CPD officers stand by as three migrant children—two boys and a toddler—are left unsupervised on a hot downtown sidewalk near Washington and Wabash. Despite a 911 call and visible signs of endangerment, no action was taken. July 23, 2025, 5:30 PM
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The scorching heat of July 23, 2025—with temperatures soaring to 95 degrees—became a crucible that exposed Chicago’s deepening systemic failures across every level of urban life.
Child Endangerment and Institutional Neglect
The most alarming incident of the day unfolded in downtown Chicago, a haunting portrait of institutional collapse.
Three children—two older kids and an infant—were found abandoned on street corners, their vulnerability stark against the brutal cityscape. The infant, its head soaked in sweat, stood as a living symbol of systemic neglect.
Child endangerment and exploitation on one the hottest days of the year … two children out here on the corner of Randolph and Wabash and there's a security guy right on the other side of the window there 455 p.m. July 23rd 2025 pic.twitter.com/q1pZFHCmgw
We called 911 out of concern for the children. The well-being call was placed at 5:02 PM, but police response was delayed nearly 30 minutes. Officers eventually arrived at Randolph and Wabash around 5:30 PM, their presence more theatrical than protective.
No aid was offered, no accountability pursued.
The adult female migrant—who had vanished—finally returned to Washington and Wabash, where she had left the infant for more than 90 minutes.
Police ultimately allowed her and the children to walk away without documentation or consequence.
The children were visibly dehydrated, selling candy and water in extreme heat but seen consuming none of it.
Four officers on foot patrol, arriving from Jackson and Wabash, were standing idly nearby, seemingly uncertain of how to respond.
It was a moment that encapsulated the new normal: visibility without responsibility, crisis without action.
Chicago police officers are mandated reporters in Illinois, meaning they are legally required to report suspected child abuse or neglect.
Their failure to act raises not just ethical concerns, but legal ones—before even considering the moral duty to protect the most vulnerable lives paraded like street props, exploited for commerce, and dumped on the pavement to sell under blazing heat.
The cops are here they ain't doing nothing there's an infant there his whole head is completely soaked from dehydration and they're not being taken into protective custody they're saying they're waiting for somebody 5:36 p.m. July 23rd 2025 https://t.co/oF4tOGJosSpic.twitter.com/XPZPkC96Tg
The city’s transit systems pulsed with danger. On the Red Line, a robbery erupted at 47th Street, turning a routine commute into chaos. At Roosevelt Station, a man brazenly smoked crack on an Orange Line train and was reported to be acting crazy. The beat cops that showed up later just shook their heads when asked if they found the crack addict.
Later, another man collapsed from a suspected overdose at the State and Lake Red Line entrance. A woman lay unconscious nearby. The CTA—once a symbol of mobility—had become a corridor of decay.
As if to dramatize the dysfunction further, a CTA bus careened into a Wendy’s restaurant. The crash was not just an accident—it was a metaphor for civic infrastructure on the brink: moving forward blindly until inevitable impact.
Crime That Doesn’t Count: CTA Robbery Ignored
At approximately 10:17 PM, CTA surveillance captured a 13–15-year-old male attempting to rob a commuter on the Green Line near Clinton. Though the victim initially had their bag ripped away, they managed to recover it.
Despite CTA’s clear footage and a BOLO issued for the suspect—who concealed his identity by removing his shirt and placing it over a backpack—the victim declined to file a police report.
The incident was logged as a “19-Paul,” meaning no report, and effectively vanished from the city’s official crime data.
In Chicago, if no one presses charges, it didn’t happen.
Law Enforcement Under Siege
At 60th and Racine, a female officer was reported to be in distress. Initial radio dispatches escalated the situation with an “officer needs assistance” alert, only to reveal she had rear-ended another vehicle. The false urgency, swift removal of the damaged squad car, and lack of transparency laid bare the city’s fragmented emergency response protocols.
Officers were also dispatched to assist a confused and non-responsive 30-year-old male on July 22 at 7:40 PM and again early on July 23 near Waveland and Octavia. The morning unfolded tragically with a 911 call at 8:22 AM reporting a man down; by 9:07 AM, a body removal was underway.
Later that afternoon, a man reported his schizophrenic son missing since 2 PM the previous day—another thread in a fraying mental health and public safety net.
