Liam Ford

Pedestrians deal with the sweltering heat in downtown Chicago, Wednesday, July 17, 2019.

Chicago area to face dangerous, possibly record-setting temperatures starting Thursday, as excessive heat warnings declared

July 18, 2019 at 1:12 a.m.

Chicago and much of the surrounding area will be under an excessive heat warning starting Thursday, as temperatures climb into the 90s, coming close to 100 degrees Friday and Saturday,...

Gas main break leads to evacuations on Far South Side

July 11, 2019 at 3:47 p.m.

Homes and a school were evacuated after a city construction crew hit a gas line in the Burnside neighborhood Thursday morning, officials said. A construction crew for the city's Department...

Man killed, driver sought after SUV rear-ends motorcycle in Northwest Side hit-and-run

July 5, 2019 at 11:26 p.m.

Police were searching Friday for the driver of an SUV they say hit a motorcyclist late on the Fourth of July, launching him into a pole and killing him in...

Inbound traffic on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago on Monday, May 13, 2019. A new traffic pattern on the inbound Eisenhower Expressway to Ida B. Wells Drive is reduced to just one lane. Construction projects were being halted and many closed lanes opened for the July Fourth holiday weekend.

2.1 million air travelers to pass through Chicago airports, as drivers face biggest July 4th weekend travel delays Friday

July 3, 2019 at 7:20 p.m.

As more than 2 million people move through Chicago's airports over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, drivers in the Chicago area were expected to join a record number of...

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Chicago area to face dangerous, possibly record-setting temperatures starting Thursday, as excessive heat warnings declared

Gas main break leads to evacuations on Far South Side

Man killed, driver sought after SUV rear-ends motorcycle in Northwest Side hit-and-run

2.1 million air travelers to pass through Chicago airports, as drivers face biggest July 4th weekend travel delays Friday

Severe thunderstorm watch for Chicago area, southern Wisconsin expires

2 workers rescued after high-rise scaffold breaks on Far North Side

Extra-alarm fire guts historic Roseland department store building

It’s mosquito season: 5 things to do to keep the pests at bay

Metra train hits man near station in Downers Grove

‘Asesinato-suicidio’, él murió apuñalado, ella ahorcada, en Cicero