Five people were shot Monday in Chicago, including a teen boy who was wounded by gunfire in Garfield Park on the West Side. The 17-year-old was walking about 9 p.m. in the 4200 block of West West End Avenue when he heard multiple gunshots, Chicago police said. He ran away and realized he was grazed […]

Four apartments were burglarized in December and January in South Shore on the South Side. In each incident, someone entered apartments through windows or rear doors and stole property from therein, according to a community alert from Chicago police. The burglaries happened: Between 3:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m., between Dec. 27 and Jan. 3, in […]

Chicago police are warning of three residential burglaries reported in January in Gresham on the South Side. In each incident, someone breaks into residences through an opened window or side door, Chicago police said in a community alert. Once inside they stole vehicle keys, then the vehicle and in one incident they stole photography equipment. […]

A 16-year-old girl has been reported missing from Lawndale on the West Side. Imani Green was last seen Dec. 22 in the 1300 block of South Karlov Avenue and is known to frequent the 1500 block of South Pulaski Road, according to a missing persons alert from Chicago police. Green is 5-foot-5, 160 pounds, with […]

Moon Alert Caution! Avoid shopping and important decisions all day until 11:30 p.m. Chicago time. The moon is in Sagittarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) Oh boy! We have moon alert all day! Double check school schedules and anything to do with work that is related to colleges and universities because goofy mistakes will occur. Delays […]

BEIJING — A fourth person has died in an outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, authorities said Tuesday, as more places stepped up medical screening of travelers from the country as it enters its busiest travel period. The increased control measures followed a sharp rise in the number of infections to more than 200 […]

A teen boy was wounded by gunfire Monday in Garfield Park on the West Side. The 17-year-old was walking about 9 p.m. in the 4200 block of West West End Avenue when he heard multiple gunshots, Chicago police said. He ran away and realized he was grazed in the leg. He was taken to West […]

The 2020 Jean Banchet Awards, celebrating Chicago’s world-renown culinary scene, were handed out Sunday night at Venue Six10 where 400 food industry experts gathered to honor the achievements of chefs, restaurateurs, designers and more. Top honors went to the husband-and-wife team of Anna and David Posey of Elske, who received the award for chef of […]

Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci resigned Friday amid a federal corruption probe involving a red-light camera company, reports say. According to the Chicago Tribune, Ragucci submitted his resignation Friday after the paper reported he sent $30,000 from his campaign fund to a lawyer who represented him in the probe. Ragucci, along with several elected officials […]

Tolerate some silence. Tell your friend, “I love you; you are important to me. I hate the fact that you were hurt.” If she says, “Oh, I never think about it,” then you can respond, “Well, I’ve felt bad about this for a long time, and I hope you’re OK.”