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Study shows the number of Illinois teens out of school, work is still too high
A new study suggests that despite some efforts, the number of young people out of school and out of work in Illinois is still way too high. The study is by UIC’s Great Cities Institute shows.
Future of Bronzeville Academy Charter School uncertain after IL Board of Education revokes charter
School officials at Bronzeville Academy Charter School missed a deadline to secure a new location, but administrators say they have found a new home at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Chicago headquarters.
Some Chicago area police departments resell guns that go back into public circulation
Each year, tens of thousands of guns, once used by police officers, have been discovered at crime scenes, according to federal records obtained after a lengthy legal battle.CBS News and nonprofit newsrooms, The Trace and Reveal, surveyed 200 police agencies nationwide and found a majority sell their guns when they decide to upgrade their arsenal. Chicago police do not not resell their guns, but some suburban police departments do to reduce costs. However, because of federal law, it's impossible to know whether any of those weapons were ever used in a crime later on, a CBS 2 investigation found. Local impactChiquita Jones...
Organization calls for emerging cicadas to be ‘celebrated, not vilified'
The historic 2024 cicada emergence in the upper Midwest is now underway, but with two broods of cicadas emerging this spring, some groups are urging residents to celebrate their arrival, rather than to be fearful or nervous. The two emerging broods are Brood XIII and Brood XIX, which haven't emerged...
Police find car in Chicago connected to May 8 shooting
Local law enforcement recovered a stolen car in Chicago last week believed to have been driven there from Evanston by the offender or offenders who shot a 20-year-old man at the corner of Ashland Avenue and Foster Street Wednesday afternoon, May 8. According to the Evanston Police Department, the 20-year-old...
Dense fog could impact Chicago area's morning commute
Drivers are being advised to use caution on area roadways Friday morning, as a period of dense fog could occur just after sunrise. According to the National Weather Service, fog could begin to develop overnight across the area, with locally dense fog possible in some spots. That fog could intensify...
Pete’s Fresh Market Opens To Hundreds Of Waiting Ashburn Neighbors
ASHBURN — The city’s largest Pete’s Fresh Market opened Wednesday in Ashburn, bringing fresh food options to a neighborhood that hasn’t had its own supermarket in years. Dozens of neighbors gathered — some as early as 6 a.m. — in a long line to celebrate the...
‘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 […]
2 robbed while walking in Bucktown, Old Town on Wednesday morning
CHICAGO — Police are investigating two robberies that occurred within 20 minutes yesterday morning in Old Town and Bucktown. First, three or four men jumped out of a white sedan to rob a woman as she walked in the 1200 block of North Clybourn. It happened around 5:35 a.m. According to a witness, the robbers made a U-turn, then stopped to rob the woman at gunpoint of her bag and phone.
FBI raids Lincoln Square home in gang investigation, officials confirm
FBI agents conducted a raid at a residence on the North Side Thursday stemming from a gang investigation, sources and officials confirmed. A FBI spokeswoman said a warrant was executed but provided no further information. “There is currently no known threat to public safety at this time,” the spokeswoman said. A law enforcement source said the raid stemmed from an ongoing gang violence ...
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...
Where Did the Nickname ‘FIB’ Come From?
Summer in Wisconsin is in sight, and you know what that means: our frenemies from Chicagoland pouring over the border to play. Driving wise, were some of these people raised by wolves, or what? Speeding. Tailgating – not the good kind. Lane changes as subtle as a face tattoo.
How the city is addressing Chicago’s environmental injustice issues
The release last year of the Chicago Cumulative Impact Assessment found that Austin, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park and North Lawndale communities are among the areas disproportionately impacted by higher heat-related illnesses, industry pollution, increased amounts of ground level ozone and particulate matter, flooding, lack of green space, higher density of buildings and pavement — and historic disinvestment.
Driver who killed 78-year-old woman while fleeing a locksmith he didn’t want to pay gets probation
CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been sentenced to probation for crashing into another car and killing a 78-year-old woman as he sped away from a locksmith he did not want to pay. Kurell Purnell, 20, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide with a motor vehicle on Wednesday, according to court records.
It’s ‘Play ball!’ for Midway Baseball & Softball
It’s ‘Play ball!’ for Midway Baseball & Softball. Spread the love. If smiles were home runs, the boys and girls of the Midway Baseball & Softball Association were clearly the champions of West Lawn last Saturday, as they paraded through the streets of the community before beginning their 2024 season. – Photos by Steve Neuhaus.
Cicada Double Brood Is Coming and Is Already Buzzing in Some Regions
Have you heard the buzz of the double cicada brood yet in your area? The Great Southern Brood is already starting to emerge in southern areas of the US, while the Northern Illinois Brood is a bit slower, but still on its way. NBC Chicago reported that cicada shells are beginning to be seen in Illinois, and that's the first sign of the insects' arrival. Ecologist Jennifer Rydzewski told the network that "the periodical cicadas will start emerging when the soil temperature eight inches below the ground gets to 64 degrees."
GoFundMe page created for Foxtrot employees at Chicago’s Southport location
CHICAGO — A GoFundMe page was created to help the employees of the recently closed Foxtrot Southport location to help navigate their sudden job loss. Dom’s Kitchen & Market and Foxtrot Market locations suddenly closed in Chicago and across the country, just a few months after the grocery retailers merged. The GoFundMe page was created by […]
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