AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 29, 2021 at 5:00 amTen years ago, a unique storm of extremes tested every crack in Chicago’s infrastructure, halted most forms of transportation and humbled a city that prides itself on powering through any kind of weather.This wasn’t . Generations of kids were brought up on stories of the towering mounds of snow in the 1967 blizzard, which inspired author George R.R. Martin’s iconic ice wall in “Game of Thrones” and the 1979 blizzard that swung a mayoral election, among others.But on Jan. 31, 2011, a rare meteorological mix of constant snowfall, freezing...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 29, 2021 at 5:00 amTen years ago, a unique storm of extremes tested every crack in Chicago’s infrastructure, halted most forms of transportation and humbled a city that prides itself on powering through any kind of weather.This wasn’t . Generations of kids were brought up on stories of the towering mounds of snow in the 1967 blizzard, which inspired author George R.R. Martin’s iconic ice wall in “Game of Thrones” and the 1979 blizzard that swung a mayoral election, among others.But on Jan. 31, 2011, a rare meteorological mix of constant snowfall, freezing...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 11, 2021 at 4:24 pmWhen the emergence of the novel coronavirus prompted a statewide school shutdown back in March, probably few Chicagoans thought another 10 months would go by before their public schools would resume in-person classes.Now that day has arrived — at least for the fraction of Chicago Public Schools students whose families have chosen to send their children back. But with virus in much wider circulation now than when schools shut down — and Lightfoot extending a stay-at-home advisory Sunday — many parents and teachers have indicated they’d...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 11, 2021 at 4:24 pmWhen the emergence of the novel coronavirus prompted a statewide school shutdown back in March, probably few Chicagoans thought another 10 months would go by before their public schools would resume in-person classes.Now that day has arrived — at least for the fraction of Chicago Public Schools students whose families have chosen to send their children back. But with virus in much wider circulation now than when schools shut down — and Lightfoot extending a stay-at-home advisory Sunday — many parents and teachers have indicated they’d...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneDec 23, 2020 at 8:26 amA man was shot and killed near his Bridgeport home after a carjacker demanded the key to his white SUV but, for some reason, was unable to put the car into drive and opened fire on the man as he called 911, according to Chicago police.When officers arrived in the 3000 block of South Union Avenue on Monday evening, they found Shuai Guan, 33, lying dead on the pavement. Personal belongings were found near his body, along with three 9 mm shell casings. Guan was married and had a 4-year-old son.AdvertisementSources said police have at least...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneDec 23, 2020 at 8:26 amA man was shot and killed near his Bridgeport home after a carjacker demanded the key to his white SUV but, for some reason, was unable to put the car into drive and opened fire on the man as he called 911, according to Chicago police.When officers arrived in the 3000 block of South Union Avenue on Monday evening, they found Shuai Guan, 33, lying dead on the pavement. Personal belongings were found near his body, along with three 9 mm shell casings. Guan was married and had a 4-year-old son.AdvertisementSources said police have at least...WW…

By Dec 20, 2020 at 5:00 amAdvertisementOn a cold Saturday at the end of October, the corner of Division Street and Cleveland Avenue was consecrated.A small crowd bowed their heads and prayed along with a man whose voice projected out to the whole block. “We glorify your name, Lord God, for the life and the legacy of Janari Ricks.”They stood next to new condos whose listings boast of soaking tubs and wraparound balconies. A couple of blocks south were the Cabrini-Green rowhouses, the last vestige of the old neighborhood, where Janari lived and died.Jalisa Ford, Janari’s mother, bowed her...…By Dec 20, 2020 at 5:00 amAdvertisementOn a cold Saturday at the end of October, the corner of Division Street and Cleveland Avenue was consecrated.A small crowd bowed their heads and prayed along with a man whose voice projected out to the whole block. “We glorify your name, Lord God, for the life and the legacy of Janari Ricks.”They stood next to new condos whose listings boast of soaking tubs and wraparound balconies. A couple of blocks south were the Cabrini-Green rowhouses, the last vestige of the old neighborhood, where Janari lived and died.Jalisa Ford, Janari’s mother, bowed her...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneDec 16, 2020 at 6:12 amA man arrested for firing a single shot from a collapsible rifle at a South Loop Metra station told authorities “he does stupid stuff when he drinks,” prosecutors said Tuesday.Shawn Kimbrough’s alleged statement following the Dec. 1 shooting at the McCormick Place Metra station appeared to fall flat with Judge Mary C. Marubio, who ordered him held on $500,000 bail, plus house arrest, during a hearing broadcast on YouTube.Advertisement“This statement,” Marubio said, “is an understatement. This isn’t the type of accidental discharge that...