CHICAGO — Chicago police are asking for help finding a missing 12-year-old girl who was last seen in the city's Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Dasia Whitfield is described as being about 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing about 160 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. LATEST CASES: Missing people in Chicagoland She was last seen April 16 in the 3100 block of West Marquette Road, but police said she was possibly seen near Kilmer Elementary School in the 6700 block of North Greenview Avenue. Police said she is also believed to be riding the CTA Red Line. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, purp ..read more

DOLTON, Ill. — Dolton Mayor Tiffany Heynard's top aide, Keith Freeman, pleaded not guilty to bankruptcy charges Wednesday as he's named in another lawsuit against the embattled mayor. Freeman is a senior administrator for both the Village of Dolton and Thorton Township. Tiffany Henyard’s admin spent $100K on travel "I think that many practitioners in this building would be surprised to see the level of attention and press being paid to a bankruptcy indictment," attorney Josh Herman said. He is accused of hiding his Dolton income in bankruptcy proceedings and underreporting his income by $95,00 ..read more

After the coldest April 24th in 44 years, we are looking at one of the warmest weekends so far in 2024. There is a FREEZE WARNING and FROST ADVISORY in effect Wednesday night, however, as temperatures will dip near or below freezing late.   Expect sunshine to prevail on Thursday with cooler readings along the lake. Showers and storms should arrive by Friday evening, with scattered showers and storms possible throughout the rest of the weekend.   Full forecast details and more at the WGN Weather Center blog WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear.  Moonlit and cold wi ..read more

CHICAGO — Publicly funding sports stadiums is a contentious issue, and a thorny one for politicians who have to prioritize the use of taxes for the public good. The latest team to ask for public money in such a venture is the Chicago Bears, and a recent example from another midwestern city may tell where public sentiment stands on stadium funding. The Bears are requesting around $2.3 billion in public money for a proposed $4.6 billion stadium project, while another team in town — The White Sox — is also on the hunt for public financing of a new ballpark. The situation playing out with the Bear ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Kid Cudi has canceled all shows for his planned "Insano World Tour" this summer after breaking his foot during Coachella last weekend. In an Instagram post Wednesday, the Grammy Award-winning artist said he sustained a fracture to his calcaneus, or heel bone, in a jump from the Sahara stage during his set at the festival on Sunday. He added that the injury will require surgery. "We have to cancel the tour so I can focus on getting better to be out there in top shape to rage with you all," he wrote in the post. "There's just no way I can bounce back in time to give 100 ..read more

CHICAGO — The purpose of the STEAM curriculum, short for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, is to reach kids differently and innovatively. At Chicago’s Alexander Graham Bell School, it’s the kind of project that would make its namesake proud. Learning during the critical, formative years that will ring true for years, a group of middle schoolers' hole-in-one approach can be summed up in one word — teamwork ..read more

CHICAGO — Foxtrot and Dom's Kitchen and Market are facing a lawsuit after they suddenly shut down Tuesday. The abrupt closures stunned shoppers as well as employees, who said they received zero notice they were losing their jobs and are now suing the company. Dom’s, Foxtrot stores in Chicago close months after merge Ali McGrew was at Dom's in Old Town when they announced the closure. "We received a bunch of texts first, warnings and then we ran here and couldn't believe it was real," McGrew, a customer, said. "It was a really uncomfortable vibe and all of the employees looked like they were ab ..read more

The owner of a pediatric therapy clinic in northwest suburban Buffalo Grove has found so much success with the team's multi-disciplinary approach that she's needing to expand just to keep up with a growing list of clients. Angie Harisiadis and the team at IN2GREAT Pediatric Therapy Services combine physical, occupational, speech, behavioral, mental health and sensory therapy all under one roof. The mix supports the goal that Harisiadis and her husband, Socrates, had when opening the clinic: to support each child with every disciplinary approach available. The clinic services children with lear ..read more

CHICAGO — First, the Bears showed the renderings. Then came their financial request. The team is putting more than $2 billion on the table, plus $300 million from an NFL fund to build stadiums, but more money is needed. The Bears want $900 million from the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, 28% of the proposal. "This is going to reinvigorate the entire city of Chicago," said Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. "It will be the crown jewel of the city of Chicago." Read more: Latest Chicago news headlines Railing against taxpayer subsidies is former Governor Pat Quinn, who wants to take the ..read more

Medical Watch Digest for April 24 A troubling trend when it comes to heart health. Patients and their doctors are failing when it comes to heart care. Heart failure rates are now on pace to wipe out prior gains. According to JAMA Cardiology, long standing declines in heart failure are reversing. Heart failure death rates declined from 1999 to 2005, then plateaued in 2012. But from 2012 to 2019 mortality increased to levels greater than decades ago. The most troubling reversal was for people younger than 45. Exercise & Mood At any age a little exercise goes a long way toward improving mood ..read more