Charles J. Johnson

The Elmhurst University main gate on May 12, 2021.

Elmhurst University student called in fake report of man with gun after ripping off drug dealer, cops say

May 12, 2021 at 9:12 p.m.

An Elmhurst University student who had ripped off a drug dealer made a false report of a man with a gun on campus, plunging the suburban college into lockdown mode,...

Rabbits sit inside the DuPage animal shelter in Wheaton, on May 12, 2021, after 39 of them were rescued over the weekend.

Suburban bunnies are having lots of sex and it’s straining DuPage County Animal Services

May 12, 2021 at 8:50 p.m.

When the pandemic kicked off in spring 2020, many speculated it would be boom times for boot knockin', with couples cooped up at home and little else to do once...

Soldier Field security firm worker shoots longtime acquaintance to death over worker’s wife visiting with her ex-boyfriend, prosecutors say

May 12, 2021 at 1:53 p.m.

A probationary security firm employee who worked at Soldier Field ended his shift and went to the home of a longtime acquaintance, then shot the man to death because the...

Man stabbed to death in dispute over children playing too early in the day, prosecutors say

May 11, 2021 at 8:57 p.m.

A 55-year-old Englewood man stabbed to death the 32-year-old boyfriend of his grandchildren's mother Sunday morning in a dispute over the younger man's children playing too raucously early in the...

Architect Helmut Jahn looks over drawings of his State of Illinois Center in 1980.

Endangered history: From Thompson Center to ‘Green Book’ sites, group lists Illinois’ most endangered historic structures

May 5, 2021 at 11:16 p.m.

After a year off in 2020, Illinois historic preservationists on Wednesday announced their list of the state's most endangered historic places, structures and sites they say are architecturally and culturally...

Nortasha Stingley whose daughter Marissa Boyd-Stingley was killed in 2013, holds a photo of her daughter at her Chicago home on Nov. 20, 2020.

A Mother’s Day moratorium: A Chicago mom who lost her daughter pleads for peace Sunday

May 5, 2021 at 2:41 a.m.

The rain picked up intensity as Nortasha Stingley's voice rose, turning heads in the Starbucks behind her. "As a mom, I first came to give my condolences and prayers to...

The scene in the 2900 block of West Logan Boulevard after a man behind the wheel of a pickup truck ran into a pedestrian on May 1, 2021.

Motorist angered by ‘yuppies with dogs’ jumped curb, rammed woman at Logan Square picnic after allegedly yelling anti-Asian comments, said witnesses and officials

May 2, 2021 at 8:19 p.m.

A 57-year-old motorist apparently angered by "yuppies with dogs" allegedly yelled anti-Asian comments before slamming into a group of friends enjoying a birthday picnic, seriously injuring a woman in Logan...

No serious injuries when Metra train hits taxi in Mount Prospect early Friday

April 30, 2021 at 8:44 p.m.

A Metra train headed for Chicago struck a taxi cab in Mount Prospect early Friday, temporarily halting traffic on the line and sending the driver and a passenger to area...

Mike Bussan, an Uber driver, picked up two young men and rushed them to Northwestern Memorial Hospital after they were shot near the Bronzeville neighborhood on April 29, 2021.

Good Samaritan rushes men to hospital after shooting, crash: ‘There is a cost for a person’s life, and it’s 50 shares, or 300 likes’

April 30, 2021 at 1:06 p.m.

Mike Bussan dropped off his Uber passenger and doubled back toward the scene of a car accident he'd noticed a few minutes earlier to check it out, to make sure...

Ten-year-old twins Samrya Cribbs, center, and Samya Cribbs look on as their father, Sonny, prepares them a cool beverage as the Brookfield family hangs out at 31st Street Beach in Chicago on June 5, 2021.

Thunderstorms and ‘hail large enough to dent vehicles’ possible later Tuesday into Wednesday in Chicago area

April 28, 2021 at 12:45 a.m.

Thunderstorms and hail could follow an unseasonably warm day in the Chicago area late Tuesday and into Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures as high as the mid-80s...

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