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Chicago weather: Strong to severe storms possible Friday evening

What a stunning Thursday! Skies have been sunny all day and temperatures are in the upper 70s to low 80s this afternoon. Tonight will be mostly clear to partly cloudy with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Looking ahead Friday will bring increasing cloud cover and then scattered showers and storms in the evening. While the coverage of rain and storms looks limited, any storms that develop may…

Ford City Mall could be demolished for $200M industrial development

People who live near Ford City Mall protested at Chicago City Hall as the Chicago Plan Commission voted to approve rezoning the property for light industrial use. New proposal for Ford City Mall Developers want to demolish the mall and build four warehouses at 76th Street and Cicero Avenue. The 18th Ward alderman says the proposed development would be new and better than Ford City. Representatives…

Homeowner says ComEd contractor shut off generator, causing basement flooding

A Lansing homeowner says her basement flooded after a ComEd contractor shut off a generator that was powering her sump pumps during a prolonged power outage. Costly damage after generator shut off Morgan Webb says her home security cameras captured what appears to be a ComEd employee shutting off the generator while she and her family were away. Webb says the generator was powering sump pumps that…

Joe Freshgoods opens West Town space rooted in fashion, coffee and Chicago culture

For more than two decades, Joseph Robinson has built a career around making sure Chicago is always part of the fit. Better known as Joe Freshgoods, the West Side native has gone from working retail and throwing parties to collaborating with some of the biggest names in footwear. Now, his latest venture brings clothing, coffee, art, books and community under one roof at 1843 W. Chicago Ave. Joe…

Chicago Bears joint practice: Takeaways from the Bears' practice with the Bengals

The Chicago Bears have been tested by the team’s coaching staff all training camp long. On Thursday, they got a different kind of test from a completely different team in a joint practice with the Cincinnati Bengals. "It's definitely a test for us, different styles, different body types, and they do things differently over there," Bears quarterback Caleb Williams said after the joint practice.…

Orland Park man charged in crash that killed pedestrian, injured 7, police say

An Orland Park man is facing multiple charges in connection with a crash that left one man dead and seven others injured, authorities said. Orland Park man charged in fatal crash The collision happened just before 11 a.m. June 29 in the 14900 block of LaGrange Road. Orland Park police responded to the multi-vehicle crash and determined that a vehicle driven by Prakash Patel was traveling north on…

4 Chicago firefighters hurt battling fire in Back of the Yards

Four Chicago firefighters were injured, three of them critically, while battling a blaze at a vacant building in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Crews were called to the building around 11:30 a.m. in the 5400 block of South Justine Street. The firefighters were taken to local hospitals. Three of them were critically injured while one was listed in good condition. The cause of the fire is under…

Chicago police release video of person of interest in fatal shooting of CTA employee

Chicago police have released video showing a person of interest they are trying to identify in connection with the fatal shooting of a CTA employee earlier this summer on the South Side. Police said Thomas Kevin Barlow, 57, was fatally shot just after 4 a.m. on June 29 in the 9800 block of South State Street in Roseland. He was found with a gunshot wound to the chest and taken to Advocate Christ…

CTA Red Line attack: Police seek man accused of punching, whipping riders

Chicago police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who punched and whipped CTA Red Line riders earlier this month on the North Side. CTA Red Line attack The attacks happened around 1 p.m. on Aug. 11 on the Fullerton Red Line platform, according to Chicago police. Police said the man approached a male passenger and punched him in the face from behind. He was chased off the train…

Top performers from the Chicago Bears joint practice with the Bengals

Finally, the Chicago Bears get to hit someone else for a change. Moving over to Cincinnati before Saturday’s preseason game, the Bears got a chance to see different looks and a whole different set of players against the Bengals with a joint practice. "It's great for our guys just to get used to our road routine. Getting on the plane, traveling on out here," Bears coach Ben Johnson said. "We had a…