Chicago homicides in 2023: 424 people slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.

Maps and charts showing where and when homicides took place in the city during 2023, with race, sex and age of the victims. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Midnight Circus thrown for a loop with new Park District requirement, scales back performances

A Park District spokesperson said Midnight Circus did not meet eligibility requirements to receive financial support from the city. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Illinois is solidly blue. So why did President Joe Biden’s reelection effort spend so much time here this summer?

Illinois is a lock for Joe Biden in 2024. But efforts to raise enthusiasm and money led the campaign to spend time in the solidly blue state this summer. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Labor Day is forecast to hit the 90s but won’t match previous hot streak; August wraps up dry and temperate

High humidity and sticky weather forecast for the beginning of the week until a cold front moves through the area Wednesday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago police investigating Saturday crashes that left at least 4 dead

Police are investigating a series of unrelated Saturday traffic crashes that left at least four people dead. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Three killed in crash in Big Rock

Three people were killed in a crash in Big Rock Saturday night, Kane County Sheriff’s Department officials said in a press release Sunday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Electric heating in vintage Chicago homes, including bungalows and two-flats, could greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, study finds

About 14% of Chicago’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the city’s smaller residential buildings. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Former suburban Chicago corporate headquarters give way to data and logistics centers in post-pandemic landscape

Sears, Allstate and United are among the iconic Chicago headquarters giving way to data and logistics centers amid the evolving post-pandemic corporate landscape. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Ahead of Labor Day, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris” Welch’s staff say he’s rebuffed their efforts to unionize

More than 20 staffers in Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office renewed calls on Friday to be recognized as a union. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

2 teens wounded, one critically, in shooting outside Mount Carmel High School

Two teenagers were wounded by gunfire near Mount Carmel High School Friday night, according to Chicago police. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Person being questioned after woman, 53, found dead Saturday morning on West Side, Chicago police said

A 53-year-old woman was pronounced dead after she was found unresponsive Saturday morning at a residence on the West Side, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Man discovered dead in Rogers Park neighborhood, Chicago police said

Chicago police are conducting a death investigation after. a man was discovered deceased early Friday morning in the Rogers Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago police pull body from Lake Michigan near Montrose

Chicago police officers are responding to a call of a body in the water Friday morning near Montrose, officials confirm. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer steps down

Brewer was the first African American, and first woman, to lead the company Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Two South Elgin High School students killed in early morning crash in Bartlett

Two South Elgin High School students died in a crash early Thursday morning following a collision with a semi-truck at Route 25 and Kenyon Road in Bartlett, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

5 people shot and wounded, 2 critically, in Peoria

The shooting happened at around 9 p.m. Wednesday, police said in a news release, noting that 29 shots were fired. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Ex-Madigan aide Tim Mapes found guilty but he’s still collecting a big pension

The former chief of staff for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan receiving a nearly $150,000-a-year state government pension. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Carpentersville police respond to report of shots fired at Dundee Crown High School but find no shooter

Students at Carpentersville’s Dundee Crown High School were placed in lockdown Wednesday morning in response to a report of shots fired but no suspect or weapons have been found, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Juvenile now charged with first-degree murder in death of Palatine teen shot second day of school

Charges enhanced for the 14-year-old boy accused in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Mount Prospect boy, authorities said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

West Side man charged in shooting death of boy, 8, in Garfield Park neighborhood, police say

Police say the man left the 8-year-old unattended and that the child found and accidentally shot himself in the chest. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago firefighter dies weeks after Norwood Park blaze

Lt. Kevin Ward died after being seriously injured in a residential fire earlier in August, the Chicago Fire Department said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Tuesday forecast: Beach hazard warning issued from 4 p.m. Tuesday until Wednesday night

National Weather Service officials issued a beach hazard statement warning of life-threatening currents and waves between 5 to 8 feet Tuesday afternoon at Lake Michigan’s beaches in Illinois and Indiana. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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