Lightfoot rips into Bears for placing bid to buy Arlington racetrack "And like most Bears fans, we want the organization to focus on putting a winning team on the field, beating the Packers finally and being relevant past October," Mayor Lightfoot said in a statement.
CHICAGO - The Chicago Bears have submitted a bid to purchase the property of Arlington International Racecourse. This comes amid speculation that the team may be considering a move to the suburbs from downtown Soldier Field.
CHICAGO - A 24-year-old man is in custody after his alleged involvement in a string of armored truck and ATM robberies in multiple Chicago suburbs.
Brian Snyder is charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and is in custody as of Wednesday afternoon.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said Snyder worked with multiple suspects to rob two armored trucks in the suburbs of Country Club Hills and Chicago Heights.
Synder and the other suspects allegedly took cash from the truck drivers as they were servicing ATMs or stores.
Man sexually assaults child as she sleeps in her bed in DuPage County: prosecutors A man is facing felony charges for allegedly entering a familys home in Glendale Heights and sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl as she slept in her bed.
DUPAGE COUNTY - A man is facing felony charges for allegedly entering a family's home in Glendale Heights and sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl as she slept in her bed.
CHICAGO - A man was shot on a CTA Red Line train in Chicago's Chinatown on Saturday.
The shooting happened at 3:48 p.m. near West Cermak.
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The victim, 21, was shot in the calf and hospitalized in good condition.
The suspect was taken into custody and a weapon was recovered from the scene. Charges are pending.
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GURNEE, Ill. (AP) - A Chicago-area theme park says it will open a new roller coaster that will accelerate from 0 to 78 miles per hour in less than two seconds.
Six Flags Great America announced the new attraction, called Maxx Force, on Thursday. It's scheduled to open next summer at the park in Gurnee, Illinois, and park officials say it will be the fastest launch coaster in North America.
Six Flags Great America President Hank Salemi says the coaster will be "
Oak Park and River Forest High School celebrate Orange Friday with flag and varsity football Students and staff of Oak Park and River Forest High School are out representing their school today. We talk to some of the star student-athletes here on Orange Friday.
OAK PARK, Ill. - Oak Park River Forest High School has a lot to celebrate this weekend.
It’s their Homecoming and the school is celebrating its 150th anniversary.
Timeline of events in the disappearance of Cumberland County 5-year-old FOX 29's Chris O'Connell retraces the steps in the disappearance of a Cumberland County 5-year-old.
BRIDGETON, N.J. - An Amber Alert remains in effect for Dulce Maria Alavez, the 5-year-old girl who police believe was lured from a Bridgeton, New Jersey park earlier this week.
As the investigation continues in the nearly five days since police say a stranger lured Alavez into the back of his red van at the Bridgeton City Park around 4:20 p.
From elephants to Siamese twins, P.T. Barnum's collection was controversial, ever-changing, and incredibly extensive. The Four Legged WomanMyrtle Corbin joined Barnum's sideshow at 13 years old. She was born with dipygus, a medical condition which resulted in Myrtle being born with two pelvises, and four legs. She performed until she was 19 years old, at which point other sideshow members tried to falsify her condition. None of the attempts at a faux four-legged woman were as popular as Myrtle herself.
Interesting people often have parents with fascinating lives. Many of these incredible people just so happen to be parents of celebrities. Christian Bale is a Welsh actor who is known for his starring role in American Psycho, and his portrayal of Batman in the Christopher Nolan directed franchise. Bale was born to David Bale, an entrepreneur, and Jenny James, a circus performer. However, David divorced James in 1991, and married Gloria Steinem in 2000, making her Christian’s step-mother.
article Two horses on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych. Picture date: Wednesday April 24, 2024. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty Images) LONDON - Military horses doing routine exercises on Wednesday bolted and ran through central London during the morning rush hour, leaving four people injured and damaging vehicles.
Emergency officials were called at 8:25 a.m. local time to reports of a person being thrown from a horse in Buckingham Palace Road, and the first paramedic was on the scene within five minutes, according to a spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service.