Alumni Of Cicero Elementary School Celebrate 75th Reunion
Burnham Elementary School in Cicero - Class of 1939 - celebrated its 75th and final reunion this afternoon.
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Burnham Elementary School in Cicero - Class of 1939 - celebrated its 75th and final reunion this afternoon.
Two nuns and an elderly man were killed Sunday, when the man ran a red light, and plowed into cars stopped in the oncoming lanes in Oak Lawn. Eleven other people were injured in the wreck, two of them critically.
A Chicago man has been charged with kidnapping two kids and engaging in a standoff with police on Cicero Avenue Monday afternoon.
A fire in west suburban Cicero left a house destroyed early Wednesday.
Cicero Police are investigating a fight that left two students stabbed and another beaten Monday afternoon, according to Cicero spokesman Ray Hanania.
The alleged "No Boundaries Bandit," who is suspected of robbing at least 13 banks in the Chicago area, has been charged in federal court with robbing a Southwest Side bank. He was arrested by Cicero police over the weekend.
Rodrigo Medellin, 31, was charged with multiple counts of armed robbery and other felonies, including aggravated assault to a police officer and aggravated fleeing and eluding police.
A 23-year-old man was found dead in the attic of a building in west suburban Cicero, after firefighters extinguished a fire early Friday morning.
Thousands of runners are taking part in The Great Bull Run at the Hawthorne Race Track in Cicero on Saturday.
A Cicero man who pleaded guilty to the 2010 murder of his three-week-old daughter and trying to hire someone to kill his girlfriend's relatives has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
If you can't get to Spain, the running of the bulls comes to the Chicago-area this Saturday, reports WBBM's Regine Schlesinger.
The two-vehicle crash happened at South Cicero Avenue and State Road at 11:58 p.m., according to Bedford Park police.
Trains on Metra's BNSF Railway were halted near west suburban Hinsdale on Monday, after a train hit a car, just a few hours after earlier delays due to debris on the tracks in Cicero.
Chicago Rapper Chief Keef had a concert scheduled this weekend in Cicero - but Cicero has forced the venue to cancel - and now an alternate location has also refused to roll out the welcome mat.
The male driver, whose age was not immediately known, was driving in the northbound lanes on Cicero Avenue near 99th Street when his vehicle flipped over about 1:20 a.m.
A southbound Blue Line train leaving the Cicero station hit an automobile tire that was on the tracks about 7:45 p.m., CTA spokesman Brian Steele said. No injuries were reported.
Police in west suburban Cicero have charged a youth minister with multiple felonies in a sexual assault case involving at least six children, and authorities believe more victims might be out there.
James Morrissy, 62, died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, after a crash near 159th and Cicero in Oak Forest.
A freight train derailment in west suburban Cicero Monday night has caused service disruptions on Metra's BNSF Line that have lasted into the Tuesday morning commute.
Carl Shampine, 49, had been drinking with friends at the home about 3:30 p.m. Sunday when Santiago Salgado arrived and they got into a fight
Charges have been filed against a Cicero teenager for allegedly starting a 5 alarm fire that destroyed an abandoned warehouse and a business on 54th Avenue last Tuesday.
Through the night, fire crews braved dangerous cold as they worked to extinguish a fire at a vacant warehouse, and later responded to a large house fire about a mile away.
A 3-alarm fire is burning Tuesday in west suburban Cicero, where flames have consumed most of a vacant warehouse.
David Cross, 36, and Jeffery Cross, 35, are charged with two counts each of attempted murder, armed robbery with a dangerous weapon, aggravated battery, and aggravated unlawful restraint, all felonies.
One person suffered minor injuries and three lanes were closed for nearly 30 minutes during the morning rush Friday after three semi trucks were involved in a crash on the Tristate Tollway in south suburban Alsip.
Pilot Brad Schlenker has been inside a Guinean jail for nearly six weeks for what his family described as a paperwork issue.
Jason Solomon's son, Malakai, 15, was seriously hurt during an off-season football practice last week.
Some residents have described the smell as similar to chemicals or sewage, some even saying it smelled like burning metal.
A Wisconsin woman has been charged in the shooting death of a man last week in Chicago's western suburbs.
Two adults and two children were left without a home after a two-alarm fire in Aurora over the weekend, according to fire officials.
Chicago aldermen this week will consider $29.2 million in settlements in wrongful convictions linked to disgraced former CPD Det. Reynaldo Guevara.
Two Illinois state legislators want to make sure school districts get the funding they need.
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
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.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
For nearly six weeks, Brad Schlenker of Wheaton has been detained in Guinea, in West Africa. His family said the U.S. government has offered little help so far.
Jason Solomon said his son, Malakai, 15, has been getting serious threats. This is after he suffered a concussion and a broken wrist at practice last week.
Posts on social media said the odor smelled like fertilizer, even like the Roundup weed killer. Others described it as burning metal.
A Lake County judge on Monday ordered a man and woman held in jail until they face trial for murder in the death of the woman's 8-year-old son. They're accused of a long-term pattern of systematic abuse of the boy and his 10-year-old sister.
Elon Musk says he wants to help create a city on the moon. He says on social media he's prioritizing that over his plan for settlement on Mars.
A Lake County judge on Monday ordered a man and woman held in jail until they face trial for murder in the death of the woman's 8-year-old son.
Some residents have described the smell as similar to chemicals or sewage, some even saying it smelled like burning metal.
Jason Solomon's son, Malakai, 15, was seriously hurt during an off-season football practice last week.
Pilot Brad Schlenker has been inside a Guinean jail for nearly six weeks for what his family described as a paperwork issue.
A Wisconsin woman has been charged in the shooting death of a man last week in Chicago's western suburbs.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
Some 2026 Winter Olympics athletes say their winning medals are falling apart, coming detached from their ribbons.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
A Wisconsin woman has been charged in the shooting death of a man last week in Chicago's western suburbs.
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Palatine were investigating after someone grabbed a child and took the youngster's cellphone Monday morning.
A man was shot and killed Monday morning in the Austin neighborhood.
A Lake County judge on Monday ordered a man and woman held in jail until they face trial for murder in the death of the woman's 8-year-old son.
Police in Joliet, Illinois, were searching Sunday for a man who held up a cellphone store this weekend.