Undercover ATF agent shot | More sick at Shedd

2018年5月4日星期五

Undercover ATF agent shot | More sick at Shedd | 'May the Fourth' parties

ATF agent shot in the face while working undercover with Chicago police, authorities say

Friday, May 4

A federal agent was shot in the face early Friday while working undercover in a joint mission with Chicago police officers on the South Side, Chicago police said. The agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was wounded around 3:15 a.m. in the Back of the Yards, not far from Davis Square Park, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, but officials said his injury was not considered life-threatening.

Despite hiring push, CPD falling short in attracting black officers

While the Police Department gained nearly 800 officers between October 2016 and the end of March 2018, the percentage of African-Americans on the force dropped slightly, according to department data.

Kindergartners ill after Shedd visit; symptoms similar to earlier cases

About 15 kindergartners from a Chicago parochial school became ill after a recent visit to the Shedd Aquarium, exhibiting the same norovirus-like symptoms as the 111 students from Andrew High School in Tinley Park that held its prom at the aquarium.

Hawaii volcano erupts after earthquakes; evacuation ordered

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted, releasing red lava into a residential neighborhood and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearby homes.

Top aide to Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx leaves abruptly

Eric Sussman, a former federal prosecutor who became first assistant to Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx when she took office in late 2016, has abruptly left the post.

Is R. Kelly's time up? Movement takes aim at Chicago-born singer

For more than 20 years, sex abuse allegations against R. Kelly have rumbled in Chicago and reverberated across the country. But after recent a canceled hometown concert and a nationwide call to boycott the singer, is he about to become the next big name to fall in the #MeToo movement?

From farmland to 'global terminal': A visual history of O'Hare airport

Chicago's largest airport is about to undergo the largest, most expensive revamp in its history. Here's a look back at its innovations in design, technology and functionality through the years.

4 'Star Wars' parties for May the Fourth around Chicago

This year, "Star Wars" fans have not only the release of "Solo" to look forward to later this month, but also a collection of "May the Fourth" parties around the city to start setting the intergalactic mood.