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It happened about 9:05 p.m. in the 3200 block of West 55th Street, police said.
The burglaries took place at restaurants or stores, began around midnight and lasted until past 3 a.m., police said.
It’s the latest move to make access to medication abortions more widely available as the Supreme Court weighs whether to block access to the drug mifepristone.
The new law, which limits ballot access after primary elections, is likely to lead to claims of ‘stolen elections’ for years to come, the League of Women Voters writes. Republicans have now filed a lawsuit against the law.
Brother Joseph Charron initially was charged with sex crimes involving a now-former student. He recently pleaded guilty to aggravated battery, and the sex crime charges were dropped. Still, his Benedictine abbey placed him on its list of credibly accused child sex abusers.
Officers found a man in the 9200 block of South Perry Avenue about 8:30 p.m. Thursday with multiple gunshot wounds to his body, police said.
The lawsuit claims systematic pay disparities between female and male employees, as well as between Black and white employees, under its current and previous owners.
The 29-year-old officer was found inside a home in the 1600 block of West Warren Boulevard with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said.
A person was walking on Waukegan Municipal Beach, 201 East Sea Horse Drive, about 8:30 p.m. Saturday when they spotted a human arm and called 911.
Officials responded about 4:10 p.m. to a report of a person on the tracks near the Clark and Division station at 1200 N. Clark St. Southbound trains are operating normally. A male was hospitalized in critical condition.
The vice president spoke about reproductive rights and the critical importance of the upcoming election at a fundraiser in a Glencoe home.
The developer behind the Goose Island project is proposing thousands of new residential units, retail and nearly two acres of outdoor space as well as a potential water taxi stop.
The proposed restructuring by Bishop Ron Hicks, leader of the Diocese of Joliet, follows other church and school downsizing moves announced earlier this year in and around Joliet.
The draft policy aims to undercut a dramatic rise in stops that disproportionately target people of color and rarely lead to arrests. “It felt like it was time to do something about it,” said Foxx, who is stepping down as Cook County state’s attorney this year.
The man, 38, was shot while driving near the 2400 block of East 91st Street about 11:55 p.m. Wednesday, Chicago police said.
In handing down the sentence, U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall told Janice Weston, “It’s very troubling. You have a few moments in time where you knew it was illegal and you could have left.”
Neighbors worry the trucks would create a hazardous nuisance as well as air pollution in a low-income Black residential area.
Neighbors awoke to FBI agents shouting commands on a bullhorn, then using grenades in a quiet residential area. The local alderperson says the Chicago police district was not informed prior to the action.
Holmes is accused of sexually assaulting a Dolton village employee in a Las Vegas hotel room in May 2023. He has denied wrongdoing.
Mr. Pollock taught political rhetoric and communication for more than two decades and was a friend and mentor to a flock of former students as well as an expert on the German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt.
Experts say the pandemic disrupted the pathways that helped teens get a job or an education after high school. Young adults are “discouraged” about not getting hired, a youth mentor says.
The encampment at the Lincoln Park campus had been been in place since April 30. The action came after school officials said they had reached an impasse with the protesters.
Permits issued this week allow tables on sidewalks and in curb lanes — but also let vehicles use the street.
Over two dozen patients in Chicago between January and August last year reported symptoms typically associated with untreated or undiagnosed syphilis, the study said.
The Justice Department plan approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland does not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use.
The CTA said it recorded its highest ridership day since 2020 on May 8, with more than a million rides. The rosy news comes amid growing calls for CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. to step down.
Dining areas could be set up in curb lanes on Clark from Grand to Kinzie, with vehicles still able to use the middle lanes. Ald. Brendan Reilly is not happy.
Protesters demand City Council member withdraw support for Ozinga mining operation on Southeast Side
Around 50 opponents of the Invert, a massive underground development plan, disrupted a town hall after Ald. Peter Chico proposed reversing a city law to allow mining.
The unidentified victim was shot in the 2400 block of East 91st Street but ended up in the 9000 block of South Yates Boulevard, police said.
Karl Hall, 44, was in the 1300 block of South Halsted Street Wednesday night when someone in a car hit him and fled, police said.