Ground stop issued at Chicago’s O’Hare airport due to staffing
A ground stop was issued at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday due to staffing, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The ground stop was issued at 8 p.m., according to the FAA. It was initially listed to last until 9 p.m., however, it was lifted around 8:45 p.m. The...
Gofundme started for Bridgeview hit-and-run victim
A gofundme campaign has been started for the Chicago man killed early Sunday when he was hit by a car while crossing Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview. The fund was established to assist the family of Juan Villagomez, 56, of Chicago’s West Lawn community. As of Wednesday, it had raised more than $16,000.
Police issue alert after another two dozen vehicles broken into for airbag theft
Concerns rise as another two dozen cars were broken into by thieves targeting their airbags. NBC Chicago’s JC Navarrete reports.
Alleged Chicago gang members charged after feds seize guns, ‘switch’ devices from home
CHICAGO - Federal prosecutors say two suspected gang members were arrested last week after agents seized guns, ammunition and machine gun conversion devices from a home on Chicago's Southwest Side. What Does Gutter Guard Installation Cost in San Jose?Thanks to this smart gutter upgrade its never been easier to...
The oldest surviving Bahá’í temple sits just outside Chicago
Just north of Chicago, in Wilmette, Illinois, stands the Bahá’í House of Worship, widely recognized as the oldest surviving Bahá’í temple in the world. Completed in 1953, it holds a special place in Bahá’í history as the first temple built in the Western Hemisphere. Its location along Lake Michigan places it just...
Family sues Chicago-area high school over stabbing of 17-year-old girl
ZION, Ill. - A family is suing a suburban Chicago high school after a classroom stabbing that left a 17-year-old girl seriously wounded. The complaint was filed Thursday by attorneys on behalf of Karen Tamez and her daughter. It names Zion-Benton Township High School District 126, the student accused of the attack,...
Squad Cars Swarm 35th And King As Douglas Rocked By Late-Night Shooting Scare
Chicago’s Douglas neighborhood was flooded with police late Wednesday after an apparent shooting near 35th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Aerial footage showed dozens of squad cars and multiple ambulances crowding the intersection, with shattered glass visible outside a Dunkin’ Donuts storefront. As crews...
State’s Attorney’s Refusal To Drop Charges Against Nonviolent ICE Protesters A ‘Waste’ Of Resources,...
CHICAGO — Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday dropped charges against 19 protesters who were arrested outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Broadview in the fall. They were the latest Broadview protest cases dismissed in recent weeks. In early February, prosecutors with the Cook...
Chicago police: 2 teens arrested hours after armed carjacking
CHICAGO - A 16-year-old and a 17-year-old were arrested hours after allegedly taking a man’s vehicle at gunpoint on Chicago’s West Side. Police said the teens were taken into custody around 10:20 a.m. on March 26 in the 300 block of West Garfield Boulevard in the Fuller Park neighborhood.
Potential strong tornadoes threaten millions into tonight as severe storms set to blast Midwest,...
Chicago, Milwaukee and several other Midwest metros are in the path of a dangerous severe weather threat that covers more than 45 million people across the region — with storms expected to begin firing over eastern Iowa by late Thursday morning before charging east.
