Kyra Senese
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Chicagoan. Freelance reporter. FOIA nerd. Sun-Times bylines. Previously: COVID-19 coverage, Investigative Fellow @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
Four are critically injured after a fire broke out in a third-floor apartment unit Thursday morning, the Chicago Fire Department said. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01...
6, including four children and a teen, injured in Austin apartment fire
The six individuals were hospitalized, the Chicago Fire Department said. Those in critical condition include at least two children and one adult, according to officials.
chicago.suntimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Four are critically injured after a fire broke out in a third-floor apartment unit Thursday morning, the Chicago Fire Department said. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01...
Chicago police are investigating a fatal crash in the East Side neighborhood after a driver fled the scene. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01...
SUV crash on South Side leaves woman, 38, dead
Chicago police are investigating a fatal crash in the East Side neighborhood after a driver fled the scene.
chicago.suntimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Chicago police are investigating a fatal crash in the East Side neighborhood after a driver fled the scene. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01...
CPD data shows Chicago murders fell from 587 in 2024 to 416 in 2025. The figure reflects a nearly 30% drop in murders compared to 2024 and the lowest number since 1965. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
Chicago records fewest killings since 1965, despite Trump's attacks against the city
Overall crime continued to drop as the number of murders in Chicago decreased from 587 in 2024 to 416 last year, when scores of federal immigration agents flooded the city and President Trump repeated...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
CPD data shows Chicago murders fell from 587 in 2024 to 416 in 2025. The figure reflects a nearly 30% drop in murders compared to 2024 and the lowest number since 1965. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
The National Weather Service says travel times may increase significantly as steady snowfall moves through the Chicago area this weekend. chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2025...
Post-Thanksgiving storm could blanket Chicago with 6 inches of snow
Steady snowfall Saturday could lead to difficult driving during the post-Thanksgiving commute, forecasters say.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The National Weather Service says travel times may increase significantly as steady snowfall moves through the Chicago area this weekend. chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2025...
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A federal judge has ordered the fence outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Broadview to be taken down immediately.
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Judge orders Friday removal of fence at Broadview ICE facility
U.S. District Court Judge LaShonda A. Hunt issued the temporary restraining order Thursday ordering the fence be taken down immediately.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A federal judge has ordered the fence outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Broadview to be taken down immediately.
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A judge has ordered ICE to remove the fence at its Broadview facility, ruling it violated local safety codes and blocked first responders. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Judge orders Friday removal of fence at Broadview ICE facility
U.S. District Court Judge LaShonda A. Hunt issued the temporary restraining order Thursday ordering the fence be taken down immediately.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A judge has ordered ICE to remove the fence at its Broadview facility, ruling it violated local safety codes and blocked first responders. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
With LGBTQ+ rights under threat across the nation, this year’s parade was a welcome relief and a chance to celebrate loudly, proudly and in unity. chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/0...
Undaunted, Chicagoans put on a colorful display at 54th annual Pride Parade
With LGBTQ+ rights under threat across the nation, this year's parade was a welcome relief and a chance to celebrate loudly, proudly and in unity.
chicago.suntimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:57 AM
With LGBTQ+ rights under threat across the nation, this year’s parade was a welcome relief and a chance to celebrate loudly, proudly and in unity. chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/0...
Though Chicago's extreme-heat warning is set to end by Tuesday morning, Tuesday’s high is still expected to be around 90.
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Chicago could see high temp Monday near 97-degree record for the date
The Chicago area is under an extreme-heat warning until very late Monday night.
chicago.suntimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Though Chicago's extreme-heat warning is set to end by Tuesday morning, Tuesday’s high is still expected to be around 90.
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Three people were killed and another person hurt in a head-on collision early Sunday on the Far South Side. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/06...
Three dead, one injured in head-on crash on South Side
Three people were killed and another person hurt in a head-on collision early Sunday on the Far South Side.
chicago.suntimes.com
June 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Three people were killed and another person hurt in a head-on collision early Sunday on the Far South Side. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/06...
Chicagoans rallied in Pilsen today against ICE raids and CPD's alleged role in detaining at least 10 immigrants at a South Loop check-in site last week. Organizers demand a full investigation and an end to ICE-CPD collaboration. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Pilsen protesters denounce Trump administration’s stepped-up ICE raids
Chicagoans upset over last week's detention of at least 10 immigrants by ICE agents with assistance from CPD officers in the South Loop called for a halt on further federal action and an investigation...
chicago.suntimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Chicagoans rallied in Pilsen today against ICE raids and CPD's alleged role in detaining at least 10 immigrants at a South Loop check-in site last week. Organizers demand a full investigation and an end to ICE-CPD collaboration. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...