Chicago prepares for deportation arrests targeting hundreds next week after Trump takes office
Immigrants and groups advocating for them have been preparing since Trump made mass deportations a signature pledge of his ...
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Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the ...
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LA Sheriff’s Department closes Altadena station after OSHA complaint about Eaton fire contaminants
Citing airborne contaminants and a lack of running water, the County Sheriff’s Department shut down the Altadena sheriff’s station Thursday in the aftermath of the ...
Paul Driscoll, an unflappable editor who led the AP's Chicago bureau for decades, has died at age 91
Driscoll was born in Elmhurst, Illinois, on October 4th, 1933. He spent most of his life in the Chicago area but moved to Three Oaks, Michigan, in 2017 and then to northern New York in 2023 when ...
Former Chicago Heights Mayor Angelo ‘Sam’ Ciambrone dies at 95, was mayor 1995-2003
Former Chicago Heights Mayor Angelo “Sam” Ciambrone, who died Thursday at age 95, was remembered as someone who “reflected the soul of the city.” The longtime attorney and former official with the ...
L.A. Wildfires: Winds are calmer, but anxiety grows for residents who can’t go home.
For 18 years, Nancy Spiller savored “the magic of living in the canyon” high up in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of L.A., where the sun each morning would cast the craggy brush-covered mountains ...
Clarendon Hills moves to settle fire chief position
Deputy chief Dave Godek, who’ been acting chief following the short tenure of Michael Korzen, was named Clarendon Hills fire ...
Donna Vickroy: As the LA fires have shown, everyone needs a fire — and other disaster — safety plan
It’s a long way from LA to Chicago, but the world is small if you have friends or relatives in Southern California, or if you ...
Coyote strike on the runway forces United Airlines flight back to Chicago's O'Hare
A United Airlines passenger jet struck a coyote on the runway during takeoff in Chicago, forcing the flight to return to O'Hare International Airport to have the landing gear examined. The Federal ...
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Architectural Landmarks Lost in the L.A. Fires
The deadly fires in Los Angeles have claimed some of the county's historic and architectural landmarks. Here are the ...
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'Fabulous' 95-year-old grandmother with ties to old Hollywood among California fire victims
Crawford was the first Black woman to be featured in films after signing her contract with Fine Arts. She appeared in such ...
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Chicago shooting critically injures 2-year-old boy in Lawndale, person of interest in custody: CPD
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Our latest coverage of this news story has moved here. A 2-year-old was critically hurt in a shooting Thursday afternoon, Chicago police said. The incident happened near 14th and ...