1 in custody after Amber Alert, stabbings of mother, 2 young brothers on South Side, police say
A 39-year-old man was arrested in northwest Indiana Friday morning after an Amber Alert and stabbings that left a mother dead ...
Chicago high school students receive training in life-saving emergency skills
In the gymnasium of Johnson College Prep in Englewood, high school seniors Tamya Cribbs and Maryiah House are among the ...
Hundreds of vacant lots in Chicago to be sold after landlords’ bankruptcy, opening up opportunities for redevelopment
Buyers could ride the wave of new investment pouring into other South and West Side neighborhoods, said Steve Madura, senior ...
Boy, 11, stabbed and critically wounded in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood
An 11-year-old boy was stabbed and critically injured in the Englewood neighborhood Thursday night. Police were called at ...
Brothers Lured Landlord to Apartment, Complaining of Leak. Then They Killed Him and Dumped Body in Sewer
Two Chicago brothers have been sentenced to more than 40 years each for killing their landlord and throwing his body in a ...
Tuesday forecast: Bitter, dangerously cold around Chicagoland; Cold Weather Advisory until noon
Temperatures will continue to tumble in the nighttime and overnight hours to some of the coldest readings of the season.
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Most Chicago Warming Centers Closed For President’s Day Despite Dangerous Cold. Here’s What’s Open
Most city buildings that act as warming centers will be closed Monday, when it could feel like negative 14 degrees. But there ...
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This Clinic in Chicago Offers Free Legal Aid to Solidarity Economy Groups
Chicago, Illinois, has a rich history of grassroots organizing. Notable examples are the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council’s efforts to improve local ...
Assuming control: Inside embattled attorney Mark Nussbaum’s playbook in Chicago
Nussbaum picked up the South Side buildings from familiar cast of players, many from Lakewood, NYC, after a series of flips ...