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Slim Jim promotional car stolen in California is recovered outside Hillside hotel
A cross-country charcuterie con job came to a close Friday afternoon when a custom Slim Jim promotional car stolen in California was discovered outside of Chicago.
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US delegation meeting with Mexican government for talks on the surge of migrants at border
A top U.S. delegation is meeting with Mexico’s president Wednesday in what many see as an attempt to have Mexico do more to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.
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Man, 24, critically shot during fight in Washington Park neighborhood, 1 in custody
A 24-year-old man was left in critical condition Wednesday morning after he was shot in the face during a fight in the Washington Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Cook County Jail inmate dead after found unresponsive in cell
Authorities are investigating after a Cook County Jail inmate died at a hospital after he was found unresponsive in his cell on Monday.
Robbers use silver vehicles overnight in attempt carjacking, and at least 3 armed robberies, police say
While police did not say the robberies were related, the culprits used a silver sedan or silver SUV during the crimes.
Police launch death investigation after 2 seniors found dead Tuesday night at Avondale residence
A 66-year-old woman and a man, 70, were discovered dead during a wellbeing check Tuesday night on the Northwest Side in the Avondale neighborhood, Chicago police said.
Man found fatally wounded inside alley overnight in Back of Yards neighborhood, cops
Shortly before 12:15 a.m., a man described at about 35 years of age, was found shot multiple times in an alley in the 4800 block of South Hermitage Avenue.
Woman found fatally wounded after crashing in Austin neighborhood, cops say
A woman was found fatally wounded Tuesday night after crashing into two parked vehicles in the Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Wilmette residents speak out against planned new McDonald’s
Those opposed say a drive thru lane in the plan flies in the face of the villages sustainability and comprehensive plans.
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Girl, 5, dies in Englewood house fire
Firefighters and police responded to a multifamily home in the 500 block of West Marquette Road around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday.
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Man who allegedly shot his half-brother on Christmas Day in unicorporated Naperville charged with murder
A Florida man has been charged with murdering his half-brother on Christmas Day at a home in unincorporated Naperville, authorities said.
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Traveling through Midway Airport? Here’s why you may be delayed.
The delays reflect some of the quirks of the smaller of Chicago’s airports.
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Lincoln museum exhibit offers perspectives on life in Illinois from residents past and present
An exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum offers a mix of perspectives from residents past and present about how Illinois shaped their understanding of the world around them.
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Voters OK’d property tax hike. Now here’s how the Forest Preserve is going to spend your money.
A year ago, voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum to raise their own property taxes, yielding more than $40 million in additional funding each year to forest preserve coffers.
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Effect of police and fire pension consolidations on property taxes remains uncertain
Four years after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a consolidation of police and fire pensions, the effect on property taxes remains uncertain.
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Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich celebrates Christmas Mass with Cook County Jail detainees
The Monday morning service was one of a dozen Christmas Masses at the jail this year organized by the Archdiocese of Chicago’s jail ministry, Kolbe House.
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Chicago planted 23,000 trees this year, with 8,600 going to neighborhoods with the highest need, officials say
The city planted about 500 trees in Brighton Park, 200 in Archer Heights and 90 in Gage Park this year — three of its 22 priority spots.
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Despite economic headwinds in 2023, life sciences development still a bright spot in Chicago
A flurry of new leases has developers anticipating strong growth in the sector, enough to kick-start new towers dedicated to life sciences.
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Illinois provides hotel housing for migrants in Chicago given latest influx
The state of Illinois is temporarily providing hotel rooms to house up to 200 asylum-seekers in Chicago.
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Man denied bail in fatal shooting over bar tab in unincorporated Wheaton
Dexter Perkins was shot dead Friday at about 8:40 a.m. at the bar after an argument over pizza and a bar tab, according to a DuPage County sheriff news release