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After Floods, Texas Puppies Arrive at Chicago Shelter

Relief groups coordinate the move

(Newser) - Nine more puppies from parts of Texas submerged by catastrophic flooding that killed at least 132 people have arrived at no-kill shelter PAWS Chicago, joining dozens of puppies that had already arrived, per the AP . The critters landed by plane at Waukesha Airport in Wisconsin, then made a three-hour journey...

Nationwide Protests Honor John Lewis, Target Trump

Demonstrators on Thursday will push for voting rights, social programs, civil liberties

(Newser) - Ample crowds are expected to gather across the US for "Good Trouble Lives On" protests on Thursday, marking five years since the death of civil rights icon John Lewis. Organizers expect crowds in more than 1,500 locations nationwide, with participants gathering to honor Lewis' legacy and to...

These Cities Were Made for Walking
These Cities Were
Made for Walking
Jul 15, 2025 9:09 AM CDT

These Cities Were Made for Walking

Philly is the best metropolis to take in some fresh air and the sights on foot, per USA Today

(Newser) - "Get ready to save on gas." That's USA Today's enthusiastic lead-in to its list of the most walkable cities in the nation, which received nominations from travel experts and were then voted upon by a stroll-happy public. The City of Brotherly Love, aka Philadelphia, earned the...

Man Rescues Baby Dumped Outside Church on Hot Day

7-month-old girl had been in carjacked vehicle

(Newser) - A Chicago man who heard a crying baby when he was stuck in traffic last week found a 7-month-old girl who had been dumped in a carseat outside a church on a day when temperatures hit the 90s. Earl Abernathy said the infant had tipped the carseat over while trying...

Chicago Beluga Is First to Recover From Anesthesia

Shedd Aquarium celebrates a milestone surgery

(Newser) - Chicago is home to a special beluga whale—the only one known to have recovered from general anesthesia. The 12-year-old whale dubbed Kimalu, born and kept at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, underwent surgery to remove a network of cysts around her blowhole on July 1, per a release . Caretakers first...

55 Shot, 8 Killed Over Long Weekend in Chicago

That makes it the city's least violent Fourth of July weekend in at least 6 years

(Newser) - It was another violent long weekend in Chicago—but not as violent as other Fourth of July weekends in recent years. ABC7 , which has a detailed list of incidents, reports that police say at least 55 people were shot, eight of them fatally, between Thursday morning and midnight Sunday. The...

18 Shot at Rapper's Album Release Party in Chicago

Mello Buckzz's boyfriend, best friend said to be among the 4 dead

(Newser) - Four people have died from gunshot wounds and 14 others have been hospitalized following a drive-by shooting in Chicago, police said Thursday, per the AP . Four people were in critical condition, per the Chicago Sun-Times . The shooting happened late Wednesday in Chicago's River North neighborhood. Several media outlets said...

'Like an Air Fryer, It's Going to Be Hot' on Tuesday

Heat dome brings rare triple-digit temperatures to parts of Eastern US

(Newser) - An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week, with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven't been this hot in more than a decade. The heat wave is especially threatening because it's hitting cities like Boston, New York,...

Chicago Finally Settles With Jussie Smollett

Actor will pay $50K to charity for underprivileged youth

(Newser) - The Jussie Smollett saga has had a happy ending for an organization that helps underprivileged youth in Chicago. The actor has agreed to pay $50,000 to Building Brighter Futures Center for the Arts to settle a lawsuit the city filed against him in 2019, the BBC reports. TMZ calls...

DC Shooting Victims Were About to Get Engaged
What We Know About
the DC Museum Shooting
the rundown
May 22, 2025 11:50 AM CDT

What We Know About the DC Museum Shooting

Victims identified as embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim

(Newser) - Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were days from a possible engagement. But Lischinsky never got the chance to pop the question. As the staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, left an American Jewish Committee event at the Capital Jewish Museum late Wednesday, they were shot dead...

