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New Illinois Law Requires Weather Radios In Certain Homes
It's been a rough tornado season and a new Illinois law is taking aim at that. We can all agree it's been a messy summer. In the Chicago area alone last week, there were 33 tornadoes, compared to their usual 5 or 6 per year. With the derecho that moved through last week, 5 tornadoes rolled through the QCA. In Iowa, May was ridiculous. We average 11 tornadoes in May. But this year, we had over 80 tornadoes in May alone.
When 2 Illinois Men Got Lost in the Woods – Something Found Them
It was supposed to be a date with two girls they had met, but for two Illinois men it became something completely different and terrifying. After they became lost in the woods trying to locate the home of the ladies, something found them, but it wasn't what they were hoping for.
1 killed, 4 critically injured in West Garfield Park crash
CHICAGO - A man was killed and four others were seriously injured in a two-car crash on Chicago's West Side early Saturday. According to Chicago police, a Dodge Durango traveling westbound on Lake Street near Keeler Avenue collided with a gray sedan around 2:10 a.m. The impact caused both vehicles to strike nearby pillars.
The chance of showers and thunderstorms return Sunday; severe weather likely to stay west of Chicago
Friday logged the first 100% sunny day in 6 weeks, since June 14, more of the same expected on Saturday…. More haze expected across area skies Saturday from wildfire smoke aloft, but the densest smoke likely to cause air quality issues is to stay well west/northwest of Chicago. The chance...
Mystery creature in Lincoln Park pond: What is lurking in the water?
CHICAGO - What some call a "mysterious" creature has emerged in Lincoln Park’s North Pond. It's even drawing visitors who are curious about claims that it could be an alligator. However, on Friday, Chicago Animal Care & Control cracked the case. While wishful thinking may have led some to...
Coast Guard searching for at least 1 missing person after boat sinks near 31st Street Harbor
A water search is underway after a boat capsized in Lake Michigan on Chicago's South Side.The U.S. Coast Guard said they received calls about a 25-foot double-decker pleasure yacht capsizing and then sinking near the 31st Street Harbor. Chicago police said it happened around 7:30 p.m.The Coast Guard said 16 people were on the boat at the time of the incident. It was not immediately clear how many of them went into the water, but as of 9 p.m., Chicago police and the Coast Guard said at least one person, an adult male, was still unaccounted for.Three people, a man and two women, were taken to a local hospital for treatment after the incident, all in good condition, police said.A witness said he saw the boat speeding in the water before flipping over, and then he heard screams for help.A group called Boat Safe Chicago captured drone video of the wreckage just moments after the crash.The search for the missing person, or people, is ongoing by Chicago police with assistance from a helicopter in the air.
Canvassing efforts underway to inform residents around the DNC perimeter about security measures
Chicago Police and the Secret Service were out on Friday talking to residents in the area of the United Center to let them know about security preparations including street closures, for next month’s Democratic National Convention.
Behind the mind-boggling birthday workouts Chicago Bears' QB Tyson Bagent does with friends
LAKE FOREST, Ill. - The Chicago Bears overhauled their offense this offseason. Through all those changes, the Bears could have opted for a veteran quarterback to place behind Caleb Williams as a mentor. The Bears did not go that route, placing their trust in second-year quarterback Tyson Bagent. The thought...
Quantum business park coming to Chicago, backed by $700M from state of Illinois
A California-based quantum computing company wants to build one of the largest quantum computers in the world on Chicago’s southeast side and the state is chipping in hundreds of millions of dollars to help make it happen. PsiQuantum will be the first tenant of the “Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics...
Trio charged in 2023 fire that killed veteran Chicago firefighter
Three men face numerous criminal charges tied to last year’s Far South Side house fire that killed Chicago Firefighter Jermaine Pelt. Two are accused of deliberately setting fire to a house at 120th and Wallace back on April 4, 2023.
New Evidence Found in Murder of Chicago Postal Worker (video)
Chicago police found a burned-out Dodge Durango in the 8900 block of South Fulton Avenue. The discovery was made in connection with the ongoing investigation into the murder of a postal worker, who was killed while delivering mail in West Pullman. Details of the Incident. The victim, identified as Redman,...
Man, 21, charged in Chatham carjacking
CHICAGO - A Chicago man was charged in connection with an armed carjacking last June in the Chatham neighborhood. Craig Williams, 21, was allegedly part of a group who carjacked a 58-year-old woman on June 12 in the 400 block of East 81st Street, according to police. Williams was arrested...
Men accused of robbing a 60-year-old escape after prosecutors failed to request that the judge detain the men in custody
Prosecutors chose not to urge a court to detain 2 men in custody until trial, so they were ordered to go home with midnight curfews after they were accused of assaulting and stealing a 60-year-old man in Uptown the previous week. Shortly after the July 17 robbery, two 16-year-old boys...
Thieves break into 6 Chicago businesses in 45 minutes, steal cash registers: police
CHICAGO - The same group of thieves burglarized six businesses in under an hour in Bucktown, Wicker Park and Lake View on Thursday. In each incident, the offenders used a hammer to shatter the front or side glass doors of businesses to gain entry, according to police. Once inside, the offenders stole cash, cash registers or cash boxes before leaving the business.
When 2 Illinois Men Got Lost in the Woods – Something Found Them
It was supposed to be a date with two girls they had met, but for two Illinois men it became something completely different and terrifying. After they became lost in the woods trying to locate the home of the ladies, something found them, but it wasn't what they were hoping for.
Freedom Alliance leader addresses issues with energy sources
(The Center Square) – Concerns are being raised as solar energy facilities displace Midwestern farmland. The Institute for Energy Research reports that the target for solar operations is increasingly in the Midwest, where government subsidies allow solar companies to pay more to rent land than the farmers feeding the nation. Myke Luebbers of the Illinois Freedom Alliance said there were more green areas in Southern California before solar farms were...
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