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THIS IS JUST A THUMBNAIL IMAGE FOR ONLINE. DO NOT USE IN PRINT. Charles Compton, 91 shares a moment with his daughter Ann Compton, a reporter who has covered the White House for ABC News for the last three decades, after she gave a speech in Evanston at the Westminster Place of Presbyterian Homes,3200 Grant Street, a senior nursing home where Charles Compton lives July 9, 2007. Compton, who grew up in Glencoe, has covered the White House since 1974. (Chicago Tribune Photo By David Trotman-Wilkins)

Charles Compton, Civil Air Patrol pilot during World War II and ad salesman, dies

July 8, 2020 at 2:57 p.m.

Charles Compton was part of the country's early aerial warfare history as one of the first volunteer pilots with the Civil Air Patrol during World War II. For his service,...

At least 17 shot, 4 fatally, in less than 12 hours in Chicago

July 7, 2020 at 9:12 p.m.

At least four people were shot to death across Chicago from Monday night into Tuesday morning, part of a series of attacks that also left 13 people injured, including six...

People look at fireworks for sale at Uncle Sam's Fireworks store in Hammond on June 22, 2020.

‘Nothing I’d ever seen before’: Illegal fireworks light up Chicago skies over July 4 weekend

July 7, 2020 at 12:47 p.m.

Officially, the city's Fourth of July festivities were canceled due to COVID-19 social distancing considerations. Many enjoyed virtual celebrations instead. Unofficially, numerous illegal fireworks displays exploded over the Chicago skyline...

16-year-old boy fatally shot, police looking for witness

July 6, 2020 at 6:52 p.m.

Chicago police are asking for help finding people involved in the killing of a 16-year-old boy in the Burnside neighborhood Thursday. A teen identified by the Cook County medical examiner's...

Workers clean up a crash after two people were injured in an accident on I-55 near Cicero Avenue in the early hours of July 6, 2020.

Truck driver suffers life-threatening injuries in Stevenson crash that closed lanes for hours Monday

July 6, 2020 at 5:10 p.m.

One person suffered life-threatening injuries in a collision Monday morning involving a pedestrian on the Stevenson Expressway near Cicero Avenue, according to Illinois State Police. The right two lanes of...

Parachutist spotted floating among high-rises near lakefront. ‘My immediate reaction was just to grab my phone.’

July 3, 2020 at 10:21 p.m.

Michael McLean woke to fireworks outside his Lakeshore East apartment early Friday. Then he saw a parachute float past his window. "I was kind of in shock for a second,...

The Chicago skyline seen from the Whihala Beach in Whiting, Indiana, on July 2, 2020.

Air quality alert issued for Chicago area ahead of hot July 4 holiday weekend

July 3, 2020 at 2:59 p.m.

An air quality alert issued for the greater Chicago area was extended through Saturday night by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as the region preps for a hot July Fourth...

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