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May 16, 2021

Chicago police officers released from hospital after being wounded during shooting

Video shared by the Chicago Police Department shows the officers being brought out by hospital staff, where they were greeted with a salute from about 50 of their coworkers.

May 14, 2021

Chicago Tribune editorial board rips Illinois Democrats for bill that would delay school openings

The Chicago Tribune editorial board published a scathing op-ed Wednesday, ripping Illinois Democrats over a bill that it says would punish the success the state's private schools saw as they reopened earlier in the pandemic.

May 14, 2021

Illinois police officer’s commitment to community outshines national scrutiny: 'I've become a father figure'

Since the death of George Floyd by Officer Derek Chauvin nearly a year ago, police have been the focal point of media scrutiny. Similar incidents in Louisville, Kentucky, and Kenosha, Wisconsin, led to calls for defunding the police by lawmakers in Washington, as reform bills came loudly and went away quietly without becoming codified

May 14, 2021

Crime experts fear summer 2021 violence could be worse than last year as shooting, murder uptick starts early

Police should brace for a potentially more violent summer than last year as crime trends show the bloodshed in some parts of the country, such as New York City, picked up earlier than is typically expected, analysts and experts tell Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ.

May 14, 2021

Cat leaps from window of burning building in Chicago -- and sticks the landing

A cat landed safely and survived after jumping out of an upper-story window of a burning building in Chicago Thursday, video shows.

May 13, 2021

Fully vaccinated Chicagoans will not count toward capacity limits starting tomorrow

Fully vaccinated people will not count toward capacity limits for various Chicago businesses, including bars and restaurants, and activities beginning Friday.

May 13, 2021

1,000 feral cats released onto Chicago streets to combat rat problem

A Chicago animal shelter has reportedly deployed more than 1,000 feral cats onto the streets in an effort to fight the city's rat problem.

May 12, 2021

3 Army soldiers charged after guns found at Chicago mass shooting traced to illegal weapons pipeline

Three soldiers stationed at Fort Campbell – which straddles the Tennessee/Kentucky border -- were arrested by federal agents early Tuesday in connection to the transfer of dozens of firearms to Chicago associates after guns recovered from the scene of a mass shooting in the city were linked back to an illegal firearms pipeline.

May 11, 2021

Chicago police charge boy, 15, with attempted murder of rideshare driver

A 15-year-old in Chicago has been arrested for the alleged attempted murder of a rideshare driver months after the victim was shot multiple times while sitting in his car earlier this year, police said Tuesday.

May 10, 2021

Chicago weekend violence: 6 killed, including 13-year-old boy, 28 people wounded in shootings

Six people were killed in Chicago over the weekend, including a 13-year-old who was discovered with a gunshot wound to his abdomen.