Woman, Dog Found Dead In Car At Clark And Fullerton In Lincoln Park

A woman was found dead in a car at Clark Street and Fullerton Parkway in Lincoln Park on Thursday.

• Jul 22, 2021

Attorney General Merrick Garland Visits Chicago As Feds Launch Strike Force Amid Serious Spike In Violence

Violence in Chicago has risen to the point where the feds are stepping in, with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland paying a visit on Thursday.

• Jul 22, 2021

CPS To Require Masks For Everyone In School Buildings, Regardless Of Vaccination Status, When 2021-22 School Year Begins

The Chicago Public Schools announced Thursday that it will be requiring masks indoors for everyone when the 2021-22 school year begins on Aug. 30.

• Jul 22, 2021

Protesters Demand Permanent Shutdown Of Dolton Gas Station Where Attendant Beat Woman

Protesters lined up Thursday evening outside a Shell gas station in Dolton, demanding that it be shut down for good.

• Jul 22, 2021

MISSING: Yakira Ali, 2, And Yahaira Ali, 4, Last Seen In Woodlawn, Believed To Have Been Abducted By Father

Police on Thursday evening were looking for two young girls who they say were abducted by their biological father nearly a month ago.

• Jul 22, 2021

Lyons Homeowner Thinks She's Getting Hosed By Village's Demand She Pay For Leaking Water Line Not On Her Property

"I just think that this is municipal property. I can't see it any other way," said Christine Wehrle, who disputes that she should have to pay for the repairs. 

• Jul 22, 2021

Attorney General Merrick Garland Meets With Anti-Violence Groups Searching For Solutions In The Wake Of Mass Shootings

Attorney General Merrick Garland met with READI Chicago in North Lawndale as part of a strike force launch against gun violence on the federal level.

• Jul 22, 2021

Pierogi Fest Is Back! Starting Friday In Whiting, Indiana

Get there early, because it does get very crowded. Before COVID, 300,000 people attended each year.

• Jul 22, 2021

Lanes Shut Down For Hours On Northbound Bishop Ford Freeway After Truck Spills 19,000 Pounds Of Gravel

Lanes on the northbound Bishop Ford Freeway were expected to be shut down for two hours Thursday afternoon after a semi-trailer truck spilled 19,000 pounds of gravel.

• Jul 22, 2021

'They Are Scared': Relatives Of Mass Shooting Victims Said There's No Protection For Witnesses Who Speak Up

"When I got there, they're picking them all up off the ground."

• Jul 22, 2021

Firefighters Extinguish Extra-Alarm Fire At South Shore High-Rise; Mother, Two Children Taken To Hospital For Smoke Inhalation

Chicago firefighters are responding to an extra-alarm fire in a high-rise building in the South Shore neighborhood.

• Jul 22, 2021

Crowd Protests After Prairie Grove Restaurant Is Fined For Flying American Flags Out Front; Village Says It's About Where Flags Were Mounted

A restaurant in McHenry County faces fines for flying several American flags over its business around the Fourth of July.

• Jul 22, 2021

2 Wounded In Shooting In Woodlawn Alley, A Block From Fatal Shooting Three Hours Earlier

Police said two males were in a parked car in an alley on the 6300 block of South Maryland Avenue around 3:45 p.m., when someone walked up and started shooting.

• Jul 22, 2021

White Sox Rookie Yermin Mercedes Back With Triple-A Team A Day After Suggesting He Was Retiring; 'I'm Never Going To Give Up'

White Sox rookie sensation Yermin Mercedes is back in uniform for the Triple-A Charlotte Knights, less than a day after he said he had "walked away from baseball for a while," and suggested he was retiring.

• Jul 22, 2021

Over 25,000 Unemployment Claims Filed In Illinois Last Week Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Illinois' estimated claims are among 419,000 total claims filed across the country last week.

• Jul 22, 2021

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