Loaded Gun Found In Man's Carry-On At Midway
The Transportation Security Administration said screeners found a loaded .38-caliber Taurus Titan handgun in the man's carry-on luggage as he was headed to his gate for a flight to Detroit.
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The Transportation Security Administration said screeners found a loaded .38-caliber Taurus Titan handgun in the man's carry-on luggage as he was headed to his gate for a flight to Detroit.
Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Jose Estrada would not specifically confirm the teen had been released, and would only say "people of interest" were being questioned about the mugging, but no arrests have been made in connection with the robbery of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's son, Zach.
The Chipotle carnitas crisis has hit Chicago area stores.
As Mayor Rahm Emanuel prepared to outline his economic development agenda for a possible second term in office, his challengers were lining up to criticize his record during his first term.
The all-star concert will take place two nights after the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
Richard Mikulec, 86, was near the intersection of Harlem Avenue and Shermer Road when he was hit. The driver sped off.
Lorenzo Jones, 29, of Iowa City, Iowa, is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm, according to Chicago Police.
After losing patience with the city, due to weeks of waiting for someone to fix an underground water leak that turned their street into an icy mess, residents on a block in the Washington Heights neighborhood finally got the relief they sought on Wednesday.
Burlesque dancer Faith Bacon's rise to stardom peaked in Chicago, the city in which she also met a tragic end years later.
As much as most Illinois residents hated last winter's snowy, frigid weather, state transportation officials said there was a silver lining. Last year saw the fewest traffic deaths on Illinois roads in nearly a century.
Projects designed to cut down on fertilizer runoff, expand bird nesting areas and restore native grasslands are among those selected for funding under a new initiative that encourages conservation partnerships between government and private organizations.
Five rail cars on a train were involved in the derailment near 95th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, according to Chicago fire officials. Four of the cars rolled onto their sides, and one was tipping, Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford said. All of the cars were empty at the time.
Rahm Emanuel has been able to build a career as an investment banker, congressman, top White House aide, and mayor of Chicago after majoring in dance in college, and getting a master's degree in speech and theater; but he said such a success story would not be possible today without some education in technology.
The badly beaten body of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, 62, was found in a suitcase in the trunk of a taxi outside an upscale hotel. Heather Mack, 19, and her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer, 21, both from Chicago, are being tried separately at the Denpasar District Court on Bali.
