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Forget cicadas; 6-foot butterflies are about to land in Chicago
First came the “Cows on Parade,” then came the police K9s; now, Chicagoans will need to get ready for the “Flight of the Butterflies.” The 29-sculpture exhibit is the latest public art installation by the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
Chicago man tried to lure and abduct minor in suburb, police say
COOK COUNTY - A Chicago man has been arrested for allegedly trying to lure and abduct a minor in the suburbs on Monday. Around 4:43 p.m., Cook County Sheriff's police officers responded to the 5000 block of South Long Avenue in unincorporated Stickney Township after receiving a report that a man driving a silver SUV had followed a minor and attempted to lure the child into his vehicle, a witness related to them.
Chicago Police Appeal for Public's Help in Locating Missing 23-Year-Old Franklin Chilel
A young man has reportedly gone missing from his Northwest Side home, as the Chicago Police Department seeks the public's help in locating 23-year-old Franklin Chilel. Last seen in the 3300 block of N. Kilpatrick Ave., Chilel's absence has triggered widespread concern, according to the police bulletin circulated yesterday evening.
Chicago man sentenced for UPS truck robbery, spate of carjackings
CHICAGO - A Chicago man involved in a spree of carjackings and robberies, including a brazen heist of a UPS truck, has learned his fate. Jaheim Henyard, 22, was sentenced for his involvement in the UPS robbery, three carjackings, and two street robberies occurring in August 2020 across Oak Park, Cicero, and Chicago.
Chicago's spring rollercoaster: Warmth, storms, and summer-like weekend ahead
CHICAGO - It's been a beautiful day with sunshine and temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. Skies will become partly cloudy late Thursday night and early Friday, ahead of a system that will bring rain to the area around midday to the early afternoon Friday. Showers and thunderstorms...
45 months for man who set CTA van on fire in the Loop during 2020 riots
CHICAGO — Nearly four years after he helped set a CTA work van on fire in the Loop during the George Floyd riots, Darion Lindsey pleaded guilty to federal charges on Thursday. U.S. District Judge John Blakey sentenced Darion Lindsey to 45 months in prison, but Lindsey has already...
Naperville police issue alert after series of daylight home burglaries
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Naperville police have issued a community alert following a recent string of home burglaries, some of which occurred in broad daylight. Six burglaries were reported over the last couple of weeks around town and some were during daytime hours, according to police. In five of the six...
Chicago weather: Stormy start to a warm weekend
CHICAGO - There was no frost this morning, but now our attention turns to a significant warmup and several rounds of showers and storms. Today begins with some filtered sunshine but showers and maybe a rumble of thunder arrive around midday. Showers and storms continue to be likely tonight as...
Does Chicago Need A New Transit Agency? Watchdog Pitches CTA Merger Into State-Run System
CHICAGO — A good governance group headed by the city’s former inspector general is joining calls to fold the CTA into a “centralized” regional transit agency. A new report by the Civic Federation recommends the state take advantage of a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to consolidate Chicago-area transit systems as CTA, Metra and Pace lobby for funding ahead of an impending $730 million fiscal cliff in 2026.
Will Cicadas Emerge in Illinois
Illinois is gearing up for the emergence of two broods of cicada’s with experts predicting billions of these insects to make their presence known across the state in late May and June. Some cicadas might even pop up earlier than expected, according to Allen Lawrence, an entomology expert at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago.
Chicago’s most humid air of the season to date—and the warmest since last September
Temperatures are to average 17+ degrees above normal when factoring the daytime high and nighttime low Much above normal temperatures to dominate the remainder of April and the opening days of May Next 5 days—temperature anomaly Source: weathermodels.com Days 6-10—through May 4—temperature anomaly:
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