This week’s news that descendants of the notorious Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger planned to exhume his body prompted widespread head scratching. Why, people wondered, after Dillinger’s immediate family went to such great lengths to ensure the outlaw’s body would never be disturbed — burying him under 3 feet of …
It took a week, but wildlife officials in Chicago say they’ve finally captured a 5-foot-long alligator nicknamed Chance the Snapper. The gator surprised city residents who spotted it last Tuesday in Humboldt Park, on the city’s West Side. The animal was captured after 36 consecutive hours of tracking and surveillance by …
In the architectural wonder that is the Chicago Cultural Center, to see what is arguably the most magnificent Tiffany dome ever created, all one has to do is look up. The cultural center’s Preston Bradley Hall is home to the 38 ft. diameter dome which claims to be the largest of …
Debra Thompson is throwing a block party. She has good weather for it — never a sure thing in Chicago — a warm and sunny autumn afternoon. Music is playing, hot dogs are grilling. But this party isn’t just for fun. Thompson is the volunteer chairwoman of Englewood Village, an …
Two security officers who were caught on video in April forcibly removing a passenger from a United Airlines flight in Chicago were fired following the incident that sparked widespread public outrage. In a report, Chicago’s Office of the Inspector General found that three Chicago Department of Aviation security officers “improperly …
A project proposal in Chicago shows the continued fascination, and investment, in a new generation of wood towers In a city lined with pathbreaking towers and skyscrapers, the River Beech project, if it comes to fruition, may earn its own chapter in the history of Chicago architectural marvels. That’s because this …
CHICAGO (AP) — Tens of thousands of immigrants and their supporters in U.S. cities are set to protest Monday against immigration policies to mark May Day. It is an event that will also generate heated protests around the world as unions push for better rights for workers. The roots of …
CHICAGO (AP) — The video of a passenger being dragged by an officer from a United Express flight shined an unwanted spotlight on the little-known police force that guards Chicago’s two main airports and could threaten the agency’s future. Chicago’s aviation officers are not part of the regular police force, …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jermaine Anderson keeps going back to the same memory of Donald Trump, then a candidate for president of the United States, referring to some Mexican immigrants as rapists and murderers. “You can’t be saying that (if) you’re the president,” says Anderson, a 21-year-old student from Coconut Creek, …
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Faced with the threat that Asian carp could enter the Great Lakes, Michigan is turning to the public for new ideas and plans to offer a prize to whoever comes up with a way to stop the voracious fish. Michigan’s global search challenge comes after the …
A documentary filmed over the course of 20 years tells the story of a disenfranchised community pushed out of their homes. 70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green is a new documentary by America ReFramed that was filmed over the course of 20 years. It tells the story of Cabrini Green, …