SORT Order Oldest FirstNewest First Has Video - Any -YesNo FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any -Arts & EntertainmentBusinessCrime & LawEducationHealthPoliticsScience & NatureSports Keyword(s) Jul 7, 2021 Chicago Police Officer, 2 ATF Agents Shot at I-57 On-Ramp A Chicago police officer and two federal agents are expected to survive after they were shot early Wednesday while driving in a vehicle onto the I-57 highway. A person of interest is being questioned in connection with the shooting, officials said. Jul 7, 2021 Search of Collapsed Condo Shifts From Rescue to Recovery Emergency workers gave up Wednesday on any hope of finding survivors in a collapsed Florida condo building, telling sobbing families that there was “no chance of life” in the rubble as crews shifted their efforts to recovering more remains. Jul 7, 2021 Pritzker Announces Cash Bonuses, Prizes for Vaccinated State Employees State employees who work in direct care facilities and have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are eligible to receive cash bonuses and prizes like airline vouchers and tickets to Cubs and Bears games, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday. Jul 7, 2021 It’s Not Exactly Pigs Flying, But Check Out These Goats on a Boat ComEd treated some hard-working members of its team to the ride of their lives as a way to educate the public about the utility company’s use of goats to manage overgrown vegetation around hard-to-reach power lines. Jul 7, 2021 10 Things to Do This Weekend: July 8-11 Country crooners, art festivals, yards of yarn and sudsy 5K races usher in the weekend. Here are 10 things to do in and around Chicago. Jul 7, 2021 Delta Variant Now Makes Up More Than Half of Coronavirus Cases in US, CDC Says The delta variant, a more transmissible and possibly more dangerous strain of coronavirus, now makes up more than half of all new COVID-19 infections in the U.S., according to estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jul 7, 2021 Have a Seat: Patio Furniture Shortage Tells US Economic Tale The Biden economy faces the unusual challenge of possibly being too strong for its own good. There is the paradox of the fastest growth in generations at more than 6% yet also persistent delays for anyone trying to buy furniture, autos and a wide mix of other goods. Jul 6, 2021 Is a Move to Arlington Heights in the Bears’ Future? The Chicago Bears are seriously bidding to buy the plot where Arlington Park has been for decades. What the sale could mean for the Chicago area. Jul 6, 2021 Anti-Violence Workers in Chicago Say More Resources Needed Following a violent holiday weekend in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said young people need to “put down the guns.” Community organizations fighting to stem the rising tide of violence talk about their efforts and the root causes of violence in the city. Jul 6, 2021 Illinois Tech Hires Raj Echambadi as Next President We discuss Chicago’s role in the tech world with the incoming president of Illinois Tech, who takes the helm on Aug. 16. Jul 6, 2021 After Florida Collapse, a Look at Condo Building Safety in Chicago The deadly collapse of a condo building in Surfside, Florida, has prompted quick action in nearby cities. It has also left some Chicagoans wondering whether any local condo buildings are at risk, and what sorts of inspections they face. Jul 6, 2021 Surrounded by Unfinished Business and At Odds with the Mayor, Watchdog Will Step Down Inspector General Joseph Ferguson will leave his post as the city’s watchdog in October after running into a brick wall of opposition from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago City Council during the final 18 months of his term in office. Jul 6, 2021 Chicago’s Top Cop Says Courts ‘Making Us All Less Safe’ After Bloody Fourth of July Weekend At least 100 people were shot, including 18 who died, between Friday evening and Monday night in what was so far the bloodiest weekend of 2021, according to Chicago Police Department data. Jul 6, 2021 Searchers at Collapse Site ‘Not Seeing Anything Positive’ Officials overseeing the search at the site of the Florida condominium collapse sounded increasingly somber Tuesday about the prospects for finding anyone alive, saying they have detected no new signs of life in the rubble as the death toll climbed to 36. Jul 6, 2021 Bird Feeders Still OK in Illinois, But Not Indiana, Where Mysterious Illness is Killing Songbirds Hundreds of songbirds have died in Indiana from a mysterious illness, prompting wildlife officials in that state to ask residents to remove all bird feeders. Officials in Illinois say they have yet to receive reports of similar infections. Load More Thanks to our sponsors: