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CTA Green and Orange line trains are running again after a fire on the tracks halted service in the South Loop for more than four hours. Trains were not allowed to pass the area near 15th Street and Wabash Avenue …

A 16-year-old boy died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan Monday morning, Chicago police and fire officials said. The boy and a 16-year-old girl took a raft out onto the lake from Montrose Beach about 9 a.m. At some …

The sweltering Sunday in Bridgeview was a historic Father’s Day for pioneering drill rapper Chief Keef. In front of over 40,000 people from all over the world at Lyrical Lemonade and SPKRBX’s sixth annual Summer Smash, Sosa and friends delivered …

Queer Prom celebró su 20º aniversario, remontando sus orígenes a la esquina de la avenida Blue Island y la calle 18 en Pilsen, el lugar que albergó la emisora de radio juvenil comunitaria Radio Arte de 1998 a 2013. Radio …

Las temperaturas alcanzaron un máximo de 92 grados el domingo en Chicago, dando inicio a una ola de calor de una semana con temperaturas que se espera que permanezcan en los 90 durante la mayor parte de la semana. La …

The 75-foot deep hole at the old Chicago Spire site has been a symbol of unfulfilled potential and the last undeveloped parcel of land along the convergence of the river and Lake Michigan. That is until now, said Related Midwest …

“The Daily Show” has opened up ticketing for its August visit to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention. Would-be audience members can go to 1iota.com and request one or two tickets for any or all of the four episodes that …

Mayor Brandon Johnson has finally named his own chief equity officer and begun moving forward with a $500,000 task force on reparations he announced last year. His pick is Carla Kupe, previously the first-ever director of diversity, equity, inclusion and …

It has been stated in the Chicago Sun-Times that our newly elected alderperson in the 26th Ward, Jessie Fuentes, agrees with Mayor Brandon Johnson and wants to do away with Shotspotter because it has not reduced the violence in the …

A man was charged with causing the fire that killed a woman and injured a 12-year-old girl in Bridgeport early Saturday. Cordale Nichols, 37, was arrested shortly after allegedly throwing an incendiary device through the window of an apartment in …

Chicago’s watchdog agency has warned Mayor Brandon Johnson that efforts to root out extremism within the Chicago Police Department have “fallen short” of his campaign promise to fire officers with ties to the far-right. The harsh criticism was included in …

Four West Side neighborhoods will see a boost in violence prevention programs targeted at people most at risk from gun violence, as a group of business leaders nears its ambitious goal of raising $100 million in private funding. The expansion …

It’s getting to the point where folks in Dolton are going to need a Venn diagram to keep track of the tangle of relationships and alleged corruption connected to the village’s self-declared “supermayor” Tiffany Henyard. The latest: Henyard was the …

A bloody Father’s Day weekend in Chicago ended with at least 25 people shot in just five hours early Monday. In all, at least 72 people were hit by gunfire from Friday evening through the predawn hours of Monday, according …

The Chicago Transit Authority’s Second Chance program should be an out-and-out victory for the troubled transit agency. The initiative hires ex-offenders — and others who have a tough time finding employment — as temporary employees and puts them to work …

This is getting deep, folks, so check the roles adopted by or bequeathed to the main actors. They are: Caitlin Clark — college superstar, Fever rookie, most followed female basketball player ever, WNBA game-changer on and off the court. Angel …

Chicago Park District pools opened Monday, just in time to provide residents a respite from the oppressive heat. In Beverly, children and families enjoyed leisure time at the pool at Kennedy Park. For this week only, the pool is open …

Major League Baseball’s first update on All-Star Game voting made it clear that Cubs position players have a hill to climb. Fan votes, submitted in two phases, determine the starters for the Midsummer Classic, which is set for July 16 …

The late-July eighth-grade dance, otherwise known as the major-league trade deadline, might get buyers and sellers out of their seats sooner than the final three days. And with more playoff contenders hit with injuries to key players or coping with …

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is planning to announce a sweeping new policy Tuesday that would lift the threat of deportation for tens of thousands of people married to U.S. citizens, an aggressive election-year action on immigration that had been …