Avani Kalra

Avani Kalra is an intern at the Tribune focusing on the environment and breaking news. She is a junior at Northwestern University, where she most recently served as the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper. She has also covered breaking news in Atlanta and health in Wisconsin.

About 200 people gathered in the basement of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in South Chicago Sunday to pay tribute to 12 members of the community lost in the Vietnam War.

South Chicago church honors fallen soldiers amid push to refurbish Vietnam War mural

May 26, 2024 at 5:17 p.m.

About 200 people gathered in the basement of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in South Chicago Sunday to pay tribute to 12 members of the community lost in the...

Sueños, a two-day Latin music festival advised attendees not to head to the festival until further notice.

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Sueños Festival delayed due to severe weather Sunday

May 26, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

Sueños, a two-day Latin music festival advised attendees not to head to the festival until further notice.

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5-year-old girl shot and killed on Near West Side

May 26, 2024 at 11:26 a.m.

The girl was sitting in a parked vehicle when she was shot in the abdomen.

There is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday and Sunday, but Saturday is expected to be sunny, the weather service says.

Experts caution safety as beach season opens Friday: Half of all Great Lakes drownings occur in Lake Michigan

May 23, 2024 at 4:51 p.m.

There is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday and Sunday, but Saturday is expected to be sunny, the weather service says.

The invasive Asian longhorned tick was discovered in April in Illinois. The Gulf Coast tick, once limited to the southern US, has been found across southern Illinois.

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More kinds of ticks, longer season as experts warn ‘Illinois is at the frontline’

May 23, 2024 at 5:01 p.m.

The invasive Asian longhorned tick was discovered in April in Illinois. The Gulf Coast tick, once limited to the southern US, has been found across southern Illinois.

Coexistence and cooperation between Jews and Palestinians needed because each group’s safety and freedom is inextricably tied to the other, rabbi says.

At Evanston unity rally, a call for Gaza cease-fire and hostage release: ‘We need to tell a new story’

May 21, 2024 at 12:42 p.m.

Coexistence and cooperation between Jews and Palestinians needed because each group’s safety and freedom is inextricably tied to the other, rabbi says.

Norridge police officer stabbed in squad car

May 20, 2024 at 1:38 p.m.

A 37-year-old man in custody for battery charges was being taken from a hospital to the Norridge Police Station when he stabbed an officer inside a squad car.

Teen girl killed in West Garfield Park crash Saturday night

May 19, 2024 at 12:38 p.m.

A 14-year-old girl was killed and a 14-year-old boy was critically injured after a crash in West Garfield Park Saturday night, the Chicago Police Department said.

12-year-old boy, 9-year-old girl shot in separate incidents Saturday night

May 19, 2024 at 11:41 a.m.

A 12-year-old boy was riding his bike Saturday night when he was shot in the leg. An hour before, police found a 9-year-old shot in her home.

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6 wounded in Garfield Park mass shooting

May 19, 2024 at 9:09 a.m.

A group of men were gathered in the Garfield Park neighborhood just before 10 p.m. when shots were fired from a distance.

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