CHICAGO — A 21-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot in the city’s Uptown neighborhood Saturday morning, according to police.
Police said the man was inside a vehicle in the 900 block of West Montrose Avenue just after …
Street closures part of weekend safety plans for downtown Chicago
CHICAGO — Chicago police announced safety plans Friday in an effort to prevent a repeat of Thursday night’s chaotic scenes downtown.
The Office of Emergency Management and Communication is coordinating a series of closures to keep traffic under control downtown. …
44-year-old man killed after making contact with third rail at Pink Line station
CHICAGO — A 44-year-old man was killed Friday night after making contact with the third rail at the Kedzie Pink Line station, according to police.
Police said the man fell off the platform and made contact with the third rail …
29-year-old man critically injured in Lakeview stabbing; suspect in custody
CHICAGO — A 29-year-old man was critically injured in a stabbing in Lakeview Saturday morning, according to police.
Police said the man walked into the 19th District police station in the 800 block of West Addison Street at approximately 3:03 …
FDA advisory panel rejects widespread Pfizer booster shots, backs boosters for 65 and older, high risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential federal advisory panel has soundly rejected a plan to offer Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans.
The vote Friday, 16-2, was a blow to the Biden administration’s effort to shore up people’s protection …
Pentagon reverses itself, calls deadly Kabul strike an error
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month, announcing Friday that a review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not an Islamic State extremist …
Colorado school shooter sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus more than 1,200 years
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) — Convicted school shooter Devon Erickson will spend life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing one student and injuring eight others when he opened fire in a Colorado classroom in 2019.
Erickson faced the …
Taliban replace ministry for women with one restricting them
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice” in the building that once housed the Women’s Affairs Ministry, escorting out World Bank staffers on Saturday as …
Afghan survivors of US drone strike: Sorry ‘is not enough’
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Sorry is not enough for the Afghan survivors of an errant U.S. drone strike that killed 10 members of their family, including seven children.
Emal Ahmadi, whose 3-year-old daughter Malika was killed on Aug. 29, when …
Chicago father, daughter share the life of a Division I athlete
Jim and Olivia Karas join WGN Weekend Morning News to share the process of being a competitive athlete in their new book ‘Confession of a Division I Athlete: A Dad and Daughter’s Guide to Survival.”
Olivia was a four-time All-American …