Ribbon cutting held for new green playground at South Side elementary school
The playground is one of five new green playgrounds as part of the "Space To Grow" partnership with Chicago Public Schools and several other groups.
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The playground is one of five new green playgrounds as part of the "Space To Grow" partnership with Chicago Public Schools and several other groups.
Chicago police said the shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. in the 7700 block of South Yates Boulevard.
Police said the young child was shot in the right leg and was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition.
A firefighter was injured battling a two-alarm fire in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
South Shore, unsurprisingly located on Chicago's South Side, is a vibrant neighborhood full of history, culture, architecture and beautiful, eclectic residents. Producer Tom talks to the Chicago History Museum's Paul Durica and Andrea Adams, the director of the South Shore Cultural Center, as he takes a tour through the center. We also visit Michelle Obama's childhood home, the Jackson Park Highlands, the location of Chicago's Mounted Horse Police and the Metra Electric line that runs right through the neighborhood.
The South Shore community will soon have a neighborhood watch group. The creation is in response to a raid that happened at an apartment building last week.
The fire broke out around 2:40 a.m. in the 1900 block of East 73rd Place, near Euclid Avenue.
Flames broke out Sunday morning in the building on 73rd Place near Euclid Avenue.
Neighbors at the South Shore building said they're concerned about what happened in their building and to their neighbors.
Neighbors said they're concerned about what happened in their building and to their neighbors. Some of them invited the elected officials inside to see some of the damage left behind after doors were forcibly opened and residents removed from units.
The fire broke out around 2:40 a.m. in the 1900 block of East 73rd Place, near Euclid Avenue.
Federal agents detained 37 people in an immigration raid in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, and the Department of Homeland Security claims it was targeting members of an infamous Venezuelan gang.
Federal agents raided an apartment building in South Shore on Tuesday. Meanwhile, officials in Broadview are also pushing back, saying their small community is not equipped to handle the chaos at the ICE facility there.
Agents were seen holding long guns outside a residential building overnight near 75th Street and South Shore Drive.
Women and children appear to be some of the people led away by federal agents and taken into vans staged in a parking lot near a school.
Agents were seen holding long guns outside a residential building overnight near 75th Street and South Shore Drive. Most federal agents were wearing camouflage with vests that read U.S. Border Patrol, Police, or FBI.
Agents were seen holding long guns outside a residential building overnight near 75th Street and South Shore Drive. Most federal agents were wearing camouflage with vests that read U.S. Border Patrol Police or FBI.
Agents were seen holding long guns outside a residential building overnight near 75th Street and South Shore Drive.
The FBI confirmed that the heavy presence of federal agents reported in the South Shore neighborhood was a "targeted immigration enforcement operation."
Chicago police charged 36-year-old Terri Bailey with the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old woman in the South Shore neighborhood in February.
Chicago police said the victim was on the sidewalk when he was shot by someone in a white vehicle Tuesday night.
The victim was struck multiple times throughout his body and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The teenage boy was shot three times in the body and was left in critical condition, while the woman was shot twice in the right leg and was reported in fair condition.
The 34-year-old woman and the 16-year-old boy were outside in the 6700 block of South Cregier Avenue in South Shore when some people pulled up in a vehicle, displayed guns, and shot them both, police said.
In each incident, the victims were walking when a white Nissan sedan pulled up and a robber exited the car armed with a rifle, announced a robbery, and took the victims' property, police said.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Several recent deadly and serious crashes involving popular electric scooters have thrust their safety into the spotlight. Now some Chicago suburbs are cracking down on where and how they can be used.
After a Wisconsin breeding and animal research facility that housed thousands of beagles agreed to sell most of their animals, some of the dogs will be headed to the Chicago area.
A construction worker died on Thursday afternoon when he fell from the roof of a building under construction at Northwestern University in Evanston.
Funeral services for fallen Chicago police officer John Bartholomew, who was fatally shot at Swedish Hospital last weekend, have been set for next week at a church in the Edgewater neighborhood.
The longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history came to an end on Thursday when President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security following a breakthrough on Capitol Hill.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
Illinois lawmakers are not planning to pursue a constitutional amendment on redistricting after a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday.
Spirit Airlines only has enough available cash to continue operations for a matter of days, not weeks, and talks for a government-backed rescue of the no-frills carrier have stalled, sources say.
Illinois Democrats resoundingly decried the Supreme Court's decision Wednesday that significantly weakens the Voting Rights Act.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
Investment research firm Morningstar could move into the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago once Google is done renovating the former Illinois state government building.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Several recent deadly and serious crashes involving popular electric scooters have thrust their safety into the spotlight. Now some Chicago suburbs are cracking down on where and how they can be used.
Pop star Britney Spears is facing a DUI charge after California Highway Patrol officers arrested her last month.
After a Wisconsin breeding and animal research facility that housed thousands of beagles agreed to sell most of their animals, some of the dogs will be headed to the Chicago area.
Funeral services for fallen Chicago police officer John Bartholomew, who was fatally shot at Swedish Hospital last weekend, have been set for next week at a church in the Edgewater neighborhood.
The man accused of killing a Chicago police officer and critically wounding his partner was ordered held in jail until he faces trial for the shooting at Swedish Hospital over the weekend.
Several recent deadly and serious crashes involving popular electric scooters have thrust their safety into the spotlight. Now some Chicago suburbs are cracking down on where and how they can be used.
After a Wisconsin breeding and animal research facility that housed thousands of beagles agreed to sell most of their animals, some of the dogs will be headed to the Chicago area.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Violent retail crime is on the rise in Illinois, according to a new report from the Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
There are so many issues with the DNA evidence in the case that Payne's conviction has been overturned, and a retrial has been ordered.
Seven-time All-Star Skylar Diggins has only been with the Sky for about three weeks, but it's clear she's already one of the leaders of the team.
The Cubs have won 12 of their last 15 games.
Reese is all smiles as she returns to Chicago to face her former team, the Sky, in preseason action on Wednesday night.
Rookie Sam Antonnaci hit a tying triple with two outs in the ninth inning and Colson Montgomery had a winning single in the 10th, lifting the Chicago White Sox over Los Angeles 3-2 for a three-game sweep that extended the Angels' losing streak to six.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night to stop their three-game slide.
A woman has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy outside an indoor track facility near Gately Park in Chicago in 2024, after getting into a fight with another woman during a back-to-school event in the Pullman neighborhood.
Sexual abuse charges were filed this week against a Park City, Illinois, police officer.
Attorneys for the man convicted of the murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, have filed a new brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his case.
Attorneys for a woman convicted of killing her 69-year-old landlord in Chicago's Arcadia Terrace community have filed an appeal.
Police in Cicero, Illinois, were investigating after burglars targeted gaming machines at a slots and video poker business early Wednesday.