Town Aims to Buy—or Seize— Pope's Childhood Home

Dolton, Illinois, currently in negotiations with seller

(Newser) - Auction bids on Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in a Chicago suburb will be accepted for another month , but we may already know who will end up with the property. The village of Dolton, where the modest three-bedroom home stands, plans to take possession of the property one way...

DoorDash Driver Gets Very Lost at O'Hare Airport

Vehicle drove through miles of restricted areas, may have crossed runways

(Newser) - Someone in a control tower at O'Hare airport in Chicago spotted a moving object in a danger zone, but all ended well—and no planes were involved. This all happened at ground level, and the culprit turned out to be a very lost DoorDash driver, reports CBS News . Police...

New Pope's Old Home Is Up for Grabs
There's One Very Lucky
House-Flipper Near Chicago
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May 18, 2025 3:30 PM CDT

There's One Very Lucky House-Flipper Near Chicago

Leo XIV's childhood home is up for auction, could bring 7 figures; owner bought it for $66K last year

(Newser) - The owner of a modest three-bedroom brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton had been trying to sell the property for $199,000 in recent weeks, only a year after he'd bought the Cape Cod home for $66,000 and tried to flip it. Now, the New York ...

Armored Truck Drops $300K, Which Quickly Disappears
Armored Truck Drops $300K,
Which Quickly Disappears
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May 3, 2025 4:10 PM CDT

Armored Truck Drops $300K, Which Quickly Disappears

Employee reported seeing up to 100 people stealing the cash near Chicago

(Newser) - Dozens of people are believed to have stolen a combined $300,000 in cash that fell off an armored truck in Chicago. The truck was driving through the Chicago suburb of Oak Park just after 5pm Tuesday when its "backdoor opened by unknown means" and three bags of money...

Economist Challenges Notions of Gun Violence

University of Chicago's Jens Ludwig says inexpensive solutions can help

(Newser) - An economist at the University of Chicago argues that some of our basic views about gun violence are incorrect and that some relatively inexpensive solutions can help. In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times , Jens Ludwig stands at the boundary between two neighborhoods, South Shore and Greater Grand Crossing. "...

Chicago Fire Captain Dies in Line of Duty

David Meyer, a 28-year CFD veteran, was fatally injured in garage collapse

(Newser) - A routine call on Chicago's west side led to the death of a veteran fire captain and father of four Chicago Fire Department Captain David Meyer, 54, died early Wednesday while responding to a garage fire. The fire was reported just after 4am, and a mayday alarm was...

The 10 Richest Cities in the World
The 10 Richest
Cities in the World
Apr 12, 2025 9:00 AM CDT

The 10 Richest Cities in the World

New York is No. 1, while Chicago comes in at No. 10

(Newser) - One way to define a rich city is to count how many rich people live there. Conde Nast Traveler draws from the latest data to anoint New York City the richest in the world, given that it has more than 380,000 millionaires (up 45% in a year) and 66...

Highland Park Suspect Changes His Plea

Robert Crimo III now pleads guilty in 2022 mass shooting near Chicago that left 7 dead, dozens hurt

(Newser) - The Illinois man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens at a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb pleaded guilty Monday to murder and attempted murder, just moments before opening arguments in his trial. Appearing in a Lake County courtroom, Robert E. Crimo III, reported to be...

Cops: Chicago Teen Killed 6 People in 9 Months

'It's difficult to comprehend how anyone could easily take someone's life'

(Newser) - While most people were hunkered down at home during the early months of the pandemic, one teen went on a killing spree in Chicago, massacring six people within a span of nine months. So said local police and prosecutors on Wednesday in announcing murder charges against Antonio Reyes, now 21,...

Jersey City a Surprise No. 2 in Cities for Proposals

Ranking is out for Valentine's Day

(Newser) - Valentine's Day is nearly upon us, and Cloudwards has ranked the 100 largest cities in the US on their desirability as a place to propose. It may not be a shock to hear that New York City is No. 1, given its choice of iconic proposal locations, but Jersey...

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