Tyler Davis

Chicago firefighters battle a fire July 20, 2016, in the 2000 block of West 21st Place.

Crews douse extra-alarm fire on West Side, 18 people displaced

May 23, 2019 at 3:12 a.m.

Four buildings were damaged and almost 20 people displaced in an extra-alarm fire in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. About 150 fire and medical personnel responded starting about...

Red Cross looks for more donations as blood supply dips

May 23, 2019 at 3:10 a.m.

The Chicago branch of the American Red Cross is holding a blood drive Thursday to help combat a nationwide shortage of blood and blood platelet donations. Joy Squier, a spokeswoman...

Pokemon Go app gets phone-addicted teens moving — and stumbling

June 23, 2019 at 3:35 a.m.

Zak Katich sees the wild popularity of Pokemon Go as a natural outgrowth of a powerful childhood presence. As a kid, he watched the Pokemon shows and movies. He collected...

Illinois State Museum employee Phil Kennedy hangs a reverse painting on glass portrait of Prudence Capps Beidler from 1867 on June 2, 2016, in the museum in Springfield.

Illinois State Museum to reopen, charge admission

May 23, 2019 at 3:05 a.m.

Closed for nine months, the Illinois State Museum in Springfield will reopen Saturday with an admission fee for the first time since its 1877 opening. Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration closed...

Former Gov. Pat Quinn walks the parade route in the 47th annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 26, 2016, in the Uptown neighborhood.

Participants, spectators revel in festive but respectful Pride Parade

May 23, 2019 at 3:05 a.m.

Over the past few years, Chicago's Pride Parade has been marked with some important victories for LGBT people. Last year, the North Side parade came on the heels of a...

Austin semipro football team gives men chance to help selves, community

May 23, 2019 at 3:05 a.m.

When Shermon Freeman made the 750-plus mile trip from Rayville, La., to Chicago in August 2014, he was focused on reuniting with his daughter and her mother. But when the...

Using jump ropes to tie together generations

June 12, 2018 at 2:56 a.m.

She-Ta Coulter recalls being one of the youngest people at a labor rally in 1992 and marching with her father, then a member of the Black Panthers, when she was...

Chicago Teachers Union members and supporters protest at City Hall on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, for tax hikes to avert the worst of the latest financial crisis besetting the city's public schools.

Chicago Teachers Union, police reform group rally for tax hike, elected oversight

May 15, 2019 at 8:43 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union and groups calling for an elected police oversight board teamed up to pack City Hall on Wednesday in a show of force aimed at pressuring Mayor...

Man dies after being pulled from Chicago River on Northwest Side

May 23, 2019 at 3:02 a.m.

A man was pronounced dead after he was pulled from the Chicago River in the Ravenswood Gardens neighborhood Friday morning, according to officials. The man, who is being listed being...

Gas leak forces evacuation of homes on Far South Side

May 23, 2019 at 3:02 a.m.

More than a dozen Far South Side homes were evacuated Friday morning after work crews struck a gas main, according to the Chicago Fire Department.The call came in about 10:30...

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