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneDec 16, 2020 at 6:12 amA man arrested for firing a single shot from a collapsible rifle at a South Loop Metra station told authorities “he does stupid stuff when he drinks,” prosecutors said Tuesday.Shawn Kimbrough’s alleged statement following the Dec. 1 shooting at the McCormick Place Metra station appeared to fall flat with Judge Mary C. Marubio, who ordered him held on $500,000 bail, plus house arrest, during a hearing broadcast on YouTube.Advertisement“This statement,” Marubio said, “is an understatement. This isn’t the type of accidental discharge that...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneOct 29, 2020 at 7:36 amFor hours, Chicago police searched the city for a 7-month-old boy after his mother claimed he had been in an SUV that was stolen while she dashed into a convenience store on the Southwest Side.They finally found him safe — with a babysitter where Sade Owens had dropped him and her two other children off earlier Monday. She told officers she filed the false report because “some lady” had told her police would find her stolen car faster if she said her baby was inside.AdvertisementOwens, a 30-year-old home caregiver, could be heard sobbing...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneOct 29, 2020 at 7:36 amFor hours, Chicago police searched the city for a 7-month-old boy after his mother claimed he had been in an SUV that was stolen while she dashed into a convenience store on the Southwest Side.They finally found him safe — with a babysitter where Sade Owens had dropped him and her two other children off earlier Monday. She told officers she filed the false report because “some lady” had told her police would find her stolen car faster if she said her baby was inside.AdvertisementOwens, a 30-year-old home caregiver, could be heard sobbing...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneOct 06, 2020 at 7:32 amFrom the moment Lee Mitchell hit Walton Street on the Gold Coast during a night of nonstop looting in early August, prosecutors say he was a man on a mission, moving quickly and with purpose.With hammer in hand, Mitchell wasted no time smashing his way through the front window of a luxury Swiss watch retailer on Walton. He opened the main entrance for others outside, scanned the display cases and was out the door with a store computer monitor in four minutes, authorities said.AdvertisementNext, he moved through a high-end haberdashery,...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneOct 06, 2020 at 7:32 amFrom the moment Lee Mitchell hit Walton Street on the Gold Coast during a night of nonstop looting in early August, prosecutors say he was a man on a mission, moving quickly and with purpose.With hammer in hand, Mitchell wasted no time smashing his way through the front window of a luxury Swiss watch retailer on Walton. He opened the main entrance for others outside, scanned the display cases and was out the door with a store computer monitor in four minutes, authorities said.AdvertisementNext, he moved through a high-end haberdashery,...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneSep 25, 2020 at 7:31 pmIf Adam Hollingsworth — the so-called Dreadhead Cowboy — had to do it all over again, he said he would still gladly make the unauthorized gallop on the Dan Ryan Expressway to spotlight violence against children in Chicago this year.The urban horseman enjoyed local celebrity as an activist and Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s census ambassador before being . But on Thursday, he pleaded for help from the mayor’s office and Chicago’s pantheon of famous and socially conscious rappers to make the criminal case go away.AdvertisementHollingsworth quickly...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneSep 25, 2020 at 7:31 pmIf Adam Hollingsworth — the so-called Dreadhead Cowboy — had to do it all over again, he said he would still gladly make the unauthorized gallop on the Dan Ryan Expressway to spotlight violence against children in Chicago this year.The urban horseman enjoyed local celebrity as an activist and Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s census ambassador before being . But on Thursday, he pleaded for help from the mayor’s office and Chicago’s pantheon of famous and socially conscious rappers to make the criminal case go away.AdvertisementHollingsworth quickly...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 TribuneAug 17, 2020 at 12:01 pmTwo women went before a Cook County judge on Sunday just a day after a protest turned into a violent clash between demonstrators and police officers, roiling downtown for a second consecutive weekend.Chicago police arrested and protesters on Michigan Avenue. Hundreds of protesters had gathered in Millennium Park about 4 p.m. Saturday in what began as a call to defund Chicago police and divert the money to social service programs aimed at helping the poor and mentally ill.AdvertisementBy Sunday morning, both sides were accusing the other...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneAug 17, 2020 at 12:01 pmTwo women went before a Cook County judge on Sunday just a day after a protest turned into a violent clash between demonstrators and police officers, roiling downtown for a second consecutive weekend.Chicago police arrested and protesters on Michigan Avenue. Hundreds of protesters had gathered in Millennium Park about 4 p.m. Saturday in what began as a call to defund Chicago police and divert the money to social service programs aimed at helping the poor and mentally ill.AdvertisementBy Sunday morning, both sides were accusing the other...WW…