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Dense fog expected to improve Sunday afternoon following flight cancellations, delays
Several Southwest Airlines flights departing from Midway International Airport were canceled due to the fog, affecting Christmas Eve travel.
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Former Ald. Ed Burke’s verdict stands out in long arc of City Council crooks
Jurors last week did what very few of ex-Ald. Ed Burke's even fiercest political enemies could ever do: They humbled him.
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As a boy, Ruben Gallego slept on the floor of an Evergreen Park apartment. Today, his goal is the floor of the US Senate
U.S. Rep. Rubin Gallego, an Arizona Democrat, had a sometimes difficult childhood growing up in a single-parent household in Evegreen Park. He went on to Harvard and the Marine Corps before launching his political career.
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For many migrants, outdoor settlements offer more cultural familiarity than shelters
Many of the migrants say that conditions inside shelters are dire and dangerous and that they prefer to brave the cold.
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Michigan State freshman point guard shot in leg while on holiday break in Joliet
Michigan State freshman point guard Jeremy Fears, a former five-star recruit from Joliet West, is recovering after he was shot while on holiday break near his hometown.
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Man dead after shooting outside city migrant shelter in Gage Park
28-year-old migrant man was shot outside a city-run shelter in Gage Park Saturday afternoon
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Migrant families gather in fellowship at Ss. Genevieve and Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Parish
Ss. Genevieve and Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Parish, located in Chicago’s Belmont-Cragin neighborhood, hosted a Christmas celebration for migrant families this weekend. Hundreds were expected to enjoy the fun and fellowship.
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Saturday forecast: Dense fog advisory in effect until noon
Officials cautioned driving conditions could become hazardous Saturday due to low visibility.
Search continues for man charged in slaying of woman in Austin neighborhood, cops say
Kenneth Brown, 44, earlier was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 34-year-old Maria Roque, who shot to death Dec. 13 in the 500 block of North Long Avenue.
2 wounded overnight in domestic-related shooting in Brainerd neighborhood, cops say
Shortly after 2 a.m., the victims were involved in an argument in the 700 block of West 92nd Street when the woman suffered a gunshot wound to the face, and the man was shot to the back and left leg, police said.
2 women caught 30 minutes after Thursday robbery of victim on North Side, cops say
The women were arrested shortly before 8 p.m. in the 700 block of North Noble Street after they were identified as the duo who less than 30 minutes earlier battered and robbed a 29-year-old woman in the 700 block of Elizabeth Avenue.
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Austin woman obtained order of protection against suspect in her death, now sought by police
Police are searching for a man suspected of killing Maria Roque, of Austin, earlier this month. Court records show Roque obtained an order of protection against the suspect in her death in November.
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Federal judge declines to delay Illinois gun registration deadline
A federal judge on Friday declined to issue a delay on the Jan. 1 deadline for Illinois residents to register guns they owned before those firearms were banned by the state on Jan. 10.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson names new transportation commissioner
Tom Carney takes over from Gia Biagi, an appointee of former mayor Lori Lightfoot who resigned in August.
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Maryville Academy opens alternative school in Niles in former Niles Elementary South School
Former Jen School students from Des Plaines will now attend George Walsh Academy along Touhy Road.
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Migrants’ first Christmas in Chicagoland: Oak Park woman celebrates holidays with new arrivals she took into her home
Elaine Pierce, a 69-year-old retiree with terminal cancer, recently opened her three-bedroom home to a half-dozen asylum-seekers in need of housing.
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Concrete made from algae? Chicago firm offers a closer look at ‘bio-blocks,’ a zero-carbon alternative
The concrete is being displayed as part of the fifth Chicago Architecture Biennial through the end of February.
Police investigating morning shooting at bar in Wheaton
Police are investigating after a shooting occurred Friday morning at Rosie O’Reilly’s bar in unincorporated Wheaton in the west suburbs.
Police ask for public’s help locating man wanted in slaying of woman in Austin neighborhood
An active arrest warrant went out on Kenneth Brown in connection to a Dec. 13 slaying of a woman in the 300 block of North Long Avenue, police said.
Man discovered fatally wounded overnight in Gresham neighborhood
Shortly before 4:30 a.m., a man was discovered unresponsive outside with a gunshot wound to the face in the 7600 block of South Morgan Street