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Orland Park man faces charges in connection to deadly Oak Forest shooting
OAK FOREST, Ill. - A suburban man was charged in connection to a deadly shooting in Oak Forest over the weekend. Oak Forest police arrested 37-year-old Omar Zegar, of Orland Park, on Sunday night following a shooting that left a man dead and three others injured. Police responded to the...
Flooding is Illinois’ Most Threatening Natural Disaster. Are We Prepared?
This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project. The electricity in Mary Buchanan’s home in West Garfield Park was not working – again. The outage lasted four days, starting just after a crew dug up her front lawn to install a check valve in late March, in order to stop waste water from pouring into her basement. She told herself this $12,000 construction would be worth it if it means no more flooding.
Chicago Anticipates Sunny Spells Before Weekend of Severe Weather and Potential Flooding
Chicago is bracing for a mixed bag of weather conditions in the coming days, with forecasts predicting a sunny spell followed by a spate of potentially severe weather. According to the National Weather Service, today's weather in the Windy City will be sunny with a comfortable high near 54 degrees, though it may get breezy with east-southeast wind gusts as high as 18 mph.
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:
Chicago on Alert, Police Seek Three Suspects in Overnight Spree of Armed Robberies
Residents of several Chicago neighborhoods are on high alert as a string of armed robberies rattled the city in the early hours of Thursday morning. According to a community alert issued by the Chicago Police Department, multiple incidents were reported across the 001st, 012th, and 018th districts with offenders using a vehicle to arrive at the scenes before brandishing firearms and demanding valuables.
Man was shot 13 times in Chicago traffic stop where officers fired nearly 100 rounds, autopsy shows
CHICAGO (AP) — A man killed in a traffic stop last month when plainclothes Chicago police officers fired their guns nearly 100 times was shot 13 times, according to an autopsy report released Thursday. The March 21 police shooting that left Dexter Reed, 26, dead has prompted protests with...
School in south suburbs briefly placed on lockdown Tuesday night after shooting reported outside building
RICHTON PARK, Ill. — A school in the south suburb of Richton Park was briefly placed on emergency lockdown Tuesday night after police received a call about a shooting outside the building. According to Richton Park authorities, a phone call from the principal of Neil Armstrong Elementary around 6 p.m. alerted police to a shooting […]
Cicadas are showing signs that they’re preparing to emerge very soon
CHICAGO (WBBM) – Nature experts in the Midwest are starting to see cicadas preparing for their massive emergence. There could be more of them than the world has seen in 200 years. Hundreds of trillions of cicadas will start appearing in May and live for about six weeks as part of a dual emergence.
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.
2 teenagers charged with robbing Amazon driver, U of C students at gunpoint during weekend crime spree
CHICAGO — Charges have been filed against two teenage boys for allegedly robbing two people, including an Amazon driver, on Saturday afternoon. The teens are also accused of robbing two University of Chicago students and at least one other person a couple of hours later. You may remember the...
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.
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...
Suburban high school remembers fallen Chicago officer: 'A really good-hearted person'
CHICAGO - Funeral arrangements have been set and flags are flying half staff in honor of a Chicago police officer who was killed in the line of duty. Huesca was shot and killed in Gage Park while on his way home from work early Sunday morning. He was shot multiple times and his personal car was stolen but later recovered blocks away. His killer is still on the run.
Man injured in drive-by shooting while walking in Joliet
JOLIET, Ill. — Joliet police are investigating after a man was injured in a drive-by shooting while he was walking early Thursday morning. Joliet Police Department officers were called to investigate shots fired around 12:45 a.m. near Water Street and Munroe Streets. Officers arrived and found a 21-year-old man who was walking with a woman […]
Village of Dolton, Mayor Tiffany Henyard sued by business owner
DOLTON, Ill. - The Village of Dolton and Mayor Tiffany Henyard were hit with another lawsuit Tuesday, this time from a barbershop owner who claims his business license was improperly denied. Tyrone Isom Jr., a longtime barber in the south suburbs, was denied two business licenses for his property located...
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