Elsewhere, drug dealing unfolded openly, unchallenged, and uninterrupted. Chicago’s police force—stretched thin and undermined by policy—struggled not just with crime, but with the chaos of a city shedding the appearance of order.
Economic and Infrastructure Stress
With a 22% electricity rate increase looming, ComEd customers faced financial shock in the midst of a heat emergency. The Citizens Utility Board condemned the hike, citing power generation delays and unchecked data center expansion. As the mercury rose, so did economic anxiety.
Retail stores like Walgreens and Dollar Tree endured wave after wave of theft. These weren’t just crimes—they were signs of a collapsing urban economy, where survival eclipses law and order.
Behind the scenes, another storm brewed. A whistleblower from CPD accused Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget office of deliberately delaying paychecks and A-form processing for dozens of police recruits and promoted officers—creating not just morale issues but potential violations of the federal consent decree.
The delays affected at least 60 CPD recruits and multiple CFD officers. FOP leadership called the dysfunction “mass incompetence.”
Violence and Volatility: Public, Domestic, and Symbolic
The day was bookended by bloodshed. A domestic assault at 540 North State, a stabbing at 9300 South Dobson, and a midday shooting at 115th and Princeton were only part of the unfolding violence. At least five separate shootings added to the tally:
3:19 PM: A man was shot in the leg near 7100 South Cyril; police recovered rifle casings, two rifles, and a stolen white Honda Civic.
5:51 PM: A man was shot in the right shoulder at 7800 South East End. He refused medical care.
7:20 PM: A 64-year-old man was stabbed on 9300 South Dobson. He suffered cuts to the back, face, and chest, but refused to cooperate with police.
8:40 PM: A man was shot in the abdomen on West Devon after a verbal dispute.
Found by passerby at 10:41 PM: A man was discovered shot in the back at 3512 West Roosevelt. There was no ShotSpotter alert—only a passerby happened to find him lying in a lot. “There was a passerby who told us that it happened in the lot he was found in,” police reported.
The victim was transported in fair condition to Mt. Sinai.
The incident, uncovered not by technology or policing but by accident, highlighted how many violent crimes may never be detected unless someone happens to stumble upon them.
No ShotSpotter means this has become the norm since the gunshot detection technology, expired at midnight on Sunday, September 22nd, 2024 and was not renewed by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
At 4:50 AM, armed offenders invaded a home in the 4800 block of South Michigan, abducted a 2-year-old child, and fled in a stolen gray Nissan hatchback.
The child was located safely that evening, but the incident underscored the growing brazenness of armed offenders. The crime appeared domestic in nature but revealed how even toddlers are endangered by the city’s rising volatility.
Later in the day at 1:58 PM, EMS responded to Wacker and Randolph for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. No major injuries were reported, but the crash highlighted the mounting street-level disorder even in the Loop’s commercial core.
National Echoes and the Final Scene
In Lorain, Ohio, three police officers were ambushed while eating lunch in their squad cars. The shooter, a heavily armed 28-year-old man, was killed. Two officers were critically wounded, one was shot in the hand. The incident—eerily mirroring the stress on law enforcement nationwide—shook police departments already on edge.
Back in Chicago, the Racine traffic stop—initially broadcast as an emergency—ended with quiet confusion.
A simple fender-bender became a citywide dispatch event. The damaged vehicle was towed quickly, the scene cleared, and the incident faded into bureaucratic fog.
It was a fitting epilogue to a day that refused to resolve cleanly.
False alarms, institutional opacity, and symbolic failure marked every moment.
Then in the early hours of July 24, under the cover of night, city crews dismantled the remaining base of the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park.
A crane and work lights illuminated what some see as justice, others as erasure.
Whether political theater or symbolic transformation, the stealthy removal underscored how Chicago rewrites its identity in the shadows.
Final Notes: A City on the Brink
In the humid early Thursday morning, Chicago exhaled.
Another day survived—not overcome.
Controlled chaos held, barely.
But the systems behind that control—law, transit, safety, care—wobbled ever closer to the edge of anarchy.
