Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Search results for keyword: Illinois found in 391 News.

chicago
  • by david hall
Drill press: City officials stress summer safety during first responders’ staged lake rescue

Onlookers observed the water rescue drill, organized to inform beachgoers on water safety ahead of the scheduled Friday opening of Chicago beaches. “I didn’t know if it was real or not,” one observer said. “It was a good display.”

front-page
  • by david hall
5 people overdose in Near West Side apartment: cops

It happened about 9:30 p.m. at a residential apartment building in the 1300 block of South Throop Street in the Little Italy/UIC neighborhood, officials said.

politics
  • by david hall
Select DMV offices add summer Saturday hours for teens applying for their first licenses

Expanded weekend services, including road tests and written tests, will be offered June 1 through Aug. 31, historically the busiest season for teenagers looking to get behind the wheel.

lgbtq
  • by david hall
Traveling abroad for Pride Month? LGBTQ+ Chicagoans respond to worldwide travel alert

The U.S. State Department issued a "worldwide caution" alert, saying it had learned of an "increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events."