Canceled flights mar first weekend of summer for travelers

U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights from Thursday through Monday, or about 2% of their schedules, according to tracking service FlightAware. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Slight chance of severe thunderstorms in Chicago area Tuesday, forecasters warn

“If storms do indeed become severe, large hail and damaging winds would be the primary threats,” meteorologists warned. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

19-year-old woman shot while riding bicycle near DuSable Harbor downtown

Chicago police said a man with a gun began yelling at a 19-year-old woman riding her bike around 10 p.m. Monday before he shot her once in the thigh. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Man killed and 4 wounded in Humboldt Park shooting

A man was fatally shot and four others wounded in an incident that drew a SWAT team response to a Humboldt Park home. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Body pulled from Lake Michigan in Wilmette identified as missing UIC graduate student

Daniel Sotelo, 26, a chemistry graduate student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, had been missing since last month. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

GOP candidates running for U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s seat face ‘pick your poison dilemma’ in blue Illinois

Many of the seven GOP candidates hoping to run against Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth have ratcheted up their conservative rhetoric. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Forecasters: Dangerous swimming conditions at Chicago’s public beaches ahead of Memorial Day

The National Weather Service reported dangerous swimming conditions along the shoreline in Lake County Sunday, due to strong southerly winds that will generate waves of 3 to 5 feet, along with strong rip currents. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Daywatch Special Edition: Chicago when Capone was king

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some highlights from the Chicago Tribune’s archives in honor of the newspaper’s 175th anniversary. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

16-year-old girl among 5 shot near Daniel Webster Elementary School in Lawndale

Five people were shot and seriously wounded after a fight broke out in Lawndale and someone began shooting, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Judge allows Illinois to issue licenses for 185 new cannabis stores following prolonged legal delay

Cook County Circuit Court Judge Michael Mullen lifted stays that were issued in July and August of last year, though further litigation may jeopardize those licenses again. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Doctors, Durbin call for action in wake of mass shootings

Chicago doctors from Lurie’s Children Hospital and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin call for action in wake of this month’s mass shootings at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and at a Buffalo, New York grocery store. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

DuPage County’s Heritage Gallery needs more diversity to better reflect the area’s history, some officials say

Becky Simon of Naperville, a member of the League of Women Voters, is calling for major changes to the gallery, which though highly visible hasn’t had an addition or an update since 1991. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

‘Our children are welcome everywhere’: Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago police leaders address safety concerns before holiday weekend

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and city officials rolled out summer safety plans Friday, trying to emphasize the joy that comes with the start of summer in Chicago even as crime concerns downtown and across neighborhoods continue. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago mom charged with murder following asphyxiation of daughter, 8, in Uptown: police

Chicago mom charged with murder following asphyxiation of daughter, 8, in Uptown: police Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Memorial Day in Chicago: The coldest, warmest and wettest weather on record

Though it’s starting out cool and rainy, the National Weather Service expects temperatures in the 80s and 90s and sunshine this Memorial Day weekend. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

No hoodies. No do-rags. No spaghetti straps. In Chicago Public Schools, dress codes leave many students feeling targeted.

Many dress codes in Chicago Public Schools are not gender neutral, lead to missed class time or are based in sexist or racial stereotypes. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

8-year-old girl who died after being found unresponsive in Uptown home with mom has been identified: police

The principal of a nearby Uptown elementary school sent a letter home Wednesday informing the community a student had died, but it did not identify the child’s age or gender. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago man arrested on charges of breaching the U.S. Capitol with his father on Jan. 6

A Chicago man was arrested this week on charges alleging he entered the U.S. Capitol with his father during the Jan. 6 riot and took photos of the mayhem while wearing a “Trump 2020″ flag as a cape. Matthew Bokoski, 31, of the city’s Uptown neighborhood, was arrested by federal agents on Wednesday. Top Featured…

‘Complete evil’: 19 children, 2 teachers dead in Texas elementary school shooting

An 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school, the latest in a yearslong series of U.S. mass killings at churches, schools and stores. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago’s ‘Walking Man’ lit on fire overnight, suffers burns to half his body during second brutal attack in 6 years: police

Police have not suggested a motive for the attack and no arrests had been made early Wednesday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Lawmakers slam Abbott at congressional hearing over formula shortage

Members of Congress began a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday by accusing north suburban-based Abbott Laboratories of negligence Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Man fatally stabbed on CTA Blue Line near the South Loop identified

It appeared the man had been stabbed while riding the train near the Clinton CTA Blue Line station, 436 S. Clinton St. in the South Loop, officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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