Child endangerment and exploitation on one the hottest days of the year … two children out here on the corner of Randolph and Wabash and there’s a security guy right on the other side of the window there 455 p.m. July 23rd 2025 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1E9ct5G6b8/
Robbery … this is non-stop in our city they attack retail businesses, construction businesses, they shut down Federal buildings yet people smoke weed exploit children and shoot each other and nobody really gets arrested INCIDENT: RETAIL THEFT ($150,000 MERCHANDISE) LOCATION: 919 N. MICHIGAN AVE. (LOUIS VUITTON STORE) DISTRICT: 018TH DIST BEAT: 1833 DATE/TIME: 22 JUL 25 1158 HRS SUMMARY: A RETAIL THEFT OCCURRED AT THE LOUIS VUITTON STORE IN WHICH MULTIPLE OFFENDERS ENTERED THE STORE AND TOOK APPROXIMATELY $150,000.00 WORTH OF MERCHANDISE THEN FLED THE SCENE. BT 761D TOOK ONE OFFENDER INTO CUSTODY AT 63RD & DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY. AT THIS TIME, IT IS UNKNOWN IF ANY MERCHANDISE HAS BEEN RECOVERED. RD#JJ344126 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CBE3eGW45/
Robbery on the red line 47th Street going northbound next stop it looks like it’s going to be Cermak armed robbery on the train today #ChicagoScanner two male blacks with a gun one wearing a face mask run # 832 Event 11995 Victim is 16 years old 5:21 PM · Jul 23, 2025 https://x.com/SubxNews/status/1948146416339091535
The cops are here they ain’t doing nothing there’s an infant there his whole head is completely soaked from dehydration and they’re not being taken into protective custody they’re saying they’re waiting for somebody 5:36 p.m. July 23rd 2025 https://x.com/SubxNews/status/1948150879170769399
They found a lady almost after an hour they let her take these children we don’t even know if the children are hers and they just left with nothing happening 6:13 PM · Jul 23, 2025 https://x.com/SubxNews/status/1948159512528977997
Male (41) shot in the R shoulder 7843 S East End the victim self-transported to Jackson Park Hospital, then he refused all police service and refused any medical service and walked out of Jackson Park Hospital. #NoTalking the crime scene consists of blood splatter. 7:03 PM · Jul 23, 2025 https://x.com/SPOTNEWSonIG/status/1948172169856647369
Robbery Not Reported So It Never Happened … Clinton/Green Line: #CTA says there’s a male Black about 13 to 15yo, wearing all black, attempting to rob customers on the train. per the #CTA POD Camera, the victim is either a male Hispanic or male White, heavyset, long hair, blue book bag. he got his bag back, but they tried ripping it from him on the last train car. the offender left the station. this is a big 19-Paul, the victim does not want any report. #BOLO: the offender takes his shirt off and puts his bookbag on, then he puts his shirt over the bookbag and then walks street level, so if anybody sees a guy w/ a shirt like over a bookbag 10:17 PM · Jul 23, 2025 Credit Spot News https://x.com/SPOTNEWSonIG/status/1948221026271117824
no shot spotter … person was found by accident from a passerby … Male shot in the back 3512 W Roosevelt the victim is in fair condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital. “There was a passerby who told us that it happened in the lot he was found in.” 10:41 PM · Jul 23, 2025 @SPOTNEWSonIG https://x.com/SPOTNEWSonIG/status/1948227105386303656
7/22/2025 7:40PM: a call of a 30yo male wandering the area, looks lost, confused, they are trying to ask if he needs help, but he is not responding to anybody. 7/23/2025 6:02AM: a call of a downer at Waveland and Octavia, a male laying on the ground not responding. 7/23/2025 8:27AM: an Evidence Tech request for a bonafide DOA, requesting photographs and fingerprints. 7/23/2025 9:07AM: Body Removal request. 7/23/2025 1:49PM: caller says his schizophrenic son is missing, last seen at 2PM yesterday. https://x.com/SPOTNEWSonIG/status/1948195702070505664 Byron and Octavia. DOA. The call came in as take a ride with fire for a downer. Have a male laying on the ground not responding, Waveland and Octavia 8:22 AM · Jul 23, 2025 https://x.com/DunningWatch/status/1948010913631728064
Police Department brass accused Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget office of ‘systemically’ delaying paychecks Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune Wed, July 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM CDT CHICAGO — Chicago Police Department brass accused Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration of deliberately slowing down paychecks for dozens of employees this summer in a fiery email that warned the city was jeopardizing its compliance with the federal consent decree.
