Aug 08 Neighbors say 9-year-old girl killed in Chicago over noise complaint By Associated Press The shooting happened Saturday night in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood. Continue reading
Jul 14 At least 11 tornadoes hit the Chicago area this week, weather service says By Associated Press The National Weather Service says a tornado outbreak in the Chicago area this week produced at least 11 twisters. Preliminary findings show they were relatively weak. Continue reading
Jul 09 Cities have long planned for extreme heat, but is it enough in a warming world? By Melina Walling, Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly. Continue reading
Jun 19 Mass shootings and violence around the country leave several dead and injured this weekend By Matthew Brown, Claire Savage, Associated Press Mass shootings and violence killed and wounded people across the U.S. over the weekend, including 60 in the Chicago area alone. The shootings happened in cities and rural areas alike. Bullets flew in Idaho and Washington state as well as… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 5:56 Chicago warns of humanitarian crisis as city struggles to house migrants By John Yang, Claire Mufson More than 8,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago since August, when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing asylum-seekers to so-called sanctuary cities as a protest against immigration policies. City officials say daily arrivals have increased tenfold over the last two… Continue watching
Apr 11 Dems select Chicago for 2024 convention By Will Weissert, Associated Press Chicago is solidly Democratic, as is Illinois. But holding the party’s presidential nominating gathering in such a pro-union city again demonstrates Biden’s commitment to organized labor — which will be critical to his bid to win a second term in… Continue reading
Apr 05 Brandon Johnson, union organizer and former teacher, elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Former teacher and union organizer Brandon Johnson has been elected Chicago mayor. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: Midwest and South brace for more storms days after tornadoes killed 32 In our news wrap Tuesday, parts of the Midwest and South braced for a new wave of severe weather days after tornadoes killed 32 people, Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter being held in Russia, met with his lawyers… Continue watching
Apr 04 Chicago chooses between progressive, moderate in mayoral election By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Voters in Chicago were choosing a new mayor as two candidates with contrasting views on issues including crime, taxes, schools and investment in policing competed to lead the heavily Democratic city, the country's third-largest. Continue reading
Feb 28 Chicago’s Lightfoot loses reelection bid, setting up Vallas and Johnson for runoff By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Voters on Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nation’s third-largest city. Continue reading