Southwest Siders file the most dibs complaints
After this weekend's storm, you may be tempted to dig out a spot and save it with a lawn chair, but think again. Each year, thousands of Chicagoans turn in their dibbing neighbors, who could lose their chairs and even get a fine. 🪏 Here's some fresh dibs data we...
Chicago crime: Man, 60, wounded in drive-by shooting
CHICAGO - A 60-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting early Monday in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood. The man was walking to his car around 4:15 a.m. in the 2700 block of East 47th Street when a blue sedan pulled up and someone inside started shooting, police said. The victim...
Crews battle fire at Chicago apartment building
Two people were hospitalized after a fire broke out at an apartment building early Monday in Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood.
15-year-old autistic boy missing after leaving North Side gym
Update: Sebastian has been found and he is OK. Family and friends are hoping they’ll soon be reunited with a 15-year-old autistic boy who went missing after working out at his North Side gym this weekend. Sebastian Scott was last seen around 9:13 a.m. Saturday leaving Quads gym, 3727 North Broadway, in Boystown,...
Airbag theft crew hammers the lakefront amid Chicago’s newest crime spike
For the fourth time in a month and the third time in a week, Chicago police are again warning residents about a surge in airbag thefts carried out by organized crews that are zeroing in on Honda Civics parked across the city. One group of thieves hammered lakefront neighborhoods this...
Woman charged with attempted murder in Oak Park
A woman is charged in connection with a shooting in Oak Park last year. Officers arrested 23-year-old Lissette Chavez yesterday.
Brookfield Zoo becomes a movie set: Penguins, Polar Bears, and all
A penguin walked off the set. Just like that. It was done. The crew waited, no fuss, and another penguin stepped in. “They’re not paid actors,” said Julianne Olivo, Director of Public Relations at Brookfield Zoo, with a laugh. “They won’t always do what you want them to do. But our goal was always: how can we help...
Blizzard of ’67: Monday marks 59 years since Chicago’s biggest snowstorm
Monday marked 59 years since the Blizzard of 1976.
Teacher at Chicago, suburban Catholic schools with history of child molestation allegations fired
The Archdiocese of Chicago has sent a letter to Catholic school families on the South Side and south suburbs alerting them to the termination of a teacher with a history of child molestation allegations in Illinois and other states.
2 shot on West Side, Chicago police say
Two people were wounded in a shooting in the West Garfield Park neighborhood Sunday night, Chicago police said.
