# Chicago

This year

2023

# Air Travel

Shannon airport records highest number of passengers in over a decade

Over 8,500 passengers travelled through the airport on 23 June, its busiest day in seven years.

10.3k

Jul 25th 2023, 2:45 PM

# debunked

Debunked: 'Cloud factory' clip released on 1 April doesn't show that humans control the weather

One edited video was viewed on TikTok 1.6 million times

417

Jul 3rd 2023, 4:06 PM

# Hounds

Irish wings Kearney and Byrne set for move to the US with Chicago

The Ireland-capped pair have been strongly linked with a switch to Major League Rugby.

38.2k

Apr 18th 2023, 10:37 AM

# The Wee County

An ancestral tribute and a mistaken reference to the Black and Tans: Biden 'comes home' to Louth

Biden spoke at Windsor Bar in Dundalk this evening.

41.1k

Apr 12th 2023, 9:31 PM

# US

R Kelly ordered to serve extra year for child sex offences on top of 30-year sentence

A federal judge handed Kelly a 20-year sentence to be served alongside his current prison term.

13.1k

Feb 23rd 2023, 7:33 PM

# Chicago

Prosecutor drops sex abuse charges against singer R Kelly after federal convictions

Kelly, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, is serving a 30-year prison sentence in a New York case.

14.6k

Jan 31st 2023, 8:56 AM

Last year

2022

# 4 july shooting

Chicago parade shooting suspect 'contemplated second attack' before arrest

The accused’s lawyer said he intends to plea not guilty plea to all charges.

12.1k

Jul 6th 2022, 6:14 PM

# Illinois

Fourth of July parade suspected gunman planned the attack for weeks, US police say

Emergency officials said around two dozen people, including children, were treated for gunshot injuries.

38.2k

Jul 5th 2022, 5:53 PM

# 4 july shooting

At least six people dead after shooting at Chicago suburb's Fourth of July parade

Police said authorities were still searching for the suspect and called it an active incident.

Another 24 people have been taken to hospital to be treated for their injuries.

Police said a firearm has been recovered, but that authorities are still searching for the suspect.

Mayor of Highland Park Nancy Rotering says the community has been "terrorised by an act of violence that has shaken us to our core".

61.6k

Updated

Jul 4th 2022, 10:07 PM

# Chicago

Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail for staging hate crime

Smollett was also ordered to pay $120,106 in restitution to the city of Chicago.

15.9k

Mar 11th 2022, 10:22 AM

All time

# Empire actor

US actor Jussie Smollett found guilty over staged racist hate crime

Smollett was found guilty of five counts of disorderly conduct for falsely telling police he was the victim of a hate crime in 2019.

21.2k

Dec 10th 2021, 6:53 AM

# Chicago

US actor Jussie Smollett takes the stand in his own defence

Smollett is facing charges accusing him of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lying to Chicago police about it.

20.2k

Dec 6th 2021, 10:00 PM

# Chicago

Man tells court actor Jussie Smollett recruited him and brother to fake attack

Abimbola Osundairo said the actor asked him and his brother ‘to fake beat him up’.

10.9k

Dec 2nd 2021, 8:56 AM

# Chicago

Brothers told Chicago police how Jussie Smollett allegedly staged hoax

A former detective told a court he initially viewed Smollett as the victim of a homophobic and racist attack.

23.4k

Dec 1st 2021, 7:31 AM

# francis alexander

Victim of US serial killer John Wayne Gacy identified

Francis Wayne Alexander would have been 21 or 22 years old when Gacy killed him sometime between early 1976 and early 1977.

27.8k

Oct 26th 2021, 7:12 AM

# tensions

Covid vaccine stand-off between Chicago mayor and police union sparks dueling lawsuits

A judge has banned a police union president from making public statements on the city’s Covid-19 policy.

26.4k

Oct 16th 2021, 1:25 PM

# vaccine cards

US pharmacist arrested for selling vaccine cards for $10 each

He was selling them for $10 each.

31.2k

Aug 17th 2021, 10:31 PM

# Police Shooting

Chicago Police release footage of officer fatally shooting 13-year-old boy

Footage reveals 13-year-old Adam Toledo dropped a handgun and raised his empty hands.

56.2k

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Apr 16th 2021, 9:53 AM

# Chicago

Actor Jussie Smollett faces six new charges over claim he was victim of hate crime

Smollett was previously charged with lying to police but they were subsequently dropped.

19.2k

Feb 11th 2020, 10:37 PM

# United States

13 wounded, four critically at house party shooting in the US

Shots were fired just after 12.30am (6.30am Irish time).

