Michigan City Zoo animal care workers attacked by wolves

Two animal care workers were attacked by wolves at the Michigan City Zoo in Indiana. According to the Department of Parks and Recreation, a wolf at the zoo died Tuesday night of natural causes. After that death, two of the animal care workers at the zoo were attacked by other wolves in the zoo's enclosure. Michigan City police said the two workers were taken to a local hospital for treatment. One of them was not badly injured, police said, but the other, a 39-year-old woman, suffered […]

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Child safe after carjacking on Chicago’s South Side

A car was found after it was stolen with a 1-year-old inside on Chicago's South Side early Wednesday morning.  Chicago police said a 36-year-old man was standing next to the car in the 9100 block of South Urban Avenue just before 2:15 a.m. when a person got in the car and drove off with the child in the car.  Police said the car was found shortly after in the 6200 block of South Eberhart Avenue with the child inside.  The 1-year-old was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center […]

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Frontier Airlines flight from San Juan to Chicago diverted to Miami after passenger tries to open door mid-flight

A Frontier Airlines flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Chicago O'Hare International Airport Sunday was diverted to Miami when a passenger tried to open the door mid-flight. In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said Frontier Airlines Flight 3345 was in the air en route from San Juan to Chicago when there was a "passenger disturbance" reported by the crew. The FAA said the flight landed safely at Miami International Airport around 11:55 p.m. ET. In a statement, Frontier […]

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Park Forest police reunite lost horse with owner after animal found wandering Friday morning

Park Forest police have reunited a lost horse with its owner after it was found wandering in the south suburb. Police posted to their Facebook page that the horse was fond wandering in the area of Western Avenue and Steger Road Friday morning around 7 a.m. Shortly before 1 p.m. police confirmed they had reunited the horse with its rightful owner.  "A warning was issued for horsing around an un-stable behavior," they wrote on Facebook. Source: Park Forest police reunite lost horse with […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/16/park-forest-police-reunite-lost-horse-with-owner-after-animal-found-wandering-friday-morning/

Birders, conservationists excited about first bald eagles to hatch in Chicago in over 100 years

Three baby bald eagles were recently born in Chicago, the first time the national bird of the United States has hatched in the city in more than a century. Conservation experts said it's a sign that local ecosystem restoration efforts are working.  One Chicago birder captured some of the first images of two of those eaglets. In his free time, you can find Dustin Weidner listening, searching, and snapping pictures of birds around Chicago. A bald eagle caught Weidner's eye while birding in […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/09/birders-conservationists-excited-about-first-bald-eagles-to-hatch-in-chicago-in-over-100-years/

Cyberattack shutters Canvas learning platform for schools across the U.S.

A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday due to a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education's dependence on technology. The hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach at Instructure, the company behind the learning management system Canvas, said Luke Connolly, a threat analyst at the cybersecurity firm Emisoft. CBS News has reached out to Instructure for comment. Late Thursday […]

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5 injured in apartment building fire, reported explosion in Des Plaines

Five people were injured in an apartment fire and reported explosion in Des Plaines, Illinois, overnight.   Firefighters responded to a fire at a three-story building at 1279 Harding Ave just before 1 a.m. and found heavy flames and smoke.  Video from the scene shows firefighters on ladders working to control the flames as emergency responders on the ground treated residents. Fire officials confirmed that multiple people were rescued from balconies.  Five people were taken to local […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/06/5-injured-in-apartment-building-fire-reported-explosion-in-des-plaines/

Experts raise concerns about CTA after Yellow Line derailment in Rogers Park

Almost 24 hours after a derailment made a mess of the Red, Purple, and Yellow lines in Chicago, the CTA continued to investigate the cause of the incident, and experts were raising concerns about what they called a troubling pattern. During the evening rush on Thursday, a Yellow Line train derailed in the rail yard near the Howard terminal in the Rogers Park neighborhood, prompting the CTA and firefighters to evacuate approximately 80 passengers from the train. No injuries were reported. […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/04/28/experts-raise-concerns-about-cta-after-yellow-line-derailment-in-rogers-park/

United flight from Germany to Chicago diverted to Boston due to unruly passenger, airline says

An unruly passenger caused a United Airlines flight from Germany to Chicago to be diverted to a Boston airport on Monday morning. United Airlines flight 945 was diverted to Logan Airport, where it landed around 8:30 a.m. Chicago time due to the unruly passenger. According to the Massachusetts State Police, the passenger was restrained on the flight, but was cooperative by the time troopers boarded the plane. EMS also responded to evaluate the passenger, who declined medical attention. The […]

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Chicago Authorities Seek Suspect After Attempted Sexual Assault on Blue Line Train
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