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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.
Daniel Martinez murder: Security guard pleads guilty in Palos Hills marine's death
BOSTON - The man charged with killing a Palos Hills marine veteran changed his plea to guilty. Daniel Martinez, 23, was stabbed to death in March 2022 in a fight outside a Boston bar. He was stabbed by a bar security guard — identified as 38-year-old Alvaro Larrama — while...
Storm system starts the weekend in Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — Winds are turning back to the southeast ahead of the next approaching storm. This will keep temperatures milder overnight into Friday morning, with no frost nor freeze risk expected.While there may be a few sun breaks early Friday morning, the rest of the day will be gray. Light to moderate rain spreads across the area by early afternoon, with periods of rain continuing at times Friday night.Saturday appears to be the driest day of the weekend, with high temperatures soaring to 80 degrees and only an isolated late-day storm. However, numerous scattered storms redeveloped over the Chicago area late Saturday night and Sunday, producing periods of heavy rain.Following our recent chill, it appears warmer than normal temperatures that begin this weekend will continue all of next week.Tonight: Partly cloudy. It's not as cold. Low: 42Tomorrow: Cloudy with rain late. Windy. High: 62Saturday: Warm and windy. A few isolated storms. High: 80
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.
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...
Severe weather possible this weekend as warm temperatures, storms move into Chicago area
While temperatures approaching 80 degrees for the weekend sounds like incredibly welcome news for Chicago-area residents after a chilly end to the week, it also comes alongside a risk of severe weather. Friday, with forecasted highs in the mid 60s, is expected to begin with cloudy skies before rain develops...
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...
‘He sounded really frightened': Mom of missing man reveals son's heartbreaking final call before he vanished
The mother of a man who has been missing for more than two weeks revealed the heartbreaking final call she received before her son mysteriously vanished. It's been 14 days since Tangela Nelson has seen or heard from her son, who he made a frantic call for her help on April 9.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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