Kyle Bentle

Weekend snowstorm: See how much snow has fallen in your area

May 22, 2019 at 11:44 a.m.

A winter storm blanketed the Chicago area with snow starting Friday night and continued through Sunday morning. Areas in the northern suburbs were hit hardest and places like Waukegan, Libertyville...

Weekend snowstorm: See how much snow has fallen in your area

January 19, 2019 at 2:49 p.m.

A winter storm blanketed the Chicago area with snow starting Friday night. The overnight storm will be followed by a period of lake-effect snow between late Saturday and midday Sunday,...

November snowstorm: See how much snow has fallen in your area

June 19, 2019 at 9:17 p.m.

A rare November snowstorm dropped more than 7 inches in areas around Chicago overnight, mostly in the far northwest suburbs. Areas south and southeast of the city saw totals far...

Search for your school: 2018 Illinois school report cards

May 23, 2019 at 6:25 a.m.

The 2018 Illinois school report cards include a new system for reporting school performance that emphasizes students' year-over-year academic growth. The state assigned each public school a rating that sums...

CPS enrollment by school for 2018-19: Look up your school

December 12, 2018 at 4:44 p.m.

Enrollment at Chicago Public School has dropped in one of its largest single-year declines in 16 years. The 361,314 students counted on the 20th day of classes represents a reduction...

Meet the jury: Inside the Jason Van Dyke courtroom

May 24, 2019 at 12:59 a.m.

Twelve jurors are deliberating on the fate of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, who is facing two counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery in the...

Highs, lows and dead fish: Rahm Emanuel’s political journey

December 12, 2018 at 9:56 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday he wasn't seeking re-election, on the eve of the murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke. Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago...

11 gorillas, 55 flamingos, 3 lions and thousands of hissing cockroaches: Breaking down Lincoln Park Zoo’s population

December 13, 2018 at 2:00 a.m.

The Lincoln Park Zoo started small: two pairs of swans in 1868. Over the next 150 years, the zoo's animal population has expanded to more than 800 individual animals spanning...

Authentic-style barbecue duck cooks in the oven at the Sun Wah BBQ booth on the first day of Taste of Chicago on July 11, 2018.

Who goes to the Taste? We looked at the data

July 17, 2018 at 11:09 p.m.

Taste of Chicago officially opened Wednesday, and if you've brought up the food and music festival to a local, you may have heard a response involving the words "too" and...

Chicago-area lightning strikes on the Fourth of July

July 5, 2018 at 10:39 p.m.

A thunderstorm rolled through the Chicago area on Wednesday night. Two people were struck by lightning along the lakefront, which was crowded as the Navy Pier fireworks ended.Every stroke and...

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