String of businesses burglarized, damaged on Northwest side
At least four businesses had their windows smashed overnight in a string of burglaries and damage on the northwest side.
Board of WBEZ parent company approves acquisition of Sun-Times
The board that controls public radio station WBEZ on Tuesday approved the acquisition of the Chicago Sun-Times, taking a major step forward in a deal to create one of the largest nonprofit news organizations in the country.
Teen charged in carjacking of 69-year-old woman in West Town
A teenager was charged Wednesday in a November 2021 carjacking in the West Town neighborhood.
1 killed, 9 wounded Tuesday in Chicago shootings
One person was killed, and nine others were wounded, in shootings Tuesday in Chicago.
Cold front rolls toward Chicagoland with sub-zero chills tonight
A cold front is plowing through the area this morning and sweeping away the milder air that provided us technically with back-to-back days with highs of at least 40°. That was the temperature at midnight and will go into the books as the high today.
More than 200 Chicagoans being hospitalized with COVID daily, top doc says
After an overwhelming surge in cases of COVID-19, Chicago's top doctor shared promising news on Tuesday – slowly but surely, Omicron is easing.
Chicago's My Block, My Hood, My City helping small businesses in need
My Block, My Hood, My City is offering micro grants to businesses to help them stay afloat.
Lightfoot 'comfortable' about traveling to nation's capital just days after having COVID-19
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot spoke publicly for the first time since testing positive for COVID-19, and she said she's flying to Washington, D.C. Tuesday night.
Chicago nonprofit offers COVID relief money to small businesses
My Block, My Hood, My City is offering micro grants to businesses to help them stay afloat.
Omicron surge easing in Chicago, Dr. Arwady says
Dr. Arwady had some cautious, but good news for Chicago residents.
Gunman critically wounded in shootout with University of Chicago police officer: CFD
A person was wounded in a shootout with a University of Chicago police officer Tuesday morning in Hyde Park on the South Side, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Chicagoans report sign up problems on free COVID test website
A day before the official launch of the White House’s free, at-home COVID test program, some Chicago residents are reporting they can’t sign up.
Chicago residents report sign up problems on free coronavirus test website
A day before the official launch of the White House’s free, at-home COVID test program, some Chicago residents are reporting they can’t sign up.
University of Chicago police officer shoots suspected gunman
A person was wounded in a shootout with a University of Chicago police officer Tuesday morning in Hyde Park on the South Side, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Boy, 15, fatally shot on Chicago's Northwest Side
A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon on Chicago’s Northwest Side.
2 critically wounded, 1 in serious condition after being shot in Woodlawn
Three people were shot on Chicago's South Side Tuesday afternoon.
16-year-old boy shot, 11-year-old girl grazed by bullet in West Pullman
The teen and the girl were on the sidewalk when a dark-colored vehicle pulled up and an offender in the vehicle fired shots at the victims.
Questions remain after newborn is found dead in a duffel bag at unstaffed firehouse on Near North Side
With investigations continuing, it’s unclear how long the boy was left outside in freezing temperatures Saturday morning, or if the child was even alive when he was placed at the steps of the the Chicago Fire Department’s air mask services building at 1044 N. Orleans Street.
Coronavirus in Chicago: Omicron surge starting to ease, top doc says
Twenty Chicagoans are dying each day. Most of those patients, Dr. Arwady says, are not vaccinated.
Frontier Airlines to fly out of Midway International Airport again
Frontier Airlines will fly out of Midway again for the first time in seven years.