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.
Illinois USPS Employee Indicted for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud
A United States Postal Service employee has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly collecting augmented workers’ compensation benefits to which she was not entitled, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois announced last month. Graciela Venegas, 66, began receiving workers’...
Helmet camera captured motorcyclist killing pedestrian at 73 mph; he gets 4 years in...
A motorcyclist whose helmet camera captured him killing a pedestrian while speeding at 73 mph through a Northwest Side intersection has been sentenced to four years in prison. Jonathan Jaimes, 21, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide by motor vehicle in the death of 26-year-old Camryn Green, who was struck as she...
Chicago-area residents flock to streets to protest killing of Alex Pretti
Crowds of people took to the streets to have their voices heard after federal agents fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti Saturday in Minneapolis.
Heavy Snowstorm Warning Upgraded for Chicago, IL as Forecast Worsens
A rapidly intensifying winter storm prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to upgrade a Winter Weather Advisory to a Winter Storm Warning for Chicago and much of Cook County, citing worsening snowfall rates and hazardous travel conditions across northeastern Illinois on Sunday. According to the NWS Chicago...
Giannis Drops $21 Million on Uptown Apartments as Chicago Buying Spree Heats Up
Giannis Antetokounmpo's family office is extending its real estate hot streak to Chicago's North Side, quietly scooping up a brand-new Uptown apartment building for just over $21 million. An Ante affiliate bought Harmony Apartments, a four-story, 56-unit property in the neighborhood's arts corridor, with public...
Man on electronic monitoring for 3 work truck burglaries violently robbed of work truck:...
A man wearing an electronic monitoring device for allegedly burglarizing contractor vehicles has been arrested for throwing a construction worker to the ground and stealing thousands of dollars in tools from the victim’s work truck, authorities said. Thomas Twyman, 27, was on curfew through an electronic monitoring...
This Historic Late-Night Chicago, Illinois Diner Is Still A Hit After All These Years
Night owls, shift workers, and breakfast-for-dinner loyalists all seem to orbit the same bright corner on Irving Park Road. Diner Grill has been flipping eggs and griddling burgers since 1937, and the neon still hums like a friendly beacon in the city’s late-night quiet. Walk in anytime and you...
