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Electrical issue causes low water pressure, outages in Mount Greenwood

Residents and businesses of the city's Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the Far Southwest Side are experiencing low water ...

Chicago promised a better way to handle mental health crisis calls, but CARE program is struggling

The city’s CARE teams were established to replace police with trained clinicians for responses to 911 mental health calls.

Willis Tower Fire Alarm Triggers Nationwide United Airlines Ground Stop, Delays 200+ Flights

On July 24, 2025, United Airlines, the world’s largest carrier by fleet size, grounded its entire US fleet after a fire alarm triggered an evacuation at its Network Operations Center in Chicago’s ...
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Crisis Response In Turmoil: Chicago’s CARE Program at a Tipping Point

Chicago’s mental health crisis teams were meant to replace police with clinicians. Bureaucratic dysfunction and fading ...
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CPS slashes crossing guard program, raising safety concerns before school year

Chicago schoolchildren will see significantly fewer crossing guards on their way to class this fall, prompting concerns from ...

Suburban Elmhurst residents asked to stay inside due to ‘ongoing public safety situation'

Police in suburban Elmhurst issued a community alert due to an "ongoing public safety situation" and asked some residents to ...

Chicago’s crime decline is part of a national trend, researchers say

A new report from the Council on Criminal Justice shows most major crime categories in Chicago are down below pre-pandemic ...

Flooded roadways lead to dangerous driving conditions across parts of Chicago area

Roadways across parts of the Chicago area were flooded Friday afternoon as slow-moving storms dumped heavy rain on the region ...

Panic buttons, internet scrubs: Courthouses take new approach to protect judges amid rise in threats

From panic buttons to removing personal identifying information off the internet, state and federal courthouses are taking ...