A 3-year-old and an 8-year-old were wounded when shots were fired from outside their South Side homes in different shootings Wednesday night, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
Metra will run as scheduled and Amtrak working to ‘quickly restore canceled trains’ after tentative freight railroad deal reached
Metra trains Thursday night on the BNSF and Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines will run as scheduled, the commuter rail agency said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
CTA faces continued complaints about service, as the agency touts improving reliability
The transit agency has struggled with complaints about unpredictable service, safety and conditions as it looks to draw riders back. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
Jurors ask first questions as they continue deliberating in R. Kelly federal trial
Jurors were slated to return to the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Wednesday to continue deliberations in the trial of R. Kelly and two former associates on charges they conspired to cover up Kelly’s sexual abuse for years. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
Illinois governor signs disaster declaration, calls up National Guard to assist with migrants bused from Texas
Mayor Lori Lightfoot suggested federal aid should be diverted from Texas given Gov. Greg Abbott’s actions to bus migrants to northern cities. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
R. Kelly attorney urges jury to put aside what they may have heard about him, see ‘humanity’ in accused superstar
The arguments come as R. Kelly’s trial has stretched into its fifth week at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
Australian tollway firm agrees to buy majority stake in Chicago Skyway for $2 billion
Atlas Arteria, an Australian toll road company, has agreed to buy a 67% stake in the Chicago Skyway for $2 billion Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
Authorities warn of police impersonator who tried to enter Shedd Aquarium, other establishments
Chicago police are seeking help identifying a man who has impersonated an officer at least three times in recent weeks. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
R. Kelly and his team ‘did their best’ to cover up singer’s predatory behavior, prosecutors say as closing arguments begin
Presentations from prosecutors as well as lawyers for Kelly and two of his former associates are expected to last all day, with jury deliberations beginning Tuesday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
3 more teens shot early Monday; at least 5 teen victims in less than 14 hours: Chicago police
Two other teens were shot Sunday, including a 14-year-old girl who was shot in the face. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
Chicago homicides in 2022: 475 people have been slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.
Maps and charts showing where and when homicides took place in the city during 2022, with race, sex and age of the victims. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers: Everything you need to know about the Week 1 game before kickoff
Everything you need to know as the Chicago Bears begin the 2022 season against the San Francisco 49ers at Soldier Field. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
Wrong-way crash kills 2 in Lincoln Park early Sunday, police say
A man driving a white sedan entered the north lanes of the 2000 block of North Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive heading south, striking a silver sedan head-on, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
Meteorologists warn of flash floods in Chicago area Sunday morning
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Chicago, Naperville and Cicero until 12:15 p.m. Sunday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
Kenwood high school ‘community member’ shot multiple times, dies on South Side, officials say
A teen boy was fatally shot Friday afternoon near Kenwood High School on the South Side. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
How to reduce your exposure to PFAS: Avoid microwave popcorn, water-resistant makeup, nonstick pans
Government officials and nonprofit groups offer suggestions about products to avoid. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
Meet the new American Girl: Claudie Wells, modeled after a 6th grader from Hinsdale
Rio Lewis is the model for the brand’s newest character, Claudie Wells, featured in the hardcover book “Meet Claudie, An American Girl.” Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
Millions of monarch butterflies are passing through Chicago as part of their annual 3,000-mile migration
Monarch butterflies from as north as Canada are passing through Chicago as they migrate to wintering grounds in the mountains of Mexico. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
Chicago Bears promise ‘first-class experience’ for fans during stadium meeting in Arlington Heights
Bears Chairman George Halas McCaskey said many members of the McCaskey family have lived in the northwest suburbs: “We want to be good neighbors.” Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
Two shot, one fatally in Streeterville shooting near Navy Pier
No one is in custody, police said. Detectives are investigating the fatal shooting. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
R. Kelly co-defendant continues testimony Thursday: ‘Make sure you get all those tapes’
Derrel McDavid testified in his own defense for about four hours Wednesday, and after the jury left for the day, his attorney Beau Brindley said they were only about halfway done with direct examination. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
COPA releases report detailing findings of Anthony Alvarez shooting
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released its summary report Wednesday that details its investigation’s findings and recommendations of the 2021 fatal Chicago police officer shooting of Anthony Alvarez. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service
