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Chicago Could See Spectacular Northern Lights Thursday as Rare ‘Severe’ Solar Storm Heads Toward Earth
A severe geomagnetic storm is heading toward Earth, likely to hit Thursday, and what that means for Chicagoans is conditions are ripe for another spectacular display of the aurora borealis (northern lights) in our neck of the woods. The Space Weather Prediction Center, operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
16-Year-Old Boy Grazed By Bullet On CTA Bus
CHATMAN — Another argument gone awry on the CTA Monday afternoon escalated into a shooting that left a 16-year-old passenger wounded, police said. At 5:22 p.m. Monday, two women or girls riding a bus in the 8600 block of South State Street got into an argument, and one of them pulled out a gun and fired shots, police said.
Chicago teen with autism reported missing, with family pleading for help
A Chicago teen with autism was reported missing from her home this week, leading to a frantic search for answers about her whereabouts. Micah Grady, 18, was last seen near Leamington Avenue and Washington Boulevard in the Austin neighborhood on Monday, according to Chicago police. According to Imarri Grady, Micah’s...
Chicago Trades One Controversial Gun Surveillance Technology for Another
As Chicago’s ShotSpotter microphones shut down following years of controversy about the gunshot detection device, the Chicago Transit Authority is trying out a new tool designed to detect the presence of firearms — this time, through video surveillance. Through a $200,000 pilot, CTA is adding ZeroEyes, a software...
Arizona man charged after 2 women struck, killed on North Side
CHICAGO — An Arizona man has been extradited to Chicago after allegedly striking and killing two women on the North Side in 2021. Wedeke Nondo, 28, of Glendale, Arizona, is charged with two counts of reckless homicide with a motor vehicle. Nondo was allegedly driving recklessly on Nov. 12, 2021 in the 6800 block of […]
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