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Thirty-three people are killed in mass shootings at Fourth of July celebrations, with 11 people killed and 55 others injured in Chicago, Illinois, two people killed and three others injured in Huntington Beach, California, one person killed and six others injured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one person killed and five others injured in Boston, Massachusetts.
2024-07-4

Eight people are injured after an explosion tore through a building in Austin, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
2022-09-20

"Gasteranthus extinctus", an orange wild flower that is a member of the Gesneriaceae family, is rediscovered in Ecuador after being considered extinct for 36 years. The study of the flower's rediscovery is published by the journal "PhytoKeys" and the Field Museum in Chicago.
2022-04-15

The Chicago Teachers Union votes to defy an order by the public schools to return to in-person instructions over COVID-19 concerns.
2021-01-24

American singer R. Kelly pleads not guilty to 11 additional sex-related felonies during a court hearing in Chicago.
2019-06-6

A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago, reports 26 percent of cancer patients can't afford to pay for their treatment, and 18 percent can't afford their prescriptions.
2016-06-3

At least eight people are killed and 45 wounded in shootings over the weekend across Chicago.
2015-09-21

Teachers go back to work in Chicago after the union leadership votes to suspend its strike while the membership reviews a tentative pact with mayor Rahm Emanuel.
2012-09-19

Three protesters are arrested in a police raid ahead of this weekend's 60-nation NATO summit in the U.S. city of Chicago.
2012-05-19

At least 40 people were shot over the weekend across Chicago, with seven of them slain, Chicago Tribune reported.
2010-06-20