Man struck after falling on CTA Red Line tracks at Thorndale station, police say
A man is recovering after police said he fell onto the tracks of a CTA Red Line station on Wednesday.
Man shot while fleeing Northwest Side armed robbery overnight
CHICAGO — A man is recovering after officers say he was shot while attempting to flee from an armed robbery on the Northwest Side Tuesday night. According to police, the armed holdup unfolded just before 9 p.m. in the 3200 Block of North Milwaukee Avenue, in Avondale. Officers say the victim, a 37-year-old man, was […]
ComEd flips the switch on Chicagoland rooftop community solar portfolio
ComEd and Prologis, a commercial and industrial real estate owner, flipped the switch on the first of a rooftop community-solar project portfolio within ComEd’s Chicagoland region. Designed by SunVest Solar, a national developer and independent power producer, the 1.56 MW installation is atop a 195,000-square-foot...
This 1919 Chicago beach drowning triggered America’s worst race riot since Reconstruction
Chicago’s deadliest race riot started with a 17-year-old boy on a raft who drifted too far from the “Black” section of the beach. George Stauber threw rocks at Eugene Williams until the teen drowned in Lake Michigan. When police refused to arrest the white baker, the city exploded.
Chicago Mayor Johnson implementing hiring freeze for city through end of 2025 amid budget...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is implementing a hiring freeze for the city through the end of the year.
Two people arrested following drug bust in Illinois
ILLINOIS — Two men are in custody after authorities seized large quantities of illegal drugs during a search of a residence in Aledo, according to law enforcement officials. The QC Metropolitan Enforcement Group (MEG) and the Aledo Police Department conducted the search following an investigation into suspected drug...
Man dies after accidentally shooting himself in Chicago home, police say
CHICAGO - A man died early Thursday after he accidentally shot himself in the leg inside a Southwest Side home, according to Chicago police. Officers responded around 6:25 a.m. to a call of a person shot in the 7200 block of South California Avenue in the Marquette Park neighborhood. Inside...
Canadian wildfire smoke brings worst air quality in world to Chicago
The hazy skies in the Chicago area are the visible sign of the poor air quality on Thursday as smoke from Canadian wildfires sent Chicago to the top of the list of most polluted cities in the world.
Chicago charged with rape in Vanderburgh County
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A Chicago area man is in the Vanderburgh County Jail on rape and theft charges. The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office says Craig Bryan raped a woman and was later connected to the thefts of home improvement equipment in Illinois. Deputies say the rape occurred at a Vanderburgh County hotel....
Nine Illinois cities rank among dirtiest in US, report finds
A new report lists nine Illinois cities among the dirtiest in America, spotlighting urgent environmental and waste management concerns.