Firefighters were still battling hot spots on an extra-alarm blaze at a building in Austin on the West Side Wednesday morning. The fire broke out around 4:20 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Lake Street, according to the Chicago …
Roof collapses during extra-alarm fire in Austin; 2 workers escape Read MoreA compromise plan in the works to impose snap curfews on the fly averted a City Council showdown Wednesday on a stricter 8 p.m. downtown area curfew for unaccompanied minors. After eleventh-hour negotiations with Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling, 2nd …
Chicago police could impose last-minute ‘snap curfews’ under new City Council proposal Read MoreTricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, says all the migrants whom the Trump administration sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador last month are “actually terrorists, human rights abusers, gangsters and more,” even if they …
Due process goes out the door in deportation cases Read MoreEl Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) acusó a la administración del alcalde Brandon Johnson de contratar a una empresa para filmar arrestos por inmigración con el fin de disciplinar a los agentes de la …
ICE afirma que Concejo Municipal contrató a un equipo de filmación para documentar arrestos de inmigración Read MoreOficiales de la Policía de Chicago, vestidos de gala, se unieron el martes a familiares y amigos del oficial Enrique Martínez, asesinado en el Parque Burnham, para la incorporación de su nombre al Monumento a las Familias Gold Star. El …
Homenajean en el monumento ‘Gold Star’ a Enrique Martínez, oficial de la Policía de Chicago que fue asesinado Read MoreMi infancia en Pacific Grove, California, me brindó la bendición de la exposición y la inmersión en la naturaleza que todos los niños merecen. Jugábamos entre imponentes secuoyas que parecían alcanzar el cielo. Surfeábamos en la playa de Asilomar y …
Declive de la población de la mariposa monarca es una llamada de atención sobre el cambio climático Read MoreHa pasado un mes desde la última vez que una joven llamada YD habló con su pareja, Yeison Rodrigo Jaimes-Rincón. YD, migrante venezolana de 33 años de edad que reside en el vecindario de South Shore de Chicago, pasa sus …
Familia de venezolano de Chicago enviado a prisión salvadoreña supo de su paradero por un video Read MoreThe pink and white petals of Jackson Park’s cherry blossom trees made a timely appearance this year — a return to “normal” after more muted spring seasons in recent years. Experts say the blooms’ timing and length remain at the …
As cherry blossoms peak in Chicago, here’s how to get a peek before they’re gone Read MoreAs the Sky search for hidden gems that can develop into contributors, they’re adding undrafted shooting guards Sammie Puisis and Tilly Boler on training camp contracts. Both are strong long-range shooters. Puisis, 24, finished her collegiate career at South Florida …
Sky sign undrafted guards Sammie Puisis, Tilly Boler to training-camp contracts Read MoreThe Blackhawks’ 2024-25 season is now in the books, and just like the last few, it wasn’t flattering. There are, however, some positives to be found. Here’s a breakdown of 13 interesting stats that appropriately sum up the season: Donato’s …
Breaking down 13 interesting stats from the Blackhawks’ 2024-25 season Read MoreIn an unusual legal twist, a judge has appointed an outside attorney to review a request by Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart to toss out a murder conviction. Judge Daniel Shanes has directed former Lake County Bar Association President …
Rare independent review ordered after Lake County prosecutor seeks to toss murder conviction Read MoreIllinois Sen. Emil Jones III described the late state Sen. Martin Sandoval as a “bully” and red-light camera executive Omar Maani as a “used car salesman” as he continued his testimony Wednesday in his federal bribery trial. Jones portrayed himself …
‘He reminded me of a used-car salesman’: Sen. Emil Jones III testifies about secret FBI cooperator Read MoreMayor Brandon Johnson’s innovative plan to confront Chicago’s affordable housing crisis hit a roadblock Wednesday, despite frenzied negotiations that satisfied one of the mayor’s powerful union allies. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 embraced the …
Johnson’s big green social housing initiative stalls amid concern about ethics, transparency Read MoreFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told a Chicago audience of business executives Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are “highly likely” to trigger inflation in a hawkish warning of darkening economic conditions for the country. Powell’s lunchtime speech and question-and-answer …
In Chicago, Fed chief warns that Trump’s tariffs likely to spur inflation Read MoreCook County Democratic Party Chair Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday told a packed room of Democrats that both Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen. Dick Durbin aren’t quite ready to discuss their reelection plans — decisions that will set in motion …
Illinois Democrats await decisions from Durbin, Pritzker that will spark high-stakes political shuffle Read MoreA menos de seis meses de su anterior visita a Chicago, la cantautora mexicana Vivir Quintana sorprenderá nuevamente al público de la ciudad presentando “Cosas que sorprenden a la audiencia”, su segundo álbum de estudio del que ya ha adelantado …
Vivir Quintana presenta ‘Cosas que sorprenden a la audiencia’ en Chicago Read MoreChicago’s hospitality and tourism industry said the city is uniquely qualified to weather any downturn, even though the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and rhetoric toward other countries could curb international visitors. That was the sentiment Tuesday during the …
Chicago’s international visitors expected to drop but tourism leaders say the city can bear it Read MoreA St. Charles passenger caused a stir at O’Hare Airport Tuesday afternoon when he grabbed his gun from the X-ray screening tunnel and walked into the terminal with it Tuesday afternoon, leading to his arrest. Besnik Ismajlaj, 53, was charged …
St. Charles man brought gun to O’Hare Airport, police say Read MoreAcross Chicago, nonprofits are facing a reckoning. Organizations that once provided diapers in Humboldt Park have seen federal support disappear. Entire food pantries in Ravenswood have closed their doors. Nonprofit professionals are being asked to do more with less — …
Chicago’s nonprofits are banding together in solidarity Read MoreIt’s gotta be something in the water. How else to explain the plethora of A-list twins on Hollywood screens lately? In the last few months alone, we’ve had Robert Pattinson, Theo James and the great Robert De Niro playing opposite …
‘Sinners’ review: Michael B. Jordan pulls double duty in vein-bursting thriller Read More