22.6k

Dec 22nd 2019, 1:13 PM

# sex crime

R Kelly charged with paying bribe before marriage to 15-year-old Aaliyah

Kelly was 27 when he married a then 15-year-old R&B singer Aaliyah in 1994.

45.0k

Dec 6th 2019, 9:33 AM

# Empire Strikes Back

Actor Jussie Smollett suing city of Chicago for 'malicious prosecution'

The Empire actor says the city should not seek payment from him to cover the cost of the investigation into his claim that he was a victim of a racist and homophobic attack.

16.3k

Nov 21st 2019, 9:39 AM

# belief

'It shows you that they're human' - Chicago changed everything for Ireland

Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray underlined the confidence within Joe Schmidt’s squad.

4.3k

Oct 18th 2019, 1:05 AM

# Record Breaker

Kenya's Kosgei shatters Radcliffe world record in Chicago Marathon

Mo Farah finished 8th in the men’s race.

8.7k

Oct 13th 2019, 6:03 PM

# mobile home

Nine-year-old child charged with five counts of first-degree murder after fire in US

Three children and two adults died in the fire in April.

37.5k

Oct 9th 2019, 8:20 AM

# Gun violence

Two Chicago mothers who were anti-gun violence activists shot dead in south of city

Police don’t believe Chantell Grant or Andrea Stoudemire were the intended targets of last Friday’s shooting.

55.2k

Jul 31st 2019, 11:11 AM

# Chicago

R Kelly denied bail on federal sex crimes charges

The singer was arrested last week on suspicion of having sex with underage girls and recording it.

9.0k

Jul 17th 2019, 7:22 AM

# Chicago

Singer R Kelly arrested on federal sex crime charges

The counts include child porn, enticement of a minor and obstruction of justice.

14.1k

Jul 12th 2019, 7:44 AM

# Chicago

Baby boy who was cut from his mother's womb with a butcher's knife during attack in Chicago dies

Police say his mother, who was nine-months pregnant, was strangled.

53.1k

Jun 14th 2019, 10:28 PM

# Chicago

R Kelly charged with 11 new sex-related crimes

Some charges carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, making them the most serious against him.

18.7k

May 30th 2019, 9:33 PM

# unsealed

Judge grants media request that Jussie Smollett's criminal case file be released

The judged ordered that the file be unsealed but it has not yet been released.

23.7k

May 23rd 2019, 10:52 PM

# Chicago

US police question three people after baby taken from murdered pregnant teenager

The 19 year-old went missing in Chicago almost four weeks ago.

37.8k

May 16th 2019, 9:27 PM

# Lori Lightfoot

Chicago elects black, gay woman as mayor in historic vote

Since 1837, Chicago voters have elected only one black mayor and one female mayor.

20.7k

Apr 3rd 2019, 12:08 PM

# RIP

Tributes paid to Limerick GAA supporter John Hunt who has passed away aged 98

The Athea native captured the hearts of the nation with his Late Late Show appearance last September.

9.9k

Mar 31st 2019, 7:38 PM

# jussie smollett

Explainer: Why is Donald Trump asking the FBI to look into an alleged hate crime against a TV actor?

Jussie Smollett achieved notoriety after being accused of fabricating a hate crime.

17.4k

Mar 28th 2019, 3:31 PM

# Chicago

Chicago police chief and mayor hit out as actor Jussie Smollett cleared of all criminal charges

Smollett’s lawyers released a statement today confirming the charges had been dropped.

47.5k

Updated

Mar 26th 2019, 9:48 PM

# St Patrick's Day

Taoiseach says he doesn't want to be associated with actions of Conor McGregor

This time last week, Varadkar was somewhat overshadowed at the Chicago St Patrick’s Day parade.

84.5k

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Mar 23rd 2019, 12:49 PM

# Terror Threat

New intelligence unit to assess threats to State security will be set up by the end of the year

Varadkar says Ireland is as prepared as any other country for a terror attack.

22.1k

Mar 18th 2019, 8:15 AM

# St Patrick's Day

An unexpected guest and a luminous river: Leo ends St Patrick's trip not being centre of attention

Varadkar finished off the final leg of his US trip walking in the Chicago parade and taking a boat trip down the river.

56.7k

Mar 16th 2019, 11:30 PM

# LGBT Rights

Taoiseach says he wasn't nervous ahead of Pence speech: 'I wanted to express Ireland's values'

Varadkar said he and Pence have very different views on social issues, but says it’s better to engage with people rather than boycott them.

24.3k

Mar 16th 2019, 9:30 PM