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All Cities Tested Had Bacteria on Their Playgrounds
So, “Good Morning America” investigated playground cleanliness across the nation by collecting 60 samples at public playgrounds. The samples were tested to determine which playground was the cleanest and which had the most germs.
“GMA” tested 12 playgrounds in four cities including: Washington, D.C., and suburban Virginia and Maryland; […]
185000 powerless as severe storms hammer Chicago
About 310,000 customers in northern Illinois were without power Thursday night, including 62,000 in Chicago, said ComEd spokesman Tom Stevens, who added that it could take days to restore power for some customers north of the city.
People who ventured out to survey the storm’s aftermath dodged felled trees, downed […]
Bad Weather Grounds Chicago Air And Water Show - Flooding Has Also Been Reported In The Chicagoland Area
Bad weather grounded the annual Chicago Air and Water Show Sunday. Organizers called off the action a few hours early because of the clouds and steady rain.
Families who traveled to the city for the show were disappointed and […]
Is Chicago Big Enough For Sharpton And Jackson?
The Rev. Al Sharpton is coming to Chicago, targeting what he calls chronic police misconduct and a lack of political accountability.
The New York-based civil rights leader’s Chicago office plants him squarely on the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s turf, leading some to wonder if the city is big enough for […]
Memphis woman arrested with gun at Chicago’s Sears Tower
A Memphis woman was found carrying a loaded revolver at the Sears Tower in Chicago.
Police said 56-year-old Stephanie Warren is charged with one count each of unlawful use of a weapon, failure to register a firearm in the state of Illinois and not having an Illinois firearm […]
Electrical problems downtown Tuesday night are leaving potentially tens of thousands of CTA elevated train riders — the majority attending Taste of Chicago and pre-4th of July fireworks at Grant Park — standing on platforms waiting for trains, which are not moving.Riders are reporting that elevated trains in the Loop stopped moving about 11 p.m.
Police […]