Chicago

Nearly 1,000 Migrating Birds Dead After Crashing Into 1 Chicago Building

“It was just like a carpet of dead birds at the windows there."
By TODD RICHMOND, AP

104-Year-Old Chicago Woman Aims To Be World's Oldest Skydiver

“Age is just a number,” Dorothy Hoffner told a cheering crowd moments after touching the ground Sunday.
By AP

Stephen King Gives 'Jimmy' Jordan A Frightening Fact Check On Crime

The famed author fired back at the Ohio Republican on social media.
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Chicago Mom Killed After Speaking Out Against Violence That Black Women Face

Sierra Jamison, 30, was allegedly strangled by a man she'd been dating for several weeks.
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The Wienermobile Is Back After Short-lived Name Change To Frankmobile

Some names are just the wurst.
By AP

Family Of 4 And Their 3 Dogs Killed In Shooting At Home, No Suspect Identified

Police in Romeoville, Illinois, are investigating the shooting deaths of Alberto Rolon, Zoraida Bartolomei and their two sons as murders.
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Jason Aldean Concert Attracts American Flag-Burning Communists

Aldean's song "Try That In A Small Town" became a political lightning rod after its controversial music video came out in July.
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'We Grown Now' Shows The Humanity Of The Cabrini-Green Projects — And Black Wonder

Minhal Baig's movie, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, reflects on Black boyhood in '90s Chicago and the meaning of home.
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Chicago News Crew Robbed At Gunpoint While Reporting On String Of Armed Robberies

The journalists were reportedly robbed by three men in ski masks.
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Two Injured In Shooting During Chicago White Sox Game: Police

Investigators are unclear whether shots were fired from outside or inside the ballpark, the White Sox said in a statement after the shooting.
By AP