Fire breaks out on roof of DePaul University Student Center
Sources said roofers were working on the roof of the building when something went wrong.
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Sources said roofers were working on the roof of the building when something went wrong.
Police said a gun was recovered near the scene, and a person of interest was taken into custody.
All the robberies happened this past Friday morning, though police did not specify the exact times.
Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) on Wednesday introduced an ordinance to allow signs on two of the rooftops owned by the Ricketts family that do not include private clubs.
"The Murphy's family and all of us here would like to thank everyone for their support during this difficult time," Murphy's Bleachers said in part on Twitter. "May she Rest In Peace."
The penguins are legally graffiti, but they're becoming the objects of affection.
CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reported the SUV hit at least one squad car.
A woman was attacked, beaten, and robbed by eight people Wednesday evening near Belmont and Sheffield avenues in Lakeview.
A Chicago Police officer was shot and wounded Monday afternoon in the parking lot of a busy shopping center at North and Sheffield avenues.
A man was caught on video trashing a Lakeview staple – scribbling racist and threatening messages and leaving the bar owners puzzled as they cleaned up the mess.
In a brazen attack in Lakeview, police said a teen threatened a woman with a gun just to get access to her cellphone.
The area around Sheffield Avenue and Roscoe Street just south of Wrigley Field in Lakeview will be partially closed for the next several days for work on the CTA 'L' structure.
Destruction during the unrest and looting in Chicago early Monday morning did not stop in the Loop or the Magnificent Mile.
Arson was suspected Tuesday night in a fire that broke in a three-flat building out steps from Wrigley Field.
Four men were arrested Thursday night after a woman was robbed in the Clybourn Corridor area.
A couple in Lincoln Park got quite a scare this week while trying to put their baby in the car.
More than two dozen customers lost power near the DePaul University campus in Lincoln Park on Wednesday afternoon, after a truck pulled down overhead power lines.
CTA train service has been suspended between the North Side and the Loop as firefighters continue working to extinguish an extra-alarm fire Monday morning at a 124-year-old shuttered school in Lincoln Park.
The new videoboard is set to be ready for Opening Day in 2015.
The family-owned business at 2455 N. Sheffield Av. was reduced to rubble in an extra-alarm blaze in May 2012. A brand new building opened last week at the site of the old store.
DePaul University police were warning students to be careful of their surroundings, after a student was attacked near the Lincoln Park campus Wednesday night.
The Cubs got the go-ahead Thursday to hold two more summer concerts at Wrigley Field, but that could be all they get for a while if local Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) has his way.
A Chicago Police officer was cut and injured, and at least one other person was reportedly stabbed, when revelry apparently got out of hand in the Clark and Belmont district in Lakeview – long after the vast majority of the crowd out for the Gay Pride Parade had gone home.
For the third time in just the past few weeks, police are trying to find some brazen thieves who get into stores by smashing their way in.
Fire reduced Roy's Furniture Company in Lincoln Park to rubble, but the venerable neighborhood institution is already planning a comeback.
Right fielder Jermaine Dye was the World Series Most Valuable Player in that series. Dye, 51, was back with his teammates to celebrate this weekend.
The Barrio Arts Festival in Humboldt Park started with notes of concern, extra security, and a call for legal observers.
Felecia Bates was last seen at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
Three juveniles were facing charges Sunday night in an armed robbery that led to a wild chase from the west Chicago suburb of Cicero to Chicago's West Side.
The children left behind and the hidden toll of domestic violence in Chicago.
President Trump announced on social media that he is levying 30% tariffs against Mexico and the European Union. They are set to begin on Aug. 1.
The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to employees Friday morning.
Canada — one of the U.S.'s largest trading partners — will face 35% tariffs, President Trump said Thursday.
A new lawsuit challenges Wisconsin's congressional district maps, claiming they are unconstitutional due to anti-competitive gerrymandering.
A federal judge in New Hampshire certified a class action lawsuit over President Trump's birthright citizenship order and issued a preliminary injunction blocking it.
The listing came with flashy social media videos to market the place that property owner Frank Diaz wasn't even selling.
The federal tax credits, which are meant to get drivers behind the wheel of electric cars, end Sept. 30.
ComEd is launching a $10 million customer relief fund for lower-income customers having trouble paying for electricity as prices rise.
The Antioch, Illinois, family said they wanted to share their story so others don't make the same mistake.
The rideshare customer made it very clear that her frustration is not over the amount of money that was charged, but rather that she was charged at all without her permission.
Many Southeast, Southern and West Coast states are likely seeing an increase in COVID cases.
