Bystander helps save woman found overdosed in Marquette Park

Eddie Guillen showed the exact spot where he found an unknown woman lying unconscious with her arm in the lagoon.

• May 25

Chicago nonprofit uses yoga to teach younger kids about violence prevention

They offer a wide range of services, including meeting with first and second-graders to teach younger kids how to prevent violence.

• May 27

Beachgoers frustrated with Chicago Park District's new gate parking system

Most beachgoers weren't too happy about the new gates as beaches are officially open for the season.

• May 25

Chicago police respond to apparent teen gathering at 57th Street Beach

Police closed portions of DuSable Lake Shore Drive for hours to try to limit more people from accessing the beach.

• May 25

Man charged with hitting 5 CPD officers with car on Near West Side

Chicago police said officers were on foot in the area dispersing a large crowd on Sunday just before 3:30 a.m. when the crash occurred.

• May 26

Woman charged with DUI in I-94 crash that killed passenger in Gurnee

Illinois State Police said that the driver was allegedly traveling in the right lane when the front of her vehicle struck the rear end of a truck-tractor semi-trailer.

• May 25

Families spend Memorial Day honoring loved ones buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

On Memorial Day, planes and flags fly for the fallen as a crowd gathers for the annual ceremony at the cemetery.

• May 25

Man charged in fatal South Side hit-and-run crash; victim ID'd

Chicago police say the suspect allegedly drove at a high rate of speed, crashing into an SUV, killing a 64-year-old woman who was a passenger inside.

• May 25

Gas prices soaring over Memorial Day holiday weekend

As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.

• May 25

Chicago restaurateurs Phil Stefani and Art Smith to open new restaurant for the Vatican

Two Chicago restaurateurs are opening a groundbreaking restaurant for the Catholic Church at the papal summer retreat near Rome.

• May 25

Chicago police cracking down on street vendors in Loop

One expert says there seems to be an uptick in enforcement, whereas usually vendors were mostly left alone.

• May 25

Crowds pack lakefront for Memorial Day amid concerns about summer violence

Chicago's lakefront is officially open for the summer season, with thousands heading to the beaches this Memorial Day.

• May 25

Fallen service members honored during Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony in Grant Park

For some, the holiday marks the start of summer, but for others, it's a sacred day to pause, reflect, and remember.

• May 25

House destroyed by fire in Crete, Illinois

A home was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon in southwest suburban Crete.

• May 25

Barrington Bonsai brings together botany, patience and art

In a quiet backyard in the northwest Chicago suburb of Barrington, patience, art, and nature are coming together in the form of a bonsai greenhouse.

• May 25

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