Meredith Rodriguez

Pride Parade attendees celebrate Supreme Court decision, growing support

August 19, 2019 at 12:54 a.m.

As businesses, schools and public officials donned rainbow colors, flung beads and danced on floats at Chicago's Pride Parade Sunday, attendees marveled at how far acceptance of the LGBT community...

The sun sets over the Ferris wheel on a cool afternoon Nov. 24, 2010.

Chicago to replace Navy Pier Ferris wheel with taller one

August 19, 2019 at 12:52 a.m.

Navy Pier's Ferris wheel, an icon of the Chicago lakefront, will be dismantled this fall and replaced by a taller ride featuring temperature-controlled gondolas that will be ready in time...

Three boys charged with killing 15-year-old: ‘It was unbelievable to hear that’

May 23, 2019 at 1:13 a.m.

There was some relief when Katrina Percy heard police had arrested three suspects in the killing of her 15-year-old son last week. Then she heard their ages: 14, 15 and...

The sun rises behind the steeple of Emanuel AME Church and an American flag flying at half-staff on June 20, 2015, in Charleston, S.C.

AME church in Chicago calls for action after Charleston shooting

August 19, 2019 at 12:52 a.m.

As hundreds packed Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., days after a gunman fatally shot nine of its members, a packed service in Chicago at a historic church...

The Chicago Blackhawks gather around the Stanley Cup for a team photo.

Blackhawks parade and celebration: What to know if you go

May 9, 2019 at 6:40 a.m.

In what is becoming a regular event, Chicago will host the champion Blackhawks and hundreds of thousands of fans Thursday to celebrate a third Stanley Cup in six seasons. This...

Members of Chicago church petition against Rauner’s cuts in state services

May 25, 2019 at 5:58 p.m.

As a July 1 deadline for a state budget agreement nears, members of a Pentecostal church on Chicago's Northwest Side are launching a petition drive against cuts that would affect...

A crew member shows off a "Chiraq" hat as filming for the Spike Lee movie takes place in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.

Man tries to stop Spike Lee from using word ‘Chiraq’

August 19, 2019 at 12:44 a.m.

A man who has filed several trademarks for the word "Chiraq" in the state of Illinois sent a letter through his attorney to Spike Lee's production company demanding that it...

Technician pleads guilty to stealing $168,000 in cash from ATM

May 23, 2019 at 1:06 a.m.

Gildardo Lopez Jr. admitted to dressing up as a woman, wearing a burqa and makeup, to disguise his identity as he stole from the LaGrange bank ATM. A man who...

Google Maps upgrades real-time transit display

August 19, 2019 at 12:43 a.m.

Although Google Maps announced Tuesday on its blog that it is now using real-time transit information to calculate commute times in Chicago, the information was actually integrated into the service...

Willis Tower lights up Skydeck for Blackhawks

May 23, 2019 at 1:06 a.m.

In honor of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final in Tampa, Fla., Chicago's Willis Tower is sporting a line of Blackhawks red. The glow comes from four glass balconies...

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