City Says It's Ready For Brutal Winter
The City of Chicago says it's ready for the worst when it comes to winter weather.
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The City of Chicago says it's ready for the worst when it comes to winter weather.
A West Side man has been charged with burglarizing a car near the lakefront on the South Side and police believe he burglarized several other vehicles after finding more than 100 gift cards, purses, wallets and numerous other stolen items in his home.
More than six years after the city removed the Lake Shore Drive crosswalk between Buckingham Fountain and Queen's Landing, officials are now restoring the traffic lights and pedestrian crossing.
Road construction project beginning today on lake shore drive could have a major impact this winter.
Construction begins Monday on two traffic turnarounds on Lake Shore Drive, to allow vehicles to get off the highway in an emergency, like the February blizzard that stranded hundreds of cars. U.S. Sen Mark Kirk said it's a good start, but more is needed.
The City of Chicago says construction will begin Monday on two Lake Shore Drive projects that will help avoid a repeat of what happened during last February's blizzard.
Runners beware. The National Weather Service is warning of the possibility of Lake Shore Drive flooding on Wednesday as a high winds create waves that could build up to 22 feet.
They have badges and uniforms, but no authority to direct traffic. Still, that's not stopping private security guards from doing just that on a busy public street.
The city is running into some problems with new halogen street light fixtures it is installing to improve lighting and save money.
An Albany Park neighborhood man is dead, after losing control of his scooter and falling nearly 20 feet from an overpass on Lake Shore Drive.
A motorcyclist was injured after apparently crashing into an embankment off Lake Shore Drive near North Avenue Beach Tuesday night.
Chicago Inspector General Joe Ferguson says he expects some of the dozens of budget options he outlined in a new report will indeed be embraced by the mayor and City Council this fall.
With the mayor and City Council preparing to begin the annual budget process next month, city Inspector General Joe Ferguson has suggested a host of revenue-generating and cost-saving ideas, including a city income tax and toll booths on Lake Shore Drive.
Bond was set at $150,000 on Monday for a motorist charged with DUI after allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian early Saturday near Millennium Park.
Southbound Lake Shore Drive was shut down Wednesday morning, after a sport-utility vehicle flipped over and left three people injured – including a baby.
Yet another deluge swamped the Chicago area overnight, producing so much flooding that Lake Shore Drive had to be shut down.
A Lake Shore Drive high-rise sustained serious damage in an extra-alarm fire over the weekend.
The commute home last night on Lake Shore Drive was a little rough for some ducks.
Joggers are being warned after a man attacked a woman on the bike path alongside Lake Shore Drive in broad daylight last week.
Get ready for delays if you're taking Lake Shore Drive overnight this week.
A man was shot and wounded early this morning while headed down Lake Shore Drive, at the northern cusp of Grant Park downtown.
With the temperatures rising into the upper 90s, there is are warning of the threat of the pavement buckling on major roadways.
Chicago got mostly positive marks for the way it handled the Blizzard of 2011, but a report hitting Mayor Emanuel's desk this week will recommend a number of improvements for the next big one.
At least five teens have been charged in a string of mob-style attacks in the bustling Streeterville neighborhood over the weekend.
A 72-year-old bicyclist was revived by paramedics and a bystander who happened to be a doctor after he collapsed and suffered a cardiac arrest during the Bike the Drive Sunday morning.
