Chicago

Top Chicago news: Officer shot in head during battle with suspect; rare meteor show tonight; more

AI Assisted Icon
Published on November 21, 2019
Top Chicago news: Officer shot in head during battle with suspect; rare meteor show tonight; morePhoto: Leo-setä/Flickr

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Chicago.

Teens post black classmate on Craigslist as 'slave for sale'

Police have opened an investigation, letters have been sent home to parents, and the students have been disciplined.

Read the full story on FOX 26 Houston.

Police officer shot in head during battle with bank robbery suspect; teen also shot

A Chicago police officer and a 15-year-old boy were shot during a police battle with a bank robbery suspect on the city's northwest side on Tuesday evening. Authorities said the 32-year-old suspect was killed during the gun battle.

Read the full story on 6abc Action News.

Rare meteor outburst could light up skies tonight

Scientists say this outburst could resemble the one in 1995 that produced meteors at a rate of about 400 an hour.

Read the full story on Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Reader to move to nonprofit model

The the city’s alt-weekly founded in 1971 will be moving to a nonprofit model in 2020. 

Read the full story on Chicago Reader.

Chicago needs safer streets, protected bike lanes now, advocates say

Most residents don’t have safe bikeways, according to the Active Transportation Alliance.

Read the full story on Curbed Chicago.


This story was created automatically using data about news stories on social media from CrowdTangle, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.