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A 25-year-old died after officers took 17 minutes to find him following a 911 call — one of 93 delayed responses since ShotSpotter went dark.
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After a pole fire torched cars in a parking lot, ComEd has already scanned 1,500 of its 1.3 million poles with drones and AI.
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Chicago gets a mostly sunny 76-degree Tuesday before a potentially stormy Wednesday. Damaging winds, hail and heavy downpours are possible.
Checks and PayPal payments worth $23.8 million are hitting mailboxes after regulators found Grubhub overpromised driver pay and hid fees.
A downed light pole and scattered concrete bricks forced Illinois State Police to close the Eisenhower in both directions near Thorndale Avenue.
Emanda Mata faces a Class X felony after police say she shot a man on South Harding Avenue in North Lawndale.
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A new framework plan pairs a footbridge over the North Slip with a gathering space honoring South Side steelworkers.
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Retired Major General N.K. Dhir led the 2026 procession as grand marshal, a first for the parade's history.
A dozen fans traded punches and stomps in Section 518 as security rushed in with handcuffs at the ready.
A 33-year-old man is jailed on attempted murder charges after allegedly stabbing an older man on South Kedzie Avenue.
A federal judge rejected the city's bid to slash a civil rights attorney's hourly rate, noting Chicago outspent the winning legal team by 3,000 hours.
Chicago gets a cool, sunny Monday before temperatures rise and storm chances return Wednesday.
A vehicle tore into a garage near Lowell and Payne Streets in Skokie, leaving the neighboring home damaged too.
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