Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the third most populous city in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,705,994 (2018), it is also the most populous city in the Midwestern United States. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the US, with a small portion of the northwest side of the city extending into DuPage County near O'Hare Airport. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland. At nearly 10 million people, the metropolitan area is the third most populous in the United States.
Bettie the beagle, a detector dog for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, picked up the scent of pork on a woman arriving from China at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Reuters - Published
R. Kelly’s girlfriend Joycelyn Savage has been charged with misdemeanour domestic battery after allegedly punching one of the incarcerated singer's former lovers at his Chicago, Illinois home.
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Groups of protesters took to the streets in Washington and other U.S. cities on Saturday to condemn the air strike in Iraq ordered by President Donald Trump that killed Iranian military commander..
Many pot-smoking adults in Illinois will ring in the new year on a high note. That's when recreational marijuana use becomes legal in the state on January 1st. Many businesses in the city's North Side..
The three-time Grammy award winner announced the news on Dec. 19 during a charity event hosted by his nonprofit organization, SocialWorks. Chance revealed that his younger brother, Taylor Bennett, and..
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Thirteen people were wounded in a shooting at a party on Chicago's south side intended to honor the victim of an earlier shooting, police said, adding that they have identified two people they consider..
Grounded Boeing 737 Max jets parked at airfield in Seattle as the Chicago based company announces it will stop production in January Report by Mewsec. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn..
Kim Kardashian West has shared her annual family Christmas card featuring her husband Kanye West and their four children North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Monday even though he was about to retire, accusing him of lying about an incident in October when patrol officers found him..
Rapidly growing no-frills carrier Allegiant Air is offering one-way introductory fares starting at $33 on some of its new routes.
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Police and animal control officers captured a coyote on Chicago's North Side Thursday night following two reported coyote attacks, including one where passersby said they had to pull a wild canine off.. USATODAY.com - Published
Authorities in Chicago are on the hunt for coyotes following two reported attacks in the city, including one that injured a six-year-old boy (Jan. 9)
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Two people, including a 5-year-old boy, were bitten by a coyote in Chicago Wednesday, the most recent in a string of coyote sightings.
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Two people, including a 5-year-old boy, were bitten by a coyote in Chicago Wednesday, the most recent in a string of coyote sightings.
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Police say customers or employees are stuck inside an Illinois bank with an armed robber. Police surrounded Heritage Credit Union in Rockford, 90 miles northwest of Chicago. The incident began around.. USATODAY.com - Published
Two Chicago toddlers are dead after a woman stabbed her father, left one of the children in a bathtub and then jumped from an 11th-floor apartment with the other child. Police are continuing their.. USATODAY.com - Published
CHICAGO — The sale of marijuana for recreational purposes became legal Wednesday in Illinois — prompting many to begin lining up hours early at dispensaries. About 500 people were outside.. WorldNews - Published
CHICAGO — A Google artificial intelligence system proved as good as expert radiologists at detecting which women had breast cancer based on screening mammograms and showed promise at reducing errors,.. WorldNews - Published
Dense fog caused flight delays and some cancellations at Chicago's O'Hare and Midway international airports early on Christmas Eve.
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The new reports at airports in Chicago, Austin, Texas, and Richmond, Virginia, follow earlier reports in Los Angeles and Denver.
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Here are the top stories for Sunday, December 22nd: 13 people injured Chicago shooting; Dozens injured in highway pileup in Virginia
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Thirteen people were wounded in a shooting at a party on Chicago's south side intended to honor the victim of an earlier shooting, police said, adding that they have identified two people they consider.. Reuters - Published
Thirteen people were wounded in a shooting at a house party on Chicago's south side, police said, adding that they have identified two people they consider of interest to the investigation. Reuters - Published
Two gunmen opened fire at a house party in Chicago, wounding 13 people and sparking bedlam as fleeing partygoers encountered more shooting outside.
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As Illinois becomes the 11th state to allow recreational marijuana, some in Chicago are calling for more racial diversity among dispensary owners.
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In 1964, a woman dressed as a nurse took one-day-old baby Paul Fronczak from his cot and never returned (Picture: Chicago Tribune/Getty/AP) A newborn baby abducted from a hospital has been discovered.. WorldNews - Published
McDonald's workers and supporters chanted and held signs outside a North side Chicago restaurant Wednesday, protesting what they say is a violence epidemic that makes their workplace dangerous. (Dec... USATODAY.com - Published
New Zealand medical staff were continuing to work around the clock treating severely burned survivors of the eruption as the death toll climbs to 16.
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Juice Wrld's musical catalog saw a huge spike in song streams on Apple and Spotify after he suffered a fatal seizure at a Chicago airport on Sunday.
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The up-and-coming artist, whose cause of death remains unknown, went into convulsions while officers in Chicago searched the private plane he arrived in. NYTimes.com - Published
Witnesses have shared with authorities that Chicago rapper Juice WRLD had been popping pills before suffering fatal seizures at Midway... WorldNews - Published
Rapper Juice WRLD dies after medical emergency in Chicago; Big Bird, Ronstadt, Sally Field celebrated at Kennedy Center; Miss South Africa wins the Miss Universe competition. (Dec. 9)
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Juice WRLD, the Chicago-based rapper who scored a No. 1 album with “Death Race for Love” earlier this year, died on Sunday morning, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He was 21. The Sun-Times.. WorldNews - Published
Rapper Jarad Anthony Higgins, known as Juice Wrld, has died just days after his 21st birthday. He suffered a medical emergency at the Chicago airport.
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Azriel Clary has moved out of R Kelly’s home (Picture: Getty/Rex) One of R Kelly’s girlfriends, Azriel Clary, has moved out of his home in a bid to distance herself from the drama surrounding the.. WorldNews - Published
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are accusing singer R. Kelly of scheming with others to pay for a fake ID for an unnamed female a day before he married R&B singer Aaliyah, then 15 years old, in a.. WorldNews - Published
More than 70,000 North American birds of 52 different species were collected from The Field Museum in Chicago from 1978 to 2016 for the study.
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Since 1978, researchers have scooped up and measured tens of thousands of birds that died after crashing into buildings in Chicago during spring and fall migrations. Their work has documented what.. Reuters - Published
Since 1978, researchers have scooped up and measured tens of thousands of birds that died after crashing into buildings in Chicago during spring and fall migrations. Their work has documented what.. Reuters - Published
Chicago police say suspects accused of selling illegal drugs and guns were "emboldended" by the privacy afforded to them with Facebook groups. (Dec. 3)
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A woman is suing El Hefe, a nightclub and restaurant in Chicago, alleging she was sexually assaulted in an alley while employees failed to intervene.
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday fired retiring Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson. Lightfoot said she was firing Johnson "with cause" for lying about a drinking and driving incident. CBS.. CBS News - Published
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Monday even though he was about to retire, accusing him of lying to her about an incident in October when patrol officers found.. Reuters - Published
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday fired the city's police superintendent, Eddie Johnson, accusing him of lying to her about an incident on the night of Oct. 17 when he was found asleep in his car. Reuters - Published
Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson was fired Monday in light of new facts regarding an incident when he was found asleep in his car after drinking.
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