Rachel Cromidas

DePaul anti-sex assault campaign tells students to ‘Consent the D’

June 17, 2018 at 10:14 a.m.

DePaul University students have a new slogan for the effort to combat campus sexual assault: "Consent the D." The campaign launched earlier this month with a custom-designed T-shirts featuring the...

Enough with the catcalls, Chicago women say

June 17, 2018 at 10:11 a.m.

"Keep running, baby." Danielle Sullivan, 19, a student at Loyola University Chicago, was sick of hearing comments like that one around her Rogers Park home, particularly when she went out...

Marina City sets ground rules for watching Wallenda walk

June 17, 2018 at 9:59 a.m.

Some residents of Marina City—those iconic corncob towers north of the Loop—may have a front-row seat to Nik Wallenda's high-wire act Sunday, but building management there is setting some ground...

Bike riders make their way north along the lakefront path on April 6. (Anthony Souffle/Chicago Tribune)

Split lakefront path for cyclists, pedestrians: survey

June 17, 2018 at 10:23 a.m.

If the loud chorus from the public is any indication, Chicago's lakefront path finally could get the separate cyclist and pedestrian lanes for which frequent users have been begging, under...

Brother of Chance the Rapper accused of beating up man at party: Authorities

June 17, 2018 at 10:45 a.m.

Entertainer Taylor Bennett, brother of Chance the Rapper, is facing aggravated battery charges after he and a companion allegedly beat up a teenager at a party last month. Bennett, 18,...

Teens accused of Bucktown graffiti spree

June 17, 2018 at 10:48 a.m.

A pair of taggers was caught purple-handed scrawling graffiti on buildings in Bucktown Oct. 16, Chicago Police said. An officer on foot patrol in the 1900 block on North Milwaukee...

Man accused of mugging Chicago cabbie on South Side

June 18, 2018 at 12:51 p.m.

A Chicago man mugged a cab driver on the South Side after taking the cab to his home from a Marriott near downtown last month, according to Cook County prosecutors....

Chicago police officers on bikes move with the protesters on Wacker Drive at Wabash Avenue.

City budget would expand bike patrol unit

May 21, 2019 at 6:52 p.m.

Mayor Emanuel's proposed 2015 budget calls for doubling the number of bike cops in the Chicago police force. The spending plan would set aside $2 million for expanding the force...

Divvy cyclist spotted on Dan Ryan Expressway

May 15, 2019 at 3:48 p.m.

Stephanie Kemen was in a car with her boyfriend on the Dan Ryan Expressway when she spotted the unmistakable -- and unbelievable -- blue of a Divvy bike. "I felt...

Man ran part of Chicago Marathon while fleeing police: authorities

May 21, 2019 at 6:52 p.m.

A Northwest Side man joined runners for a portion of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday morning while fleeing police, according to authorities. The man drew the attention of Chicago police...

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