A 67-year-old man was among two men wounded at different locations overnight when shots rang out in the Loop neighborhood, Chicago police said. Around 1:40 a.m. Saturday, two people were standing on the sidewalk at different spots in the first block of East Wacker Drive when they both were struck by gunfire, police said. The older man suffered a wound to the right thigh, and other victim, 24, was wounded to the right buttocks. Both victims were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and listed in good condition. No one was in custody and detectives were investigating.   ..read more

A man and a woman were shot early Saturday morning while participating in a street celebration in Edgewater, Chicago police said. At approximately 12:30 a.m. Saturday, shots were fired by unknown offenders in the 5200 block of N Winthrop Avenue. A 44-year-old man was shot three times to his left leg, while a 38-year-old woman was shot in her lower back, according to police. Both victims were treated at Swedish Hospital, arriving in good condition, police said. No offenders have been taken into custody. Detectives are investigating the incident ..read more

For the first time in a decade, city officials and Mexican leaders in Chicago will host a central celebration downtown to commemorate Mexican Independence Day with a two-day festival ..read more

Wrigley was Ali Berke's 12th national anthem performance at a major league ballpark, and she aims to sing at all the major league fields in the U.S. and Canada ..read more

Bred and reared for the meat industry, most domestic ducks can't fly because their bodies are oversized and their wings are too small ..read more

1986 — Chicago’s Walter Payton rushes for 177 yards, to reach the 15,000-yard plateau and scores his 100th career rushing touchdown as the Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles 13-10 ..read more

On Sept. 14, 1982, Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly film star Grace Kelly, died at age 52 of injuries from a car crash the day before ..read more

Longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has pleaded not guilty to U.S. narcotics trafficking charges ..read more

Red, a Black transgender woman, was fatally shot Sunday in the Austin neighborhood and remembered by friends at a Wednesday vigil ..read more

Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it's been tough dealing with their Boeing ride leaving without them and the prospect of spending several extra months in orbit ..read more