PSAs featuring Chicago teens aim to raise awareness about dating violence
When high school senior Emily Graham found out how common teen dating violence is among her peers, she got angry. “How can we let this keep going on without doing...
All Stories
Metra riders experience Ventra app glitch during morning rush
Some Metra passengers were met with a doubly whammy during the morning rush hour: the Ventra app to buy tickets aboard trains wasn’t working properly on Thursday, the same day...
Flu activity remains high in Chicago area; too soon to tell if peak hit
With a few months left in a flu season that arrived early and hit hard in Chicago and across the country, public health officials continue to urge people to get...
Niña de Chicago en silla de ruedas ingresa a la selección nacional de básquetbol
Toda la práctica de Ixhelt González, de 13 años, valió la pena. Horas de ejercicio en la cancha de baloncesto e innumerables tiros a la canasta. La estudiante de octavo...
Chicago teen makes U.S. women’s wheelchair basketball team
All of Ixhelt Gonzalez’s training — hours of doing drills up and down the basketball court and taking countless shots — paid off. The 13-year-old eighth-grader from Chicago’s South Deering...
Canada’s prime minister to visit Chicago in February
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday he is planning to visit Chicago next month. He will deliver a speech at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics on Feb....
Dozens of dogs adopted, rescued after city shelter hits capacity
Krystle Delles drove from Aurora to Chicago’s animal shelter Saturday to look for her family’s next dog. She found a long line of people checking out the dogs in need...
Rescue groups, foster homes step up to help Chicago shelter animals at risk of euthanasia
Nearly a dozen dogs got a break from shelter life and were checked into a pet hotel Thursday night to free up kennels at Chicago's animal shelter, which was on...
City dog shelter hits capacity of 300, has to consider euthanizing animals
The number of dogs at Chicago’s Animal Care and Control shelter reached 300 Thursday, a level that prompted the city shelter to consider euthanizing animals. “We do have to make...
Admission-fee hikes approved for Museum of Science and Industry and the Chicago History Museum
Beginning Feb. 1, it will cost more to enter the Museum of Science and Industry and the Chicago History Museum. The admission-fee hikes were approved Wednesday by the Chicago Park...