ATV driver killed in Southwest Side crash: police
A man driving an ATV on the city’s Southwest Side Friday afternoon died after striking another vehicle, authorities said.
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Workers, labor organizers allege wage theft at Far North Side daycare center: ‘Do what is right’
Former and current employees of a Far North Side day care are demanding restitution after, they say, their employer shortchanged them of thousands of dollars in compensation.
Piatt County reports first human West Nile case this year
Illinois is reporting its first human case of West Nile virus for the year.
Chicagoans mourn death of Dolly Parton: ‘How do we go back to normal?’
After Dolly Parton’s family announced she had died from cancer, Chicagoans flocked to a mural of the singer at Edgewater's Lytle House.
Police: 1 killed, 1 seriously wounded in McKinley Park shooting
Two men were wounded, one fatally, in a shooting on the city’s Southwest Side late Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
Jesse White Tumblers take the stage in ‘America’s Got Talent’ live quarterfinals
The Jesse White Tumbling Team returned to the “America’s Got Talent” stage Tuesday night for the first round of live quarterfinal competition this season.
Chicago organizations team up to break cycles of violence, one time capsule at a time
A pair of Chicago organizations have teamed up to help those most vulnerable to street violence prioritize a positive path forward by giving them a chance to create their own...
Cragg Hardaway, elder brother in 1994 slaying of ‘Yummy’ Sandifer, dead at 47
Cragg Hardaway, who was convicted alongside his younger brother nearly three decades ago in the 1994 slaying of 11-year-old Robert “Yummy” Sandifer, died early Friday morning, according to his family...
Tyson Foods to shut down Illinois beef facility, leaving 2,500 jobless: officials
Meat processor Tyson Foods announced this week that it would be shutting down a beef facility just east of the Quad Cities as part of a larger national restructure of...
Services delayed by discovery of 56 bodies at funeral home finally held: ‘Right a wrong’
After the funeral services for Keith Young were disrupted by the discovery of dozens of mishandled human remains at a South Deering funeral home, closure finally came for his loved...