AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMar 25, 2021 at 10:24 amA man was found dead in the Main Branch of the Chicago River downtown Thursday morning, according to police.The man’s body was found just before 8 a.m. near the 400 block of East River Drive on the Near North Side after a witness saw something in the water and called 911.AdvertisementThe body was retrieved by the Fire Department and the police marine unit. The identity of the man was not immediately known, according to police spokesperson Kellie Bartoli.Area Three detectives were conducting a death investigation. Advertisement…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMar 25, 2021 at 10:24 amA man was found dead in the Main Branch of the Chicago River downtown Thursday morning, according to police.The man’s body was found just before 8 a.m. near the 400 block of East River Drive on the Near North Side after a witness saw something in the water and called 911.AdvertisementThe body was retrieved by the Fire Department and the police marine unit. The identity of the man was not immediately known, according to police spokesperson Kellie Bartoli.Area Three detectives were conducting a death investigation. AdvertisementWW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 25, 2021 at 6:19 pmWinter is finally coming, according to the National Weather Service.Although it’s been in full swing for more than a month, the most visually recognizable symbol of the season has been noticeably absent — not just this winter but last year, too, said Matt Friedlein, a meteorologist with the weather service.AdvertisementFinally changing all of that, a winter storm warning was issued from 4 p.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Tuesday. With wind gusts up to 40 mph, the storm system is expected to blanket the metro area with 5 to 8 inches of heavy, wet...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 25, 2021 at 6:19 pmWinter is finally coming, according to the National Weather Service.Although it’s been in full swing for more than a month, the most visually recognizable symbol of the season has been noticeably absent — not just this winter but last year, too, said Matt Friedlein, a meteorologist with the weather service.AdvertisementFinally changing all of that, a winter storm warning was issued from 4 p.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Tuesday. With wind gusts up to 40 mph, the storm system is expected to blanket the metro area with 5 to 8 inches of heavy, wet...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 09, 2020 at 5:00 amOn Oct. 30, friends and family of Reinaldo “Reii” Sanchez gathered on what would have been his 29th birthday, a step toward healing after he was fatally stabbed last year in Portage Park.As they lighted lanterns and released balloons, they didn’t know that two days earlier the man charged in his killing had violated his house arrest, fled Illinois, and pulled a gun on two sheriff’s deputies some 250 miles away.AdvertisementSanchez’s mother, Guillermina, was watching the television news when she saw that Juan Torkelson — who allegedly...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 09, 2020 at 5:00 amOn Oct. 30, friends and family of Reinaldo “Reii” Sanchez gathered on what would have been his 29th birthday, a step toward healing after he was fatally stabbed last year in Portage Park.As they lighted lanterns and released balloons, they didn’t know that two days earlier the man charged in his killing had violated his house arrest, fled Illinois, and pulled a gun on two sheriff’s deputies some 250 miles away.AdvertisementSanchez’s mother, Guillermina, was watching the television news when she saw that Juan Torkelson — who allegedly...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneSep 24, 2020 at 8:46 pmKellie Black said she was expecting an announcement regarding Breonna Taylor’s grand jury inquiry but didn’t think anything was amiss until businesses in her Gresham neighborhood began boarding up windows.On Wednesday, Black joined about 100 community residents and activists who blocked off a trucking route on the South Side in a peaceful protest after a Kentucky grand jury decided not to for their role in Taylor’s killing.AdvertisementAs trucks and buses blocked traffic, demonstrators briefly sat in the street and wrote “Breonna” in...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneSep 24, 2020 at 8:46 pmKellie Black said she was expecting an announcement regarding Breonna Taylor’s grand jury inquiry but didn’t think anything was amiss until businesses in her Gresham neighborhood began boarding up windows.On Wednesday, Black joined about 100 community residents and activists who blocked off a trucking route on the South Side in a peaceful protest after a Kentucky grand jury decided not to for their role in Taylor’s killing.AdvertisementAs trucks and buses blocked traffic, demonstrators briefly sat in the street and wrote “Breonna” in...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneSep 17, 2020 at 5:48 pmChicago-area native Jerry Harris rocketed to fame earlier this year as the breakout star of the Netflix docuseries “Cheer,” parlaying his contagious exuberance into talk show appearances, an Oscars gig and more than a million Instagram followers.But the young star’s image was shattered Thursday when FBI agents arrested him on , alleging he repeatedly coerced minor victims to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves and solicited sex from boys as young as 13 at cheerleading competitions.AdvertisementHarris, 21, of Naperville, was...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneSep 17, 2020 at 5:48 pmChicago-area native Jerry Harris rocketed to fame earlier this year as the breakout star of the Netflix docuseries “Cheer,” parlaying his contagious exuberance into talk show appearances, an Oscars gig and more than a million Instagram followers.But the young star’s image was shattered Thursday when FBI agents arrested him on , alleging he repeatedly coerced minor victims to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves and solicited sex from boys as young as 13 at cheerleading competitions.AdvertisementHarris, 21, of Naperville, was...WW…