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Another city could soon take over Chicago as the third-largest in US, Census data shows
Chicago could soon lose its status as the third-largest city in the U.S., according to data from the Census Bureau. The numbers released Thursday showed the Windy City lost approximately 0.3% of its population between July 1, 2022 and July 1, 2023. According to the data, the city went from...
The Protest Vote That Still Haunts Me 50 Years Later
Most of us, I suspect, have occasionally found ourselves lying wide awake at 4 o’ clock in the morning as a festival of regrets flashes before the inward eye. I am comparatively lucky since in my predawn melancholy I am not mourning a lost love, a foolish refusal to study podiatry, or an ill-considered major investment in a chinchilla farm. Instead, what haunts me with surprising frequency these days was my jejune refusal to back Vice President Hubert Humphrey in 1968 out of misplaced antiwar passions. That year, I instead squandered my vote on Eldridge Cleaver who was running as the...
Chicago man allegedly struck victim in head, shot him multiple times during fight: police
CHICAGO - A Chicago man was arrested this week after allegedly shooting another man multiple times during a fight on the city's South Side earlier this year. Jeremy Wormack, 35, faces one felony count of attempted first-degree murder. On March 21, Wormack was allegedly involved in an argument with a...
Chicago weather: Severe weather looms, bringing threats of heavy rain, hail
Thursday morning started off bright and sunny for most parts but storms and showers were on the way, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, along with the chance of severe weather. According to NBC 5 Meteorologist Alicia Roman, clouds were expected to increase in the early afternoon. By 1 p.m. or 2 p.m., a few scattered storms were expected to develop across some parts. Later in the afternoon and early evening, some of those storms could become strong to severe, especially in counties along the Illinois-Wisconsin border, Roman said.
Chicago weather: A string of 80s is in our near future!
CHICAGO - Showers and a few thunderstorms moved through the Chicago area on Thursday, but will gradually diminish by this evening and overnight. Residents should expect areas of dense fog by daybreak on Friday, with overnight lows hovering in the upper 50s. Once the fog dissipates in the morning hours,...
Kim Foxx proposes new policy for charges related to non-public safety traffic stops
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx is exploring a policy that would direct prosecutors to reject drug and gun charges that stem solely from select routine traffic stops by police, a move that's being met with criticism from some officials. Specifically, prosecutors would be encouraged to reject cases that...
Manhunt in Western Springs ends after homeowner holds suspect at gunpoint in backyard: prosecutors
WILLOW SPRINGS, Ill. - Two Chicago men are accused of stealing two chainsaws from a truck before leading police on a high-speed chase through the Chicago suburbs Wednesday afternoon. Kawann Moore, 39, has been charged with one count of burglary, one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer...
‘Cancer sucks:’ WGN Reporter Mike Lowe reveals stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis
CHICAGO — WGN Reporter Mike Lowe has revealed he is battling colon cancer. In a post shared to Instagram Thursday, Lowe said he was diagnosed with stage 3(c)/N+ colon cancer and is participating in a clinical trial with Northwestern Medicine. He will be undergoing radiation and chemotherapy for abour six months prior to surgery. Lowe […]
Tragically, the Chicago Ride of Silence included 3 locations where 2 people were injured or killed on bikes
Yesterday evening there was lovely weather and scenery for a sad and solemn, but ultimately life-affirming bicycle event, the annual Chicago Ride of Silence. It's part of a global movement to call attention to importance of creating safer streets, and honor people who have been critically injured or fatally struck while riding bikes.
Garbage truck driver rescued after hitting semi on SW Side; hazmat response for fuel spill, CFD says
A hazmat response was called and a driver was rescued by firefighters after a garbage truck crashed into a semi Thursday afternoon on the city's Southwest Side, CFD said.
Down but not out: Wrestling community rallies around photographer after recent robbery
Nicholas Consalvo has spent the last seven years photographing professional wrestling events around the Chicago area. Last weekend, $8,000 worth of camera equipment was stolen from his car.
Chicago weather: Feeling like early July this weekend
CHICAGO - We start the day with areas of dense fog. An advisory for fog is in effect until 9 a.m. for most of Chicagoland, excluding the metro and far-northern counties as of the writing. The fog will go bye-bye and skies will become mostly sunny. It will be a...
Subpoenas reveal Tiffany Henyard & her allies are FBI focus
DOLTON, Ill. — A woman who has portrayed herself as the most powerful politician in the south suburbs is the focus of a wide-ranging FBI investigation whose focus has grown to include people close to her politically and personally. Subpoenas served in recent weeks to the two municipalities led...
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