Parkinson's disease is a neurogenerative disease that affects more than 1 million people in the U.S. While some cases are caused by genetics, the cause is unknown in most.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority struck down the state's 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by a newer state law that criminalizes abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb.
The Illinois Department of Public Health regularly tests the water to determine when beaches are safe to reopen.
Climbing the stairs to the top of the former John Hancock Center is a feat unto itself, but Laura Valentine did it just months after undergoing a very complicated double organ transplant.
Some of the fans who received the email have long histories with the team, and there are a lot of concerns.
The Board of Trade Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and is closed on weekends and federal holidays.
Right now, it is not exactly clear how the tax will be passed onto the consumer. But vaping products and popular Zyn pouches will now be subject to a 45% tax — up from 15%.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has delivered a victory for environmentalists in the battle over the regulation of "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.
On Tuesday, July 1, the city's minimum wage will go up, along with wages for tipped workers, as part of Chicago's One Fair Wage Ordinance.
Guerrero talked recently about the challenges he has faced, and the full-circle moment that has led to his dream job as principal conductor of the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra in Chicago.
The winning bid for the original Birkin bag set a record for the most valuable handbag ever sold at auction, Sotheby's said.
Michael Madsen apparently went into cardiac arrest and was found unresponsive in his home in Malibu, California, on Thursday morning, according to his manager.
The verdict in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial comes after the high-profile proceedings started in May.
Jurors in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial continued their deliberations Wednesday on a racketeering conspiracy charge that they weren't able to agree over.
Right fielder Jermaine Dye was the World Series Most Valuable Player in that series. Dye, 51, was back with his teammates to celebrate this weekend. Dye talked one-on-one with Ryan Baker.
Felecia Bates, 49, was last seen at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 2.
Three juveniles were facing charges Sunday night in an armed robbery that led to a wild chase from the west Chicago suburb of Cicero to Chicago’s West Side.
In 2024, two Chicago brothers faced a terrifying attack that left one of them dead and the other witnessing the horror. A domestic abuser targeted their mom, but the children were caught in the middle. So often, the conversation around domestic violence is about adult victims, but our team found a growing problem of children being the hidden victims. Marissa Perlman reports.
More than 50 pets in need of homes — puppies and kittens, as well as adult dogs and cats — were placed in storefronts around the neighborhood so that people could stroll the streets and potentially meet a new family member.
The children left behind and the hidden toll of domestic violence in Chicago.
Chicago police said the victim, a 24-year-old woman, was outside walking when a silver SUV approached her.
The Barrio Arts Festival in Humboldt Park started with notes of concern, extra security, and a call for legal observers.
The teen was in the 2100 block of West Granville Avenue when a man on an electric scooter came up and robbed him at gunpoint, police said.
The robberies have all happened in the early-morning hours when bars and restaurants have been closing in River North, police said.
The children left behind and the hidden toll of domestic violence in Chicago.
Three Chicago pharmacies were hit by burglars overnight. Police have not yet connected the three burglaries, but small business owners said this crew has hit them more than once and cost them thousands in damage.
Chicago Public Schools interim CEO Macquline King sat down with us to discuss the district's precarious financial situation and how she plans to reassure parents after a tumultuous year.
Gilbert and Hester Mendez said police pointed assault rifles and handguns at them and their children, Peter and Jack, after raiding the wrong home in 2017.
Alds. Brendan Reilly and Scott Waguespack said they've been pushing for an ordinance for more than a decade that they believe could have prevented the shooting.
Right fielder Jermaine Dye was the World Series Most Valuable Player in that series. Dye, 51, was back with his teammates to celebrate this weekend.
The all-time series between the AL Central White Sox and Guardians is even at 1,130-1,130, with 17 ties.
Shota Imanaga led the Chicago Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday.
They're partying like it's 2005 on the South Side. The White Sox are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2005 World Series title all weekend long, and one of their players got a special gift from the team's most famous fan, Pope Leo XIV.
Kyle Manzardo hit a tiebreaking home run and All-Star Steven Kwan drove in two runs to help the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2.
Three juveniles were facing charges Sunday night in an armed robbery that led to a wild chase from the west Chicago suburb of Cicero to Chicago's West Side.
Pickup truck hits motorcycle, speeds off in Chicago's Park Manor neighborhood on Michigan Avenue off 71st Street.
A blue Audi sedan was traveling south on DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Monroe Drive at a high speed, when its driver lost control and hit a pole.
The robberies have all happened in the early-morning hours when bars and restaurants have been closing in River North, police said.
The teen was in the 2100 block of West Granville Avenue when a man on an electric scooter came up and robbed him at gunpoint, police said.
