A teenage boy was killed and a man was critically injured in a Riverdale neighborhood shooting Monday night, police said.Officers responded to a call of shots fired about 8:15 p.m. and found the 17-year-old boy lying in the street in the 13000 block of South Champlain Avenue. The man, 20, was nearby with a gunshot wound to the lower back, according to ...

A 15-year-old boy and a 19-year-old woman were stabbed while walking in the Loop Monday night. It happened in the first block of North Wabash Avenue about when two people wearing dark clothing approached and attacked them, Chicago police said. The two, both who suffered puncture wounds to the abdomen, went to a nearby Orange Line CTA platform where ...

In Morrow County, Oregon, families are living through a crisis. According to a Rolling Stone investigation, mothers have suffered miscarriages. Neighbors are battling rare cancers.Local officials have raised concerns about dangerously elevated nitrate levels in the communitys drinking water following the siting of a nearby Amazon data center. The ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are retired and happy. Each of us was married before. We're not rich, but we get by without help from anyone. We have been blessed with a big family. Between us, we have six children, 15 grandchildren and a great grandchild. This does not include the in-laws, because quite a few of these offspring are now married.I am bothered by ...

An artist and a college professor, Elena Ailes has lived in Chicago for more than a decade, moving here from New York City in 2013 largely for economic reasons.But she still cares about her old haunts, where friends and family still reside, and decided to make a modest campaign contribution $25 to New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani leading up to ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single fan in possession of a passion for the novelist Jane Austen, must be in want of a way to celebrate her 250th birthday.And so I went. The Chicago region is home to many events honoring the beloved British author this week from trivia at bookstores to film screenings at libraries. But it was a church ...

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With December boys basketball comes the IHSAs release of sectional assignments across the state.All eyes were on where DePaul Prep would land after winning a Class 2A title in 2023 and back-to-back Class 3A titles in 2024 and 2025. The answer, while not a real surprise, is north, where coach Tom Kleinschmidts top-ranked Rams will join Evanston, New Trier, ...

The owner of Beat Kitchen said the city of Chicago forced him to lose the restaurant's Chicago Riverwalk space because of race-based discrimination during a lease renewal process, in a lawsuit filed in federal court. Robert Gomez, who also operates other restaurants such as Bar Sol at Navy Pier, said after his five-year lease expired in late 2023, the city ...

Former Illinois football coach Mike White, who led the Fighting Illini to the 1983 Big Ten title and a Rose Bowl berth, died Sunday at 89, the university announced.White coached the Illini from 1980 to 87, going 47-41-3 and leading them to three bowl games. The 1983 team was his best. It went 10-1 in the regular season, including 9-0 in Big Ten games. Its ...

In 1993, 29-year-old Herman Williams, a decorated Navy veteran who served two tours in the Gulf War, was convicted by a Lake County jury of killing his ex-wife despite maintaining his innocence.Nearly three decades later, Williams, of Gurnee, was exonerated and released from prison.On Monday, he was awarded a $13 million settlement through a civil federal ...

One hundred children rode away from a Chicago Ridge Raising Canes on a chilly Monday with new bicycles and helmets, courtesy of the fast food chain and Chicagos Chance the Rapper.The students did not just leave with bicycles; they left with holiday cheer from one of the citys best-known rappers, who says he hasnt stopped investing in the community that ...

It was a simple question asked of Caleb Williams in the minutes following the Bears 31-3 win against the Browns: How much are you looking forward to a second matchup with the Packers? The quarterbacks mind went immediately to the way the previous game ended just a week earlier at Lambeau Field: with him throwing a fourth-down interception in the end zone ...

The onetime head of Chicagos Four Corner Hustlers street gang again faces a mandatory life sentence after a federal jury Monday convicted him of racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, according to the U.S. attorneys office.Its the second such verdict in four years for Labar "Bro Man" Spann, who since 2017 has battled a sweeping indictment handed up ...

Bears coach Ben Johnson has been saying for weeks that his team needs at least 11 wins to get into the playoffs. Its time to underline that at least part.The haves and have nots are very pronounced in the NFL this season as nine teams have four or fewer wins and nine have at least 10. The Bears stood in the No. 2 seed at 10-4 on Monday after beating the ...

Testimony from terminally ill residents persuaded an undecided Gov. JB Pritzker to sign legislation that will give people with six months or less to live the option to end their lives with a doctors prescription in Illinois.I could have gone either way on this, just on the issue of compassion, about thinking about what the right thing to do is, Pritzker ...

The Bears could be without two of their best three wide receivers Saturday night against the Packers.Coach Ben Johnson didnt sound particularly optimistic when discussing the health of Rome Odunze, who has dealt with chronic foot issues for most of the season. He was cleared to play Sunday and was put on the teams game-day roster but felt pain while warming ...

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer accused of using his gun and badge to rape multiple women will be held in federal custody while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Monday.U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling peppered a defense attorney for Officer Luis Uribe with questions about why she should expect him to follow orders while on release, given ...

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found fatally stabbed Sunday at their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department on Monday arrested the Reiners 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, and booked him on suspicion of killing his parents.It was a tragic, shocking end to a life and career that began with a ...

Bears linebacker Tremaine Edmunds will return to practice this week, opening a window to return off injured reserve as soon as Saturday's game against the rival Packers.Edmunds was put on IR with a groin injury last month and has missed four games, which is the minimum for players on the list. He was hurt in the team's win against the Vikings in Minnesota, ...

DePaul University announced Monday that it's laid off 114 staff members to address a budget shortfall caused by rising costs and a significant drop in enrollment among international graduate students.In a letter to staff, school leadership said it eliminated 7% of its full-time and part-time employees on Friday as the Lincoln Park-based school was about to ...

Charges were filed against two men and a teen boy who allegedly shot and killed 16-year-old honor student and basketball standout Davell Holden after mistaking him for someone else in South Holland over the summer.Police believe 21-year-old Javan Moore fired the fatal shot to Davell on Aug. 2 in the 16000 block of Drexel Avenue and was charged with murder, ...

Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons declared that he may be sidelined, but I am not defeated after tearing his ACL on Sunday against the Broncos.Hell be out for the rest of the season, starting with Saturday nights game against the Bears at Soldier Field.This injury is my greatest testa moment God allowed to strengthen my testimony, Parsons wrote on social ...

Algunos entregaron sus llaves y se fueron sintindose aliviados. Otros fueron obligados a salir por personal de seguridad armado que les deca que tenan 30 minutos para abandonar el edificio.Los residentes que quedaban en el complejo de apartamentos del vecindario de South Shore, que fue allanado por agentes de inmigracin federales a principios de este otoo, ...

Blackhawks star Connor Bedard will miss several more weeks with an upper-body injury, but it doesn't sound like it's anywhere near season-threatening.Coach Jeff Blashill said Monday that Bedard will be "re-evaluated after the New Year" and that surgery is not required at this time."Lets start with the rehab and see where it goes, and Ill have a better ...