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"I was subjected to verbal and physical abuse every day by the inmates and staffing. Beatings. My clothes cut off me with a knife. I was dragged with shackles on my feet and arms."
Workers were seen Wednesday putting up new netting at the field, making the team the first in baseball to extend the netting all the way to the foul poles.
Thousands of seniors living in Cook County have been overcharged for their property taxes, all because of a computer glitch.
A "database error" at the Illinois Department of Employment Security is preventing people who are out of a job from filing their unemployment claims online, leaving many scrambling to fill out the paperwork in person and wondering if they'll be able to get their benefits this week.
Brendt Christensen has shown very little emotion in this trial, but on Wednewsday, he broke down in tears and put his head down in his hand while his father also fought through tears in tears during his testimony.
From alligators in the city to donkeys on the expressway, the Chicago area has reported many exotic sightings.
A Dixon mom was arrested after she was found driving while her kids sat inside an inflatable pool on top of her car.
The Ewing Avenue Bridge over the Calumet River would not go down Wednesday afternoon, causing a headache for drivers.
"We're going to end up finding a kid back here hurt, or somebody laying up under this stuff dead."
The Chicago Fire Department said one of two vehicles involved was flipped over. The four other victims were transported to area hospitals.
There was another sighting of the elusive alligator lurking in the Humboldt Park lagoon.
Five people had to be treated for heat exhaustion before 5 p.m. Wednesday at the first day of Taste of Chicago.
Flowers Food, one of the largest producers of packaged bakery goods in U.S., is recalling baked goods including hamburger and hot dog buns and dinner rolls sold by retailers including Walmart, Aldi, Publix and Piggly Wiggly because they may contain pieces of hard plastic that pose a choking hazard.
Wednesday was the hottest day of the year so far. As of 2 p.m. temperatures at O'Hare International Airport reached 93 degrees.
