Austin Neighbors Fit To Be Tied As Burned Out Husk Of House Just Sits There
First, fire gutted an Austin neighborhood home. Then, the charred remains of the house went untouched for years. Neighbors say it's dangerous.
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First, fire gutted an Austin neighborhood home. Then, the charred remains of the house went untouched for years. Neighbors say it's dangerous.
Five adults and one child were taken to the hospital after the fire swept through the three-story building. The blaze started around 5:30 Monday morning at the corner of Congress and Laramie.
Five adults and one child were taken to the hospital Monday morning, when an extra-alarm fire swept through a three-story apartment building in the Austin neighborhood.
A man was found dead in the street in the Austin neighborhood early Wednesday morning, and police believe he was the victim of a hit-and-run crash.
"We're going to end up finding a kid back here hurt, or somebody laying up under this stuff dead."
A man was injured when a car caught fire early Thursday morning inside a warehouse building in the Austin neighborhood.
Four people were shot in a South Austin parking lot by someone across the street.
A high-level member of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang has been arrested on federal drug charges for allegedly selling large quantities of heroin on Chicago's West Side.
A dozen people were hurt, including ten Chicago police officers, in a multi-vehicle crash on the city's west side in the Austin neighborhood.
A 15-year-old girl who had been reported missing from the Austin neighborhood has been located, police said.
A 29-year-old man, John Lindquist, has been reported missing from Chicago's Austin neighborhood.
Chicago police have issued a community alert for the Austin neighborhood after a string of armed robberies over the past three weeks.
Yette Diaz, 11, has been reported missing from the Lawndale neighborhood, Chicago police said.
Chicago police say thieves are cutting the power to businesses before breaking in. It has happened four times in Austin over the past month.
The city of Chicago will pay millions to the family of a man shot and killed by Chicago police.
Chicago police are warning residents of the west and southwest sides about a series of armed robberies reported in February and March.
Chicago police are searching for a man who tried to lure a boy into his vehicle in the Austin neighborhood on Wednesday.
Five people were arrested early Monday in the South Shore neighborhood, in connection to a carjacking Sunday morning in the Austin neighborhood.
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A man and a woman are dead after a shooting Sunday morning in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side, according to Chicago police.
A father's grief was palpable today as he tried to come to terms with the fact his 15-year-old son would never walk through the front door again.
Police are looking for the person who shot and killed a teenager in the Austin neighborhood late Saturday night.
A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday night in the Austin neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
A Safe Passage worker was shot once in the back this morning in the Austin neighborhood.
Twelve men face federal drug charges, after authorities busted a ring that allegedly sold 500 grams of heroin a week in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Rams players and fans came to Chicago from an unseasonably warm winter in Los Angeles.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
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The ages of the victims range from 23 to 40, according to Chicago police.
A Chicago police squad car was involved in a crash in River North that sent an officer and three others to the hospital early Sunday.
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Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
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A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
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January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
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Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
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The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
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Chicago's Eli's Cheesecake will send a super-sized Bear Down-themed cheesecake to Los Angeles and Mayor Bass. If the Rams win, Los Angeles' Cielito Lito will send some of its famous taquitos to Chicago.
A few L.A. fans spoke on how they prepared to brave the Chicago cold for Sunday night's matchup against the Bears.
Bears fans tailgated in the cold ahead of the match against the Rams.
Protests were in both Greenland and Denmark.
A total of 1,500 active-duty soldiers are on standby for potential deployment to Minnesota, where protests over federal immigration enforcement have been taking place. Cristian Benavides reports.
The focus is going to be on Soldier Field Sunday night as the Chicago Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
A Cold Weather Advisory is going into effect early Monday morning as Arctic air sends temperatures crashing to dangerous lows.
Rams players and fans came to Chicago from an unseasonably warm winter in Los Angeles.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
After both teams rallied in the 4th quarter to win in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams face off on Sunday in a NFC Divisional Round game at Soldier Field in Chicago.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
The focus is going to be on Soldier Field Sunday night as the Chicago Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
Before the game, the Blackhawks honored their three Stanley Cup champion teams from the 2010s, with 29 players from those squads returning to pose with the Cup.
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David Mirkovic and Tomislav Ivisic each scored 10 points, all in the second half, for the Illini (15-3, 6-1 Big Ten), who won their seventh straight.
Nico Hoerner made it claer he wants to stay with the Cubs, despite his name being batted around in ongoing trade rumors.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
The ages of the victims range from 23 to 40, according to Chicago police.
Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about a string of strange vehicle break-ins in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, most recently this past Thursday.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
