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In Garfield Park, Camarria Williams often enjoyed walks with her mom. There, the 11-year-old girl also discovered a new cancer-fighting molecule in an unexpected source: goose poop. Williams and her twin sister Camerria, who attend the William H. Brown STEM […]

A new shelter for homeless single men has opened in Rogers Park, rejecting typical shelter hallmarks such as congregate living and a ban on residents remaining during the daytime. Run by the nonprofit North Side Housing and Supportive Services, the

Illinois State Police confiscated more than $40 million worth of cocaine during an inspection of a semi-truck driving on the interstate in western Illinois, authorities announced Saturday. Two Canadian men, Vanshpreet Singh, 27, and Manpreet Singh, 36, both of Ontario,

With December’s arrival, bitterly cold weather is set to continue into early next week with wind chills in the single digits. The Chicago area has not seen such chilly weather since mid-January, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures on

For those preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving with family, friends and festive food, the Illinois Department of Public Health has released tips for staying healthy and safe during the holiday. The department’s guidance outlines two main threats that could put a

A woman was found dead at the bottom of the stairs in a South Loop residential building on Sunday evening, Chicago police said. She was pronounced dead on the scene after being found unresponsive at approximately 7:20 p.m. Sunday in

Two men were shot, one fatally, just after midnight Saturday at Belmont Harbor in Lakeview, Chicago police said. The two men, both 22, were standing in a parking area in the 3500 block of N. Belmont Harbor Drive at approximately

A Cook County judge on Saturday ordered detainment for a South Side man whom authorities claimed fled to Mexico after shooting two Chicago police officers in the Back of the Yards neighborhood in 2017. Edgar Barron, now 25, was arrested

Dave Richardson was not going to miss the Chicago Marathon.  When the news began to warn of the advance of Hurricane Milton toward Florida, where Richardson and his wife Stephanie live just a few miles outside of Fort Lauderdale, the

A 20-year-old man was found dead in Portage Park early Saturday morning after being dropped off by an unknown person driving a black sedan with gunfire damage, Chicago police said. At approximately 4:15 a.m. Saturday, the man was left in