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Officials responded about 4:10 p.m. to a report of a person on the tracks near the Clark and Division station at 1200 N. Clark St. Southbound trains are operating normally. A male was hospitalized in critical condition.
The developer behind the Goose Island project is proposing thousands of new residential units, retail and nearly two acres of outdoor space as well as a potential water taxi stop.
The draft policy aims to undercut a dramatic rise in stops that disproportionately target people of color and rarely lead to arrests. “It felt like it was time to do something about it,” said Foxx, who is stepping down this year.
The man, 38, was shot while driving near the 2400 block of East 91st Street about 11:55 p.m. Wednesday, Chicago police said.
The 29-year-old officer was found inside a home in the 1600 block of West Warren Boulevard with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said.
Neighbors worry the trucks would create a hazardous nuisance as well as air pollution in a low-income Black residential area.
Neighbors awoke to FBI agents shouting commands on a bullhorn, then using grenades in a quiet residential area. The local alderperson says the Chicago police district was not informed prior to the action.
Andrew Holmes is accused of sexually assaulting a Dolton village employee in a Las Vegas hotel room in May 2023. He has denied wrongdoing.
Holmes is accused of sexually assaulting a Dolton village employee in a Las Vegas hotel room in May 2023. He has denied wrongdoing.
Mr. Pollock taught political rhetoric and communication for more than two decades and was a friend and mentor to a flock of former students as well as an expert on the German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt.
Edificios centenarios podrían ser derribados para dar paso a otro centro de logística y distribución, añadiendo contaminación y molestias a la comunidad negra del oeste de la ciudad.
Experts say the pandemic disrupted the pathways that helped teens get a job or an education after high school. Young adults are “discouraged” about not getting hired, a youth mentor says.
The encampment at the Lincoln Park campus had been been in place since April 30. The action came after school officials said they had reached an impasse with the protesters.
Permits issued this week allow tables on sidewalks and in curb lanes — but also let vehicles use the street.
Bears President Kevin Warren has rejected the 48.6-acre Michael Reese site, saying it’s too narrow and doesn’t work because the stadium would have to be built “over an active train line.”
Over two dozen patients in Chicago between January and August last year reported symptoms typically associated with untreated or undiagnosed syphilis, the study said.
Miembros de CTU viajaron en autobuses a la capital del estado y se dividieron en grupos para reunirse con legisladores y pedir fondos adicionales mientras CPS enfrenta un déficit presupuestario de casi $400 millones para el próximo año escolar y algunas escuelas reportan recortes.
The CTA said it recorded its highest ridership day since 2020 on May 8, with more than a million rides. The rosy news comes amid growing calls for CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. to step down.
The Florida billionaire paid $125 million to get his name slapped on the Museum of Science and Industry. But will anybody use the new name? Just look at 875 N. Michigan. Don’t know what that is? Exactly.
Dining areas could be set up in curb lanes on Clark from Grand to Kinzie, with vehicles still able to use the middle lanes. Ald. Brendan Reilly is not happy.
Protesters demand City Council member withdraw support for Ozinga mining operation on Southeast Side
Around 50 opponents of the Invert, a massive underground development plan, disrupted a town hall after Ald. Peter Chico proposed reversing a city law to allow mining.
Karl Hall, 44, was in the 1300 block of South Halsted Street Wednesday night when someone in a car hit him and fled, police said.