Police Department Deputy Director Ryan Fitzsimons emailed multiple officials in Johnson’s budget office June 2 to alert them of the department’s overdue A-forms, paperwork required to process paychecks for new hires and promotions. After following up the next day to confirm that police recruits were not getting their first paychecks, he sent an additional message June 10 saying Johnson’s budget office was purposely sitting on the forms.
“Given that we discussed at length via email and on our meeting on May 8th the need for timely approval of A-Forms, it would appear that OBM is pursuing a pattern of practice to delay the approval of A-Forms with the functional result of not paying employees on time and delaying compliance with the Consent Decree,” Fitzsimons wrote. “What is OBM’s plan to systemically approve or deny A-forms?”
The unusually contentious email noted, “CPD is committed to paying our employees on time. It is one of our most basic requirements as an employer and is also required by law. OBM’s delay to sign A-Forms is exposing the City to increased legal risk along with diminished morale and increased attrition of our recruits.”
A joint statement last week from the mayor’s office, the Office of Budget Management and Chicago police acknowledged that about 60 police academy recruits saw late paychecks, along with six Chicago Fire Department employees. The response cast the snafu as an “administrative” error that has since been rectified.
“We acknowledge that administrative delays affected recently hired and promoted employees, and we have taken corrective steps to ensure the payments were made,” the statement said. “The City is continuing to evaluate ways to improve internal systems — such as A-form processing and hiring workflows — with a goal of reducing administrative delays and supporting public safety staffing needs.”
While the city said the lag was less than a week, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 President John Catanzara noted the 54 recruits who started in May only got their first paycheck last month after he spoke with WMAQ-Ch. 5 to sound the alarm. And former city Inspector General Joe Ferguson, who has authored reports on the city’s complicated hiring process, argued “you shouldn’t have that situation at all.”
“It appears to be just another manifestation of the general practice in which OBM is actually closely holding their hand on the checker in order to find nickels, dimes, dollars for costs,” Ferguson, now president of the Civic Federation, said. “It’s beyond my imagination to even come up with something (that) looks like … from the perspective of liability and responsibility, a practice that takes this budgetary control mentality to a new extreme.”
Johnson is not the first mayor accused of employing budgetary tricks with A-forms in times of austerity. The budget office has traditionally leaned on slow-walking filling vacancies as one of its few tools to free up money, and the city ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit and expects a more than $1 billion gap next year.
But delaying A-forms for entire academy classes or police supervisors who have already begun their new roles is an atypical move, Catanzara said.
“We are talking about a guy who bragged about being on payment plans with utilities and not paying his own water bill for years, so I guess it shouldn’t be anything new,” Catanzara said, a reference to Johnson paying off thousands in outstanding water and sewer bills during his 2023 campaign. “There was always some little one-offs here and there, but they were literally one person had an issue, and it was dealt with. This is mass incompetence.”
Fitzsimons’ email exchange also revealed that the Police Department is now under a hiring freeze until September “to assist OBM in managing expenses,” which Catanzara said was also the union’s understanding. The city and Police Department did not address questions about the pause in new recruits.
The Police Department has historically exceeded its annual spending plan thanks to runaway overtime and misconduct settlement costs.
“No, it’s not acceptable,” the mayor told reporters when asked about public safety expenditures blowing past budgeted costs by $207 million last year. He blamed police overtime spending on large events and said “some innovative element” has to happen to drive those numbers down.
In his June 2 email, Fitzsimons also asked Johnson budget officials Jonathan Ernst and Joseph Sacks for the status of A-forms for three other groups: youth employment, civilian employees and promotions.
It is unclear how Johnson’s team responded. For the last category, which concerns officers being promoted to sergeants and lieutenants, Fitzsimons warned, “These A-Forms are directly tied back to paragraphs 249 – 264. Promotions have already occurred and members have begun to grieve.”
The paragraphs he was referring to concern the federal consent decree that the Police Department has been under since 2019. The court order was meant to reform Chicago police after the murder of Laquan McDonald, but progress has lagged, including within the section on recruitment and promotions cited by Fitzsimons.
