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Burning Man flooding strands tens of thousands at Nevada site; authorities are investigating 1 death
Nearly 80,000 people gathered in the Nevada desert for the annual arts and wilderness celebration were stuck in mud without working toilets and vehicle traffic shut down.
The Trinidad, a 140-foot-long vessel that carried grain and coal, sank in May 1881 about 120 miles north of Milwaukee. The crews possessions and deck gear are still present.
Get to the airport early. TSA expects to screen about 14 million passengers from Friday to Wednesday.
Man acquitted in nearly 30-year-old West Side murder case tied to ex-detective accused of misconduct
Jurors found Bernard Williams, 44, not guilty after only a few hours of deliberations in his retrial on murder and aggravated battery charges Thursday evening.
The 30-mile loop runs from the Museum of Science and Industry to West Bryn Mawr Avenue.
The remains of two unidentified people were found at Montrose Beach in Uptown and Columbia Beach in Rogers Park, police said.
Officers responded to shots fired in the 11900 block of South State Street early Friday. The man then barricaded himself inside a nearby residence, police said.
The 25-year-old victim had been arguing Thursday night with a man who stabbed him in his arm in the 200 block of South State Street, he told police.
A curtained-off portion of the airport has been used for months as a migrant shelter, and advocates worry about the conditions.
The four girls were in a Honda Civic that crashed with a dump truck in Bartlett. Two of the students and the truck driver were injured.
Secretary of State’s office launches program to speed customer service at Illinois’ busiest driver’s license service facilities.
Thomas said he was complying with new guidelines for reporting travel, but he did not include any earlier travel at billionaire Harlan Crow’s expense, including a 2019 trip to Indonesia aboard his yacht.
Four stickups occurred Tuesday between 11 p.m. and midnight.
Frustrated by what they say is a lack of transparency and urgency from Chicago police, the family of Nakari Campbell say they’ve had to take the investigation of the Aug. 4 crash into their own hands.
A judge in Fulton County allowed all related hearings and trials stemming from the investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election to be live streamed and televised.
The Kentucky Republican’s health issues have fueled concern among senators about his ability to lead the party after he twice froze up while speaking in recent weeks.
The two were in a car Thursday afternoon in the 1500 block of East 65th Street when someone in another vehicle opened fire, Chicago police say.
Se espera que el fin de semana festivo, incluyendo el lunes, traiga brisa.
Police data show murders are continuing to fall, but the numbers through August remain elevated from what was typical just a few years ago.
The shooting occurred about an hour before a game at Guaranteed Rate Field between the White Sox and Detroit Tigers, and almost exactly a week after two women were wounded by gunfire in the ballpark’s bleachers.
The man, 34, was standing in the back of a house in the 2700 block of West 38th Street when someone inside a red Jeep fired shots around 5:30 p.m.
The history-making sailor who grew up on the South Side was the first Black man inducted into the Sailing Hall of Fame.
History has not forgotten Chicago’s Haymarket Square Riot, a peaceful labor protest that morphed into mayhem and death. However, history’s fading ink can lose heroes along the way, specifically Illinois Gov. John P. Altgeld and the famous Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay.
He rose from barking at passers-by on Michigan Avenue to take a boat ride, first to deckhand and ultimately a long career piloting sightseeing and architecture cruises.
He helped develop the first robotic prosthetic arm that gave realistic touch feedback, enabling a man, paralyzed from the chest down, to distinguish between touches on individual fingers and the palm of a robotic hand.
In many cases, the circumstances surrounding the earlier shootings are strikingly similar to those reported in the Aug. 25 shooting at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Shaquille Bryant, 31, was standing outside on the sidewalk when two males exited a black SUV and began firing shots
“This league has the potential to really break through in terms of being a really successful business,” Ricketts said. “I’ve invested in a lot of things that uplift women and focus on equity. For me, personally, this is in that sweet spot.”