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Multiple victims reported, including police officer, after shots are fired at Chicago hospital
A gunman opened fire Monday at a hospital in Chicago, police said, adding that there were reports of "multiple victims," including a wounded officer in "critical condition." "Reports of shots fired in the vicinity of 26th and Michigan near Mercy Hospital. Avoid area. Heavy police ...
Probe urged in white cop's fatal shooting of black security guard outside Chicago-area bar
A suburban Chicago alderman has called for Cook County prosecutors to investigate the fatal shooting of a black security guard by a white police officer outside the bar where the guard worked. Authorities have said little about the scene early Sunday that ended with the ...
Chicago police: Man killed by officers had gun, was reaching for his waist
A man killed by Chicago police had a gun in a holster at his hip and was shot multiple times as he ran away, spun around and reached toward his waist, according to footage released Sunday from an officer's body-worn camera. Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson ...
Chicago-bound United flight from Rome diverted to Ireland after threat 'message' found on board
A United Airlines flight from Rome to Chicago was diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland on Monday after "a message" was discovered on board, Irish police said. The message referred to a bomb on the plane, a source with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters. The ...
An odyssey from brain scientist to creative mind
Satoki Nagata, a neuroscientist-turned-photographer captures the fleeting nature of life experiences in Chicago
Homicides fell last year in New York, Chicago and Washington but surged in drug-plagued Baltimore
New York, Chicago and Washington all experienced significant declines in homicides in 2017, though the murder rate rose in Baltimore amid drug problems and lingering racial tensions. And while its number of murders was down, Washington saw some particularly brutal killings, including a gruesome decapitation ...
Thanksgiving holiday shootings leave eight dead and dozens wounded in Chicago
Eight people were killed and dozens injured in Chicago in the city's second most violent Thanksgiving holiday weekend in recent years as it continues to struggle with gun violence. Forty-four people were shot during the period from Wednesday afternoon to early Monday, according to statistics ...
For three inner-city Chicago teens, vivid memories of traveling to Japan with their Japanese-born schoolteacher, as part of a program initiated by a former prime minister, was a turning point that forever changed their lives. Erionna Tucker recalls the two trips she took while attending ...
Dancer Ayako Kato finds beauty of being, purpose in U.S.
Based in Chicago with her American musician husband and their young daughter, Ayako Kato is an award-winning contemporary dancer, choreographer, curator, and teacher, promoting fūryū in her multidisciplinary collaborations and improvisations with national and international musicians.
Trump tweets Chicago must seek federal help if no progress is made in cutting murder rate
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a Twitter message Monday that Chicago's mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate, which hit a 20-year high last year. The city responded that Trump and Mayor Rahm Emanuel had ...
Protesters set fires, vandalize businesses as anger over Trump win explodes in several U.S. cities
Demonstrators angry about the election of Donald Trump smashed windows and set garbage bins on fire early Wednesday in downtown Oakland, California, joining protesters elsewhere in the country who swarmed streets in response to the election. Other protests were generally peaceful. In Oregon, dozens of ...
Chicago hot dog czar may have Japanese World War II admirals's gold tooth
The founder of a Chicago hot dog empire thinks he may have a gold tooth that belonged to a Japanese World War II admiral who orchestrated the Pearl Harbor attack and will "do whatever it takes to find out." Dick Portillo, founder of the Portillo's ...
