Warm weather draws residents outdoors to fight quarantine fatigue

You can call them social-distancing offenders. The Memorial Day weekend, paired with summer-like temperatures, drew many people outdoors Sunday.

General Iron cited $6K for explosions at Lincoln Park scrap yard

A North Side scrap recycler was cited $6,000 Wednesday after the city ordered it closed due to a pair of large explosions Monday at its Lincoln Park facility.

Explosion at Lincoln Park metal scrap yard prompts temporary closure

A controversial North Side scrap recycler will remain closed under city orders until investigators determine the cause of a Monday explosion that sent plumes of smoke into the air.

4 residents of Lincoln Park nursing home die of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is having devastating effects on nursing homes around the country and in Chicago.

Lincoln Park residents want iron plant closed

It’s been in business for nearly 100 years, but now some North Side residents are demanding the city shut down a metal recycling business.

CTA bus driver pepper sprayed in Lincoln Park

A CTA bus driver was attacked with pepper spray Tuesday while driving in Lincoln Park on the North Side.

Phone thieves target Brown Line riders in Lincoln Park, Lake View, North Center

In each case, three or four people approached distracted passengers and snatched cellphones from their hands as Brown Line trains were approaching stations.

Lincoln Park Zoo closed to avoid spread of coronavirus

The zoo will be closed through April 10, with all programs and events canceled through that date as well, Zoo Director Megan R. Ross said in a statement.

Man wanted for attempted luring of girl in Lincoln Park

Police are looking for a man who tried to lure a girl while she walked to school Wednesday in Lincoln Park on the North Side.

Fired Lincoln Park High School administrators sue CPS for defamation

Interim Lincoln Park High School principal John Thuet and Assistant Principal Michelle Brumfield were fired Jan. 31 amid several investigations into alleged misconduct and the handling of those allegations.

Chicago high school in misconduct probe removes another staffer

Jerryelyn Jones, an administrator-in-charge at Lincoln Park High School, sent parents a letter Thursday informing them about the removal of the temporary staffer, who wasn't named.

Season's cold-related death count rises to 31

The three deaths happened as early as December 2019, but their autopsy results were announced Friday. The deaths happened in Beverly, Bronzeville and Lincoln Park.

Local School Council calls for independent investigation following LPHS allegations

The Local School Council made it clear they are not satisfied with how Chicago Public Schools handled the investigations and faculty firings. They voted Thursday night 8 to 3 in favor to hire a lawyer to do an independent investigation.

Chicago student 'nervous' when school official grabbed his face

A security video shows Lincoln Park High School’s former interim administrator Judith Gibbs grabbing student Jovani Muñoz’s face while a security guard stopped the 17-year-old in a hallway to question him about his school ID.