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A Humboldt Park Youth Shelter Is Coming To North Hotel Building
HUMBOLDT PARK — A community service provider got the OK from a key city board to open a short-term youth shelter inside a Humboldt Park apartment building despite some neighbor pushback. The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals granted three special-use applications Monday to La Casa Norte, a longtime service...
Classic Car Enthusiast Passes From Injuries Sustained In Ottawa Wreck
A recent crash in Ottawa that involved an antique Jeep turned out to be fatal. The Ottawa Police Department on Tuesday sent out an updated accident report mentioning that 64-year-old Ronald Winnicki of Ottawa passed away from his injuries. His obituary states that he was pronounced dead July 1st at OSF in Peoria.
Chicago weather: Another round of storms to come, with severe weather chances for some parts
Some in the Chicago area Wednesday morning were waking up to rainy, wet conditions and downed trees and branches after thunderstorms with lightning, small hail and heavy downpours slammed some parts Tuesday evening and overnight. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, another round of showers and storms were on...
Pigeon-Racing Season Is Here. Here Is How You Can Help Exhausted, Confused Birds
CHICAGO — The city has become a stopping point for pigeons amid racing season for the birds — many of whom are being found in the area, exhausted and hungry, birders said. Natalie Quist, a board member of the Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue, said many pigeon races occur in Indiana, and the birds have to pass through the Chicago area to get home. The Chicago Pigeon Society Facebook group has seen an uptick in reports of banded birds in the area.
Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever Beat Angel Reese, Chicago Sky For Significant WNBA Record
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese continue to elevate the WNBA to another level due to their mass popularity. With fans fully invested, their rivalrous relationship dates back a few years to their college time. Clark led an Iowa squad on a miracle run, captivating the country's attention with her logo ...
Chicago residents warned of new parking ticket scam
CHICAGO - A new scam is targeting Chicago residents with fraudulent text messages claiming they have unpaid parking tickets. The texts include a link to a fake website designed to steal personal information. Treveyon Kinnard, a Chicago resident, recently received a suspicious text from a phone number with a 343...
Dual action antibiotic could make bacterial resistance nearly impossible
A new antibiotic that works by disrupting two different cellular targets would make it 100 million times more difficult for bacteria to evolve resistance, according to new research from the University of Illinois Chicago. For a new paper in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers probed how a class of synthetic drugs...
Burglars target NW Side restaurants in Edison Park, Norwood Park, Jefferson Park
Several Northwest Side restaurants were burglarized in the Edison Park, Norwood Park and Jefferson Park area during the early hours of Friday, July 19, in a manner that was similar to a series of burglaries in the Edgebrook and Gladstone Park area on July 4. On both dates three...
‘Why Isn’t She In Prison?!’: White Woman Who Falsely Accused Black Man of Rape Is ‘Pampered’ By Dr. Phil During Face-to-Face Meeting with the Wrongly Convicted Man
Dr. Phil reintroduced a video clip from a 2008 episode of his talk show last week, highlighting the incredible story of a Chicago woman who […] ‘Why Isn’t She In Prison?!’: White Woman Who Falsely Accused Black Man of Rape Is ‘Pampered’ By Dr. Phil During Face-to-Face Meeting with the Wrongly Convicted Man
Xchange, Grand Crossing’s New $20 Million Training Center, Will Prepare Locals For Tech Jobs
GREATER GRAND CROSSING — A $20 million workforce and training center is coming to the South Side, creating more opportunities for neighbors to explore a future in the tech industry. Xchange Chicago, a first-of-its-kind technology workforce center, will open in Greater Grand Crossing in January. The 28,000-square-foot facility will...
Bridgeport Records builds on its blowout opening weekend
Chicago’s newest independent vinyl shop, Bridgeport Records, opened its doors on July 12 at 3336 S. Halsted. The store is the brainchild of veteran deep-house DJ and producer Vick Lavender and former union leader Jerry Morrison, who’ve both spent decades in the house-music scene but connected for the first time only a few years ago. Lavender founded Sophisticado Recordings in the mid-2000s, and Morrison spent 22 years with the Service Employees International Union, where he played a major role building labor power in Illinois.
Center for Better Aging opens on Chicago's South Side
CHICAGO - A new medical facility for older Chicagoans opened on the South Side. The Center for Better Aging, located at 63rd and Halsted in Englewood, will serve 160,000 older adults on the South Side, a growing population of patients. "Here at the Center for Better Aging, we're bringing much-needed...
Chicago woman, 25, charged with DUI on Chicago expressway
CHICAGO - A Chicago woman was charged with driving under the influence after crashing her car on the Jane Byrne Interchange, leaving her passenger seriously injured. Illinois State Police said the single-vehicle crash happened on the Interstate 290 eastbound ramp to Interstate 94 northbound at 6:06 a.m. Sunday. The driver,...
The Bulls' confusing offseason has already cost them a golden opportunity
With the start of the 2024-25 NBA season a little over three months away, the Chicago Bulls are one of several teams already looking ahead to the 2025 NBA Draft and a chance to land Cooper Flagg in a star-studded class. In order to have any chance of landing Flagg,...
Former Maine Celtics guard signs two-way contract with Bulls
One of the better players from last season’s Maine Celtics squad has found a new home in his pro career. The Bulls announced they’ve signed guard DJ Steward to a two-way contract as the Chicago native gets a homecoming. Steward, 22, played for Maine Celtics last season, averaging...
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