 900 block of East 82nd Street, Chicago police said.
View Article20-year-old man killed in Gage Park shooting: police
About 9:20 p.m., a 20-year-old man was found outside on the 3300 block of West 52nd Street by officers responding to a ShotSpotter signal, Chicago police said.
View ArticleWaukegan firefighters battle 3 blazes in 36 hours
One firefighter was injured as Waukegan Fire Department battled three blazes in 36 hours on Christmas Eve and Christmas day.
View Article‘Good game, bro’: Chicago Park District adds esports to its recreational...
The Chicago Park District recently hosted its inaugural esports tournament, giving teens, playing remotely on their own consoles, the chance to be declared city champion in the video game “NBA 2K21.”
View Article2 dead, 2 wounded in shootings on Christmas evening, police say
Two people died, and a man and a woman were wounded in shootings overnight Friday, Chicago police said.
View Article2 dead in vehicle crash in Washington Park neighborhood, 1 left in critical...
Two female victims were pronounced dead and a third was left in critical condition after the car they were traveling in struck a tree early Saturday morning in the Washington Park neighborhood, police...
View ArticleWoman, 43, fatally stabbed in Englewood, police say
A 43-year-old woman was dead with multiple stab wounds early Saturday on the South Side, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleBoy, 16, faces charges for carjacking vehicle used in Bridgeport homicide, is...
A 16-year-old boy was arrested Monday night for stealing a vehicle that was used in a fatal carjacking in Bridgeport earlier that day, Chicago police said Saturday.
View ArticlePolice search for man who robbed Oswego bank
Police are searching for a man who robbed a bank in Oswego on Wednesday.
View ArticleHere’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines
A federal advisory panel put people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers next in line for COVID-19 shots as a second vaccine began rolling out to...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Dec. 24 with COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleRobber shot, critically injured by concealed carry license holder in Humboldt...
As a male pulled out a handgun and tried to rob a Humboldt Park business Saturday evening, a 29-year-old man with a concealed carry license pulled out his own gun and fired shots at the robber,...
View ArticleBoy who police say was abducted near Mundelein found safe in Indiana; his...
An 8-year-old boy who Lake County, Ill., authorities said was abducted Christmas Day by his mother, who does not have parental custody rights, has been found safe in Indiana, authorities said.
View ArticlePolice: 3 dead, 3 injured in shooting at Rockford bowling alley; ‘person of...
Police are reporting that three people are dead and three are injured at a bowling alley in the Rockford area, according to the Associated Press. A “person of interest” is in custody, police say.
View ArticleObama Presidential Center supporters ‘see a light at the end of the tunnel,’...
2020 proved to be a fruitful year for the proposed Obama Presidential Center’s timeline. In December, two of the federal reviews concluded, and a lawsuit was quashed earlier this summer. Supporters of...
View ArticleRockford bowling alley shooting
A gunman opened fire inside an Illinois bowling alley on Dec. 26, 2020, killing three people and injuring three others, police said.
View ArticleWatch live: Rockford police give update on bowling alley shooting
Rockford police are giving an update on Saturday night’s shooting at a bowling alley that killed three people.
View ArticleMen killed in two of four Elgin house fires on Christmas Eve/Day; man shot on...
Two men died as a result of fatal town house fires occurring on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, two of four blazes firefighters that took place in Elgin over those two days, according to fire...
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