Kade Heather
GA Reporter
Joseph Pavlik, 65, pleaded guilty to felony counts of civil disorder and entering restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon.
Restaurants near Union Station and Ogilvie Transportation Center typically draw many commuters, but business slowed as temps hit 100 degrees Thursday.
Chicago has officially recorded its first 100 degree temperature since July 6, 2012, the weather service said.
By early Wednesday afternoon, the heat index — a measure of what the temperature feels like when factoring in humidity — was at 116, tying July 14, 1995, for second-highest heat index on record for the city’s climate site.
Shauntele Pridgeon is accused of fraudulently approving 14 people to be foster parents, then sending them $3.2 million despite them knowing they wouldn’t be caring for foster children.
A passenger in a pickup truck fired a gun early Saturday, hitting the security guard’s car. The security guard then fired at the truck, fatally striking the driver.
Omar Diaz, of Highwood, was found with a gunshot wound about 11:30 a.m. Sunday and was pronounced dead at Highland Park Hospital.
In an interview with NBC Chicago, former city health commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said it was ‘disturbing’ that she was fired without ever meeting with Mayor Johnson or saying goodbye to her staff.
Members of Congress ask the White House for financial assistance to address damage in the wake of strong storms in the Chicago area and down state in June and July.