Improving the supervisor-to-officer ratio has been a goal of Johnson’s and is part of ensuring compliance with the consent decree. Fitzsimons reminded Johnson’s budget officials in his email that the department had to brief the judge overseeing the mandate that month on A-form approvals.
The city and CPD joint response did not answer questions on how many police supervisors saw their raises lag as a result of problems with the A-forms.
The youth employment A-forms were needed to fill two Police Department jobs, while the civilian A-forms focused on staff that would help implement the consent decree, per Fitzsimons’ email. He said Johnson’s 2024 budget, which civilianized about 400 sworn positions, netted $8 million in savings and the department wants to hire more consent decree staff as a result.
During the past budget cycle, Johnson landed in hot water with police reform advocates and the Illinois attorney general for proposing a spending plan that nixed 162 consent decree vacancies. He later restored them.
Figures provided by the budget office show that of the total 439 Police Department positions tied to the consent decree, 222 remain vacant. Some of the largest gaps are in the training officer and victim specialist roles, which are 57% and 50% vacant, respectively.
“CPD remains focused on filling both sworn and non-sworn vacancies while maintaining compliance with the consent decree,” the joint city-Police Department statement said. “We are continuing to assess resource allocations and hiring procedures across departments to ensure operational continuity and to address the evolving demands of public safety and reform implementation.”
Meanwhile, Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 President Pat Cleary said three ambulance commanders, 15 engineers, 44 lieutenants and 29 captains temporarily suffered incorrect paychecks too. The budget office confirmed six Fire Department employees were paid late but did not address whether supervisors did not receive updated paychecks after being promoted.
Ferguson said the promise of Johnson’s first budget, which was lauded by policing and fiscal experts for converting sworn positions to civilian ones to cut spending, fell flat because of bureaucratic snags such as this recent A-form problem. He doesn’t blame the freshman mayor for inheriting a sluggish hiring process that often takes several months, but Johnson’s budget office isn’t doing itself any favors, he said.
“There’s this game going on in which OBM is managing (A-forms) purely for purposes of other budgetary needs that are not known to anybody, and for which there is no transparency,” Ferguson said. “One hand is holding back the other hand in what is an octopus-like structure, and this does not serve any of us well.”
Three police officers in Lorain, Ohio were injured and a suspect was killed in an ambush shooting that occurred on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Here’s a summary of the situation: Location: The shooting happened in an industrial area of Lorain, Ohio, near Colorado Avenue. Time: Around 1:00 PM EDT, according to Elyria Police Chief James Welsh. Events: Two Lorain officers were eating lunch in their patrol cars when a 28-year-old man, who was lying in wait, opened fire on their vehicles with a high-powered rifle. A third officer who responded to the scene was also shot multiple times in his patrol car. Officers returned fire, and the suspect was killed. Casualties: Three Lorain Police officers were wounded. Two of the officers were airlifted to a trauma center in Cleveland in critical condition. The third officer sustained a gunshot wound to the hand and is being treated at a local hospital. Suspect: The suspect was a 28-year-old man from Lorain. His name has not been released. He is believed to have acted alone. He was armed with a “high-powered rifle” and an “arsenal of weapons,” according to authorities. It is unclear if he died by suicide or was killed by officers. Investigation: The shooting is under investigation by the Elyria Police Department and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is assisting. https://www.wlwt.com/article/lorain-officers-shot-ambush-colorado-avenue-ohio/65490616
Wacker/Randolph: EMS is rolling for a call of a pedestrian struck by an auto. 158 p.m. July 23rd 2025 Credit spot news
