David Struett

Rontonio Guterz, 35, was shot to death during a gathering of former residents of the Robert Taylor Homes, his sister said. Fourteen other people were wounded in the attack late Saturday night in Washington Park.

Car traffic stood at a standstill on both sides of the bridge as authorities with the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications told drivers to seek an alternative route.

The DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge was reopened to traffic Wednesday afternoon, over four hours after the bridge became stuck open during a routine lift and snarled car traffic up and down the highway.

It marks the third day of heat-related warnings from the National Weather Service. Before the warning expires at 7 p.m. Thursday, temperatures could feel as hot as 101 degrees due to high humidity.

Three belugas have now died at the Shedd in about a week for unknown reasons. Two of them were rescued from a shuttered Candian aquatic park where animals allegedly lived in poor conditions.

Travelers hitting the skies and roads over Labor Day weekend can expect busier airports and highways — and to face higher prices.

The Northern Illinois Transit Authority officially launched this month. The new agency is tasked with transforming the CTA, Metra and Pace.

The board of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority voted unanimously to elect Tom Kotarac, a former Regional Transportation Authority director who had been leading a NITA transition committee.

Several people praised the Northwest Neighborhood Alliance online for building the benches in an online post. But the group is waiting to build more until the city makes the next move. Technically, the benches are illegal.