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On the fourth day of the heat wave last week, city officials closed cooling centers and libraries where those without air conditioning had sought relief.
Prosecutors asked for a sentence of 15 years and said “anything less would fail to promote respect for the rule of law.”
Modeled after a California policy, advocates want Illinois to set a schedule that puts more electric vehicles on the state’s roads over the next decade.
A water main break Wednesday morning at Heartland Animal Shelter left 2 feet of water in the building and displaced rescued dogs and cats. No animals were hurt.
Chicago House will offer housing to 13 families on West 63rd Street in a neighborhood with a high rate of HIV infection. The site will also contain office space for staffers overseeing residential units citywide.
Three 2.5-hour sessions will be held at City Colleges locations, starting July 22 at Malcolm X College. A fourth roundtable, open only to ages 13 to 24, will be at the Harold Washington Library.
A self-described hippie, Ms. Lurie moved to Chicago in 1973 to work as an intensive care nurse. She wound up giving tens of millions of dollars to Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Greater Chicago Food Depository, PAWS Chicago and several other organizations both in the city and beyond.
Doctors used a spinal anesthetic to numb the patient from the chest down, eliminating the use of narcotics and general anesthesia, cutting recovery time. The patient, John Nicholas, was released within 24 hours of the procedure.
The subjects of abortion and reproductive freedom will come up Thursday, when former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden face off in their first 2024 debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta.
The company said names, addresses, health insurance information and personal information like Social Security numbers may have been exposed in the attack.
The city recorded four nights of lows in the 70s. Nighttime heat can be dangerous for the elderly, and for those without air conditioning, there are almost no options to cool off.
Two measures to further protect transgender people are awaiting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature. But advocates say there’s more the state can do to help the LGBTQ+ community.
The scrap metal business seeks the same type of operating permit that was denied to the relocated General Iron on the Southeast Side.
Robert Magiet, propietario de un restaurante, entregó 24 unidades de aire acondicionado a residentes de Logan Square, Humboldt Park y otras áreas cercanas el martes y el miércoles, mientras Chicago alcanzaba cuatro días seguidos con temperaturas que superan los 90 grados.
Restaurant owner Robert Magiet delivered AC units to residents in Logan Square, Humboldt Park and other areas Tuesday and Wednesday as Chicago hit four days in a row with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees. “This heat is ridiculous,” he said.
Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are the two most severe illnesses to watch for amid rising temperatures.
A critic calls City Hall’s decision “extremely alarming” as temperatures are expected to exceed 90 degrees again.
Families turned out on the first day that Chicago Park District pools opened. Others had a splash at the Crown Fountain in Millennium Park. The city could reach 90 degrees for seven straight days, with very little cool down overnight.