HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

2 teens charged in shooting outside Pittsburgh funeral

PITTSBURGH — Two people have been charged in connection with the Friday shooting outside of a funeral on Pittsburgh's North Side.

Tribune News Service · Oct 29, 2022

6 wounded in shooting outside funeral at church in Pittsburgh, police say

PITTSBURGH — Gunfire erupted outside a funeral Friday, leaving six people wounded and continuing a spate of gun violence across Pittsburgh’s North Side.

Tribune News Service · Oct 28, 2022

Chicago’s best Halloween decorations: Homes and yards get spooky with ghosts, ghouls and more

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Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

Rising Amundsen dominates Sullivan, aims for another state playoff berth

Amundsen is on the rise. That’s the consensus around the city. The North Side school was overshadowed academically and athletically by several rivals over the past couple of decades but that is changing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 23, 2022

Zoning change? Lightfoot taps zoning appeals board chair Knudsen to replace retired Ald. Smith in 43rd Ward

The appointment is expected to give Knudsen a running start in next year’s aldermanic elections in the affluent North Side ward, which typically sees heavily contested races. The nomination goes before the City Council Rules Committee Tuesday and the full Council Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 20, 2022

Security detail for Harvey mayor opens fire while responding to possible robbery on North Side.

It was unknown whether anyone was struck by gunfire.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 14, 2022

Heavy rains, overwhelmed sewers, flooded basements are another Chicago tradition: ‘Not again’

Chicago Office of Emergency Management reports that as of Monday morning there were 1,485 service requests related to Sunday’s flooding. Seven viaducts were reported flooded, with 1,177 reports of water in basements.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 12, 2022

Chicago hit with most severe flooding in over 2 years: ‘It was just pouring down’

The North Side was slammed particularly hard, with some portions recording up to 5 inches of rainfall, according to the National Weather Service.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 12, 2022

1 killed, 8 wounded — including 15-year-old girl — in shootings in Chicago Monday

The fatal attack occurred in Sheridan Park on the North Side when a man, 30, was shot in the 4600 block of North Dover Street.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 30, 2022

Why aren’t more Chicago parents going for free universal preschool?

CPS is offering universal pre-K for 4-year-olds in most of the city, but WBEZ found that thousands of seats are unfilled — mostly in schools serving high numbers of low-income families with large majorities of Black or Latino children.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 27, 2022