Top Chicago news: Red Line passengers warned about robberies; nurse killed in drive-by honored; more

Top Chicago news: Red Line passengers warned about robberies; nurse killed in drive-by honored; morePhoto: iStock
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Published on January 24, 2020

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Chicago.

Obama portraits from National Portrait Gallery coming to Chicago in 2021

The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery's official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama will be coming to the Chicago Art Institute as part of a five-city tour.

Read the full story on ABC Chicago, WLS.

Police warn of CTA Red Line robberies

Chicago police have issued a warning to passengers on the CTA Red Line after a pair of robberies targeted young people in recent weeks.

Read the full story on ABC Chicago, WLS.

Chicagoland Nurse Honor Guard created in memory of nurse killed in drive-by

Family, friends and nurses are finding new ways to carry on the legacy of Frank Aguilar. A nurse at Misericordia, Aguilar was carrying in laundry to his sister's Little Village home when he was shot and killed on Nov. 12, 2019.

Read the full story on ABC Chicago, WLS.

Chicago-based ‘Doomsday Clock’ creeps closer to midnight 

Calling world affairs “highly unstable,” scientists on Thursday moved the fateful minute hand of the Doomsday Clock another 20 seconds closer to midnight, signifying that humanity is more perilously near global catastrophe than at any other time in recent history.

Read the full story on Chicago Tribune.

Chicago advances effort to eradicate cervical cancer

Physicians and researchers from Chicago set a goal of being the first major U.S. city to eliminate cervical cancer by targeting racial disparity.

Read the full story on Chicago Tribune.


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