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Orland Park mother-daughter team competing in international pageant
Jennifer and Julia Yock are a mother-daughter team from Orland Park competing in the International Pageants system as Mrs. Greece International 2024 and Miss Teen Greece International 2024!. Instagram: @mrsgreeceintl. Instagram: @missteengreeceintl. Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to...
Man wanted after attempted kidnapping of 13-year-old girl on Northwest Side
CHICAGO — A man is wanted after an attempted kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl Friday on the Northwest Side. At around 4:50 p.m., a 13-year-old girl was walking in the area of North Drake and West Rosemont when she was approached by a man. He was initially parked in...
Suspected ‘microburst' causes tree damage on Chicago's Far South Side
A suspected ‘microburst’ has led to tree damage in multiple neighborhoods on Chicago’s Far South Side, with some limbs crashing into cars and homes and closing down several streets. According to 19th Ward Ald. Matthew O’Shea, the suspected microburst occurred during a severe thunderstorm that impacted the...
Hearing held on missing and murdered Black women and girls in Chicago area
CHICAGO — A first-of-its-kind hearing was held Monday on missing and murdered Black women and girls in the Chicago area. Cook County Commissioners held this public hearing Monday afternoon to bring awareness to this issue. A commander with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office is also speaking about the effort to solve missing persons cases. Commissioner […]
Editorial: Stop this proposed tower of toxic waste on Chicago’s Lake Michigan shoreline
In 1982, the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation allowing for the conveyance of property along Lake Michigan on Chicago’s Southeast Side to the Chicago Park District in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The purpose of the transaction was to construct and operate a repository on 45 acres to hold contaminated sediment dredged from the Calumet River and other nearby ...
Timeline: What to expect and when with severe weather threat Tuesday
Don't be fooled by the hot and dry start to Tuesday, a stormy evening is expected across northern and central Illinois, with storms hammering Iowa and Missouri in the afternoon hours. Here's a timeline of Tuesday's forecast and when you should expect a threat of severe weather:. Tuesday Afternoon. Much...
Powerful animal sedative likely cause of overdose spike in Chicago
A potent animal tranquilizer is likely behind an increase in drug overdoses in Chicago this month, health officials warned on Monday. The overdoses happened between May 11 and May 14, and drug samples from those cases tested positive for elevated levels of medetomidine. This powerful veterinary tranquilizer is not approved for human use. Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.Animal sedatives combined with other drugsThe drugs tested in Chicago also contained other opioid and non-opioid sedatives, including fentanyl, heroin, xylazine, alprazolam, and netizens, officials said.Medetomidine can cause respiratory depression, which can worsen when taken with other sedatives. Because...
Video shows knife fight between several men near Magnificent Mile
Several men were involved in a knife fight on Sunday near the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago, footage posted on a crime-reporting app showed. Video posted on the Citizen app captured at least four men armed with large knives near Ohio and Rush streets. At least one man appeared to chase several others, when they abruptly turned around and confronted him in the middle of the street.
Separate investigations underway after 2 fatally shot in homes on Southwest, Far South sides
CHICAGO — Two separate investigations are underway after Chicago police say two people were fatally shot while inside homes on Monday afternoon. Officers say the deadly shootings unfolded just over an hour apart on the city’s Southwest and Far South sides. Police are conducting a homicide investigation after a person was found shot to death inside a home in […]
The Cicadas Are Here, Now What?
After months of anticipation, Brood XIII periodical cicadas, which have been hanging out underground since 2007, have busted out in massive numbers across northern Illinois. — Juvenile cicadas are popping out of their holes and shedding their exoskeletons. Those are the spent shells people are seeing on blades of grass, buildings, plant stems — basically any surface the cicadas could cling to during the molting process.
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