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Millennium Park kicks off 20th anniversary celebrations Thursday; Common to perform Saturday
Millennium Park celebrates its twentieth birthday starting Thursday.Events run through Sunday and on Saturday night, South Side native Common is scheduled to perform with the Grant Park Orchestra.A fireworks display will wrap up the fun that night.RELATED: Grammy Award-winning artist Common to perform free concert at Millennium ParkList of events:Thursday-¡Súbelo! will present an evening highlighting the musical tapestry of Latine culture on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion stage.-Chuwi, a tropical, indie fusion quartet from Puerto Rico merging salsa, boleros, and folk music with flashes of alternative Hip Hop, psychedelic, and electronic.-Codigo FN,hailing from Sinaloa, Mexico, this Mexican Regional group debuted with...
Chicago weather: Eyeing a wonderful weekend
CHICAGO - Pleasant weather is on the way right through the weekend. Each day will feature a good deal of sun during this period. This morning, there will be a bit more cloudiness streaming off the lake. Highs today will be in the mid to upper 70s. Then it’s low-to-mid...
Extra-alarm fire breaks out at Chatham apartment complex
CHICAGO - A three-alarm fire broke out at an apartment complex Wednesday night in the Chatham neighborhood. The fire started around 11 p.m. at a building in the 800 block of South Vernon Avenue, according to fire and police officials. Six adults safely evacuated the apartment complex. The blaze was...
‘The Bear’ breaks records for most Emmy nominations for a comedy
It’s a banner day for Chicago. ‘The Bear’ cleaned up during yesterday’s Emmy nominations, ‘The Bear’ received at least one nomination in all of the major comedy categories for this year’s Emmy’s, announced Wednesday. The nominations were for the “The Bear’s” second season. That smashes the record that ’30 Rock’ set in 2009 with 22 nominations.
A New Tour Gets a Head Start on the Centennial of Route 66
“What do you think of when you think of Route 66?” Mike McMains asked the three dozen passengers on his Route 66 trolley tour. “I’m not sure who that is,” McMains said. “He was on 77 Sunset Strip.”. Route 66 means something different to everyone, and the...
As convention nears, CPD faces renewed questions on use of body-worn cameras
With the Democratic National Convention about a month away, the chief judge of Chicago’s federal court has called for greater clarity in the Chicago Police Department’s policy dictating when officers may deactivate their body-worn cameras. But the order issued this month by Chief Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer gives the city and CPD until Aug. 30 — more than a week after the conclusion of the DNC — ...
Baseball: Keystone grad and White Sox draft pick Nathan Archer's talent was evident early on
Keystone graduate Nathan Archer got the call Tuesday afternoon that so many little boys grow up dreaming about. Archer, this year’s Mid-American Conference Player of the Year while playing for Bowling Green and Lorain County’s Mr. Baseball in 2021, was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball Draft.
Man killed in hit-and-run crash in The Loop
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in The Loop Wednesday night. Just after 10 p.m., Chicago police said the man was walking in the first block of Lower Wacker Drive when he was hit by a semi-truck. The driver did not stop. The man died at a local hospital. No arrests have been made.
National Weather Service in Far, Remote Northern Michigan Took Over Warning Chicago as Illinois Forecasters Hunkered Down During Tornado Outbreak
The National Weather Service is the government agency we all rely upon for up-to-the-second information particularly in emergency situations like severe thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks. But what happens when NWS forecasters are in the line of fire for a storm? That was the situation facing the NWS office in Chicago last night (July 15, 2024) as a summer storm spawned a tornado outbreak across the region.
Mayor's office reverses plan to remove City Hall George Washington statue
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office recently said it was going to remove a statue of George Washington on the fifth floor of City Hall near the Mayor's Office—only to reverse course this week.The statue of the nation's first president has stood for 40 years. It was dedicated in 1984 when Harold Washington was mayor.Yet recently, there were rumbles that the current administration wanted the George Washington statue removed. The idea left some Chicagoans reflecting on how the city removed statues of Christopher Columbus from city parks.The statue of a standing George Washington is set off by velvet...
Don’t Fall Victim to the Latest USPS Text Scam Circulating Illinois
We should all know better by now, but I nearly fell victim to a new package delivery text scam the other day, and I don't want the same thing to happen to you. Here's one thing I can guarantee about me; if you call or text me from a number I don't recognize, I will not answer or respond...ever. My notorious call screening usually saves me from phone scammers, BUT, when I have been waiting for over two weeks for Japanese Beetle traps I desperately need to arrive, receiving a text about a delivery issue almost had me falling hook, line, and sinker into the scammer's trap.
Armed robbers pose as online sellers in string of Austin incidents
CHICAGO - Police are warning Austin neighborhood residents about a string of related robberies. In these incidents, offenders advertise a motorbike for sale online and instruct buyers to meet them in the 600 block of North Lotus. The victims are then led to the back of the location where they...
CPD lieutenant relieved of police powers after shocking confrontation caught on camera
CHICAGO - A Chicago police lieutenant has been relieved of his police powers after a shocking confrontation was caught on camera. FOX 32’s Tia Ewing talked with the man who recorded it. He doesn't want his name published out of fear of retaliation because this isn't the first time this officer has been accused of wrongdoing.
Man found fatally shot on Albany Park sidewalk
CHICAGO — A man found unresponsive on a sidewalk in Albany Park early Tuesday was shot to death, officials say. Officers responding to calls of a person down found the 59-year-old Evanston man lying near a strip mall in the 3300 block of West Lawrence around 2:37 a.m. Chicago Fire Department personnel attempted to save the man, but he succumbed to his injuries at Swedish Hospital a short time later.
Famous Wrigley Field Rooftops Will Be Torn Down After City Signs Off
WRIGLEYVILLE — City Council has approved the rezoning for three iconic, century-old buildings across from Wrigley Field’s right field bleachers on Sheffield Avenue to make way for one 29-unit apartment building. The vote passed Wednesday despite an effort by some neighbors to block the project due to the...
Grand Crossing mass shooting victims’ family, activists call for direct support for families in $100 million crime-fighting fund
Markita Scott has spent every day at Comer Children’s Hospital for nearly two weeks, watching over her young grandsons as they undergo multiple surgeries and recover from gunshot wounds. When one grandson asked for a Wendy’s Frosty, she got on the bus to buy him one, she said. “I have my days where I cry, and I have my days when I’m OK, even when I may not be,” she said. Jacoby Strong, 8, and ...
Severe storms slam the area
A severe weather system slammed northern Illinois and the Chicago area Monday night, producing severe. thunderstorms, wind gusts of up to 75 mph in some areas, and tornadoes. Warning sirens were heard throughout DuPage County after 9 p.m. As many as 10 tornadoes were reported in the Chicago area Monday night, including one outside O’Hare Airport.
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