71st Pl/Jeffery: EMS is rolling for a call of a person shot several times. #Chicago Male shot in the R leg, 7116 S Jeffery the victim is a John Doe, he self-transported to UofC where he refused medical attention and was uncooperative w/ police. #NoTalking the crime scene consists of about 10-15 rifle casings, a stolen white Honda Civic (EE 54458), and 2 rifles. 3:22 PM · Jul 23, 2025 https://x.com/SPOTNEWSonIG/status/1948116635190960237 Person Shot 7100 block of S. Cyril Ave, on July 23, 2025, at approx. 3:19 p.m. – 3rd District Preliminary – An unknown offender inside a Honda Sedan fired multiple gunshots in the direction of a male victim who was standing on the sidewalk. The offending vehicle fled the scene, and shortly after, rear-ended a Black SUV stopped at a red light. Three male offenders exited the offending vehicle and fled on foot. The male victim sustained a gunshot wound to his right leg and self-transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he refused medical attention and was uncooperative with police. There are no injuries related to the traffic crash, and Unit 2 driver refused EMS. There are no offenders in custody. Area One Detectives are investigating. Posted: July 23, 2025 4:49 PM CDT Chicago Police Department
Located … Aggravated Kidnapping, Armed Robbery 4800 block of S. Michigan Ave. on July 23, 2025, at approximately 4:50 a.m. A group of 3 offenders (a known female offender and two unknown male offenders), armed with firearms, forced entry into a residence at the above location. The offenders then abducted a 2-year-old female, before taking a vehicle, and other property. The offenders then fled, with the child, in the stolen gray Nissan hatchback. No injuries were reported. No one is in custody at this time. Area One detectives are investigating. On background – this incident appears to be domestic-related. (2nd District) Posted: July 23, 2025 7:44 AM CDT Updated: July 23, 2025 9:50 AM CDT LOCATED Sent: 2025-07-23 @ 20:15 Author: 20685 Case: JJ345152 Last Name SHELLEY First Name ATTUMN Age 2 Gender FEMALE Hair BROWN Complexion LIGHT BROWN Race BLACK Last Contact 07/23/2025 8:48 PM · Jul 23, 2025 Chicago Police Department https://x.com/TAhern_/status/1948198448920248720
Person Shot 3500 block of W. Roosevelt on July 23, 2025 @ approx. 10:03 p.m. A 47 year old male was standing near a vehicle when an offender approached armed with a handgun and began firing shots at the victim, striking him three times. The victim sustained gunshot wounds to the back, thigh, and buttocks. The offender fled the scene. The CFD arrived on scene to treat, and transport the victim to Mt. Sinai hospital in critical condition. There is no one in custody and Area Four Detectives are investigating (11th District) Posted: July 23, 2025 10:57 PM CDT Chicago Police Department
Person Shot 2300 block of W. Devon on July 23, 2025 @ approx. 8:40 p.m. A 31 year old male was in a vehicle when he was involved in a verbal altercation with a pedestrian. The victim exited the vehicle, at which time the pedestrian/offender produced a handgun and fired a gunshot at the victim striking him in the abdomen. The offender fled the scene. The CFD arrived on scene to treat the victim, and transport him to St. Francis hospital in serious condition. There is no one in custody and Area Three Detectives are investigating (24th District) Posted: July 23, 2025 9:27 PM CDT Chicago Police Department
Person Stabbed 9300 block of S. Dobson, on July 23, 2025, at approx. 720 pm … a 64-year-old male victim sustained a laceration to his back, face, and chest by an unknown offender. The victim self-transported to Trinity Hospital, where he is listed in good condition. The victim is uncooperative with police. There is no offender information. Area Two Detectives are investigating(4th District) Posted: July 23, 2025 8:15 PM CDT Chicago Police Department
Person Shot 7800 block of S. East End, on July 23, 2025, at approx. 551pm … a 41-year-old male victim, while standing on the sidewalk, sustained a gunshot wound to his right shoulder. The victim was uncooperative with police and refused EMS on scene. There is no offender information available. Area Two Detectives are investigating (4th District) Posted: July 23, 2025 7:03 PM CDT Chicago Police Department
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY Heat Advisory issued July 22 at 2:09PM CDT until July 24 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
WHAT…Peak afternoon heat index values of 100 to 107 expected.
WHERE…Central Cook, Northern Cook, and Southern Cook Counties.
WHEN…From 10 AM Wednesday to 10 PM CDT Thursday.
IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS…It will stifling in the city of Chicago, even at night. Heat indices will remain in the 90s through the evening hours Wednesday, only falling below 90 degrees for a few hours late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Residents of the city of Chicago can call 3 1 1 to access city services, including seeking well being checks and for the location of the nearest cooling center. http://www.weather.gov Chicago police officers are mandated reporters in Illinois, meaning they are legally required to report suspected child abuse or neglect. This obligation is part of the broader mandate for certain professionals who work with children, including teachers, social workers, and healthcare providers. https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=1460&ChapterID=32
