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The coronavirus pandemic has not slowed shootings in the greater Chicago area, with 498 shooting victims recorded in the city through March 31—and an additional 20 people shot in the first weekend of April alone.

Police in Chicago dispersed a large funeral at a church for flouting the stay-at-home order during the coronavirus pandemic.

A representation of the museum's famous dinosaur skeleton was set free to explore a few exhibits, following in the footsteps of penguins at a nearby aquarium.

"From the beginning to end, this was persecution masquerading as prosecution," the former Democratic governor of Illinois said during a Wednesday press conference.

The actor was indicted on Tuesday, after a special prosecutor led an investigation into the dismissal of 16 previous charges against him last February.

Performer Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday on six counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly staging a racist and homophobic attack. Special Prosecutor Dan Webb said Smollett had allegedly reported "a heinous hate crime that he, in fact, knew had not occurred."

Chicago police received a tip that up to 150 people were gathered and that dozens of them had been seen brandishing guns live on social media.

According to the recall, there have been no reports of adverse reactions from consuming these products.

China's death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus rose to 41 Friday as 15 more were reported dead from the infection, while a Chicago woman was hospitalized with coronavirus becoming the second confirmed case in the U.S.

The charity arm of the global sports brand is helping to build a new public athletic facility at the planned Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.

The boy was bitten multiple times outside the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln Park, police said, hours before a 32-year-old man walked into a hospital saying a coyote had bitten him.

Doctors report higher incidents of cannabis-related problems, such as confusion, anxiety, paranoia and hallucinations.

There were 492 homicides in Chicago in 2019, down 13 percent from the previous year and down 38 percent from 2016, according to official statistics.

Numerous flights were delayed and canceled by the FAA due to a dense fog advisory from the National Weather Service.

Demetrius Johnson has become the twentieth person exonerated of a crime for which he was allegedly framed by a retired police detective from Chicago, Reynaldo Guevara.

Chester and Dora Fronczak's baby Paul was taken from Michael Reese Hospital in 1964.

Turkey Chop Gourmet Grill owner Quentin Love gave away the poultry in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood.

A diverse roster of stars, including Idina Menzel, TLC, Ciara, Chicago and the Black Eyed Peas will grace the floats of this year's Thanksgiving Day parade through New York City.

Ruth George, a kinesiology student, was found unresponsive in her car inside a University of Illinois at Chicago parking garage.

The attorney for the two brothers allegedly involved in a staged attack on the actor issued a statement that claimed Smollett's lawsuit lacks merit.

The location will span five floors, have three coffee bars, a cocktail bar, and an artisan bakery and cafe.

Former first lady Michelle Obama talked about "white flight" during a talk in Chicago today, saying that white people are "still running."

Democrat Lori Lightfoot posted a picture of her and the 44th President of the United States at an Obama Foundation community dinner last night.

On Monday #ChicagoTrumpProtest trended on Twitter in America as congregated outside of Trump Towers in Chicago to protest the president's first visit to the city since his election.

President Trump criticized the city of Chicago and its police force, saying Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson "isn't doing his job."

"It's embarrassing to us as a nation all over the world, they're talking about Chicago. Afghanistan is a safe place, by comparison," Trump told hundreds of Chicago police officers. "It's true."

The president will draw large protests. Illinois is a state where the president's message of "America first" is considered a "trigger-term" and a macro aggression.

Chicago's Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has vowed to boycott President Donald Trump's planned speech at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference.

The quirky new Chicago venue will be complete with a full dining menu, hundreds of board games and two escape rooms.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police annual conference is being hosted in Chicago by police superintendent Eddie Johnson but a spokesperson said he will not be attending the speech being given by President Trump.