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Chicago weather: Hot and muggy ahead of severe storm threat tonight
CHICAGO - It's going to be a hot one! Saturday will be unseasonably warm and humid as the threat of severe storms looms in the Chicago area. Today will feel more like June than April with wind gusts reaching 40-45 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Chicago. Temperatures...
Chicago Forecast: Windy conditions, summer-like temperatures ahead of evening storms
Following a bit of a cooler finish to the work week, Chicago-area residents are in for another roller coaster of weather this weekend, beginning with strong winds and summer-like temperatures on Saturday before storms move in. Temperatures are in the upper 60s during the mid-morning hours, and are expected to...
Chicago weather: Temps soar near 80 this weekend, but several storms expected
CHICAGO - Light to moderate rain moved through Chicagoland on Friday afternoon, with expectations that it would eventually taper off from west to east. Gusty winds were anticipated on the back edge of this rain system. Scattered showers and storms were likely to persist into the evening, with a possibility...
Migrant arrests are up, but they’re rarely accused of violent felonies
As 40,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in Chicago in less than two years, a Tribune analysis of crime data shows the impact of migrants has been mostly felt in nonviolent offenses, particularly driving-related and thefts, and few arrests for violent felonies. The analysis of crimes since Aug. 31, 2022, when Texas’ Republican governor, Greg Abbott, began busing asylum-seekers to Chicago, shows ...
Man catches coyote following him as he walks dog in South Loop
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was just walking his dog down the street in the South Loop recently, when a coyote started following him.Austin Ehle was visiting from out of town, and taking his sister's dog, Cheddar, out for a walk last week. When he first noticed the coyote, he thought it was just a stray dog."He seemed really calm, so I didn't think I was in any danger or anything at first, so I did get closer to it. But once I noticed it was a coyote, I turned around and just started walking, because he didn't seem like he was going to bother me," said Ehle. "But then that's when I turned around and noticed I was being followed after that."Fortunately, Ehle was able to spook the coyote by making loud noises, and the animal eventually ran off.He put a video of the encounter on TikTok.During the whole ordeal, Cheddar, a corgi, never even noticed the coyote.
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