Fireworks Celebration Ends 7 Minutes Early In Oak Lawn Due To Computer System Failure
The show there actually ended seven minutes early due to a computer system failure, so there is a chance the real finale may still happen.
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The show there actually ended seven minutes early due to a computer system failure, so there is a chance the real finale may still happen.
There were extra officers at Navy Pier in Chicago Thursday night where the annual fireworks display took place, and there was a huge police presence on Lake Shore Drive managing traffic.
Playing basketball instead of bingo? A special group of senior citizens is shattering stereotypes and having a ball along the way. Age is just a number on the basketball court for some "golden girls" in Evanston.
Hundreds of homes in University Park have now been under a "do not consume" advisory for their tap water for the past 20 nights after their water utility company, Aqua Illinois, discovered alarming lead levels in some homes.
One gun has now been tied to four different shootings, including two tragic murders in Rogers Park that terrorized the city last fall.
Around noon, Chicago police tweeted that city beaches were nearing capacity and that rotating ramp closures were in effect along Lake Shore Drive.
Authorities said the incident happened around 4:00 Thursday afternoon in the 2800 block of East 77th. A 21-year-old man was allegedly in a verbal altercation with a group of other men standing across the corner from him.
Joey "Jaws" Chestnut ate 71 wieners and buns to secure his 12th title at Nathan's Famous annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest on Thursday, just a few hot dogs shy of breaking the record he set last year.
Chicago Police charged seven people overnight in connection to the tagging of "The Bean" at Millennium Park and the Cancer Survivors' Garden at Maggie Daley Park.
Police said officers conducted a traffic stop near 36th and Indiana shortly before 9 p.m., and detained the 39-year-old driver while they searched the car.
Canutie Collins, 16, has been reported missing from the Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said.
Authorities said four male victims sustained gunshot wounds standing outside near the intersection of Homan and Iowa on Chicago's West Side.
With the threat of some decidedly un-holiday-like weather this evening, everyone is fitting in the fun while they still have the chance.
Despite the heartening news, Tesla still hasn't proven it can consistently make money despite repeated promises from CEO Elon Musk to reverse the company's long history of losses.
The airline says Flight 1172 from O'Hare International Airport was near the end of its journey to Boston's Logan International Airport when a cockpit light indicated an unspecified potential mechanical problem and the pilot called in an emergency as a precaution.
