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Elvis, a 3-year-old American Pit Bull Terrier mix, was the only pet left after 61 other animals were adopted at a Nov, 11 adoption event. But it’s no heartbreak hotel tale.
For those who get bitten by a dog, the most important thing to do is to get medical treatment to prevent infection, says a personal injury lawyer.
A boy, 16, and two men, 18, were in a parked car when someone pulled alongside them and opened fire.
There will be an open talent show starting at 5 p.m., a showing of ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ at 7 and a full moon viewing at 9.
The 10-year-old sign, with its lowercase letters in sans serif font, has drawn mixed reviews in the Uptown neighborhood. “This looks like a ransom note that was cut and pasted from a magazine,” one social media commenter wrote.
The “club” started with a couple of young professionals jumping into the lake at Montrose Harbor to start off their busy weekends. Hundreds, then thousands, of young folks started joining them. Then the Park District weighed in.
Local birders now must wait to see if Imani, Searocket, Prickly Pear or Wild Indigo return next year. They’re especially concerned about Searocket, who left before they could remove some fishing line caught on the bird’s leg.
The homeless victim, 65, died of multiple sharp force injuries after the July 14 attack in the 4400 block of North Marine Drive.
Jillian Schappa, 31, died Monday afternoon. She was found Saturday in an alley in Uptown, police said. She told first responders that she had been pushed out of a window.
The men were near a sidewalk in the 4500 block of North Broadway Street when they were struck by gunfire, police said. They are hospitalized in good condition.
The man was stabbed multiple times Saturday evening in the 4600 block of North Sheridan Road.
The man was arguing with someone in the 4600 block of North Lawrence Wilson Drive when he was stabbed, police said. He’s hospitalized in critical condition.
About 1:40 a.m., firefighters responded to the 4700 block of North Racine Avenue for a fire and found a man thought to be in his 40s in his bedroom, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Potential sites including former Marine Corps and Armory locations were identified in a memo to City Council members before a meeting of the Immigrant and Refugee Rights Committee.
Rain showers didn’t dampen festive spirits as the 52nd annual parade made its way through North Side neighborhoods. Extra police were on hand, but no incidents were reported.
It steps off at noon Sunday from Montrose Avenue and Broadway and ends at Diversey Parkway and Sheridan Road.
Officers’ days off also were canceled to ensure the department has enough police for the parade and other activities in the city.
The robber grabbed a piece of jewelry but was stopped by the locked door, police said.
Ten people are elbowing for position in the 48th Ward, angling to succeed Ald. Harry Osterman, and six are eyeing the neighboring 46th Ward, hoping to succeed Ald. James Cappleman
Many realize Buddy Holly died in a 1959 plane crash; fewer know about the concert days later in Chicago.
Snowy Lunar New Year parade brings ‘warmth on a cold day’ as Year of the Rabbit celebrated in Uptown
Despite the cold and snow, attendees in red sashes and rabbit ears enjoyed the festivities and wished each other a happy new year.
Additional security measures will surround Lunar New Year parades this weekend in Chinatown and Uptown in the wake of two California mass shootings.
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