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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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A record-breaking warm, snowless winter confounds Midwesterners
Record-breaking warm temperatures made for a rare snowless winter holiday week in much of the upper Midwest.
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Daywatch: Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Chicagoland
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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In memoriam: Amid the holidays and hopes for a new year, we remember who and what we lost in 2023
The end of each year brings memories of the people who have vanished during the previous 12 months — and places and things too.
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With pandemic aid expiring and most funds already spent, schools across Illinois face a financial cliff
Of the $7.8 billion in ESSER funds provided to Illinois schools, over $5.8 billion has been used, leaving many districts facing an uncertain fate.
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Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ dies
Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” has died, South Korea’s emergency office said Wednesday.
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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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Afternoon Briefing: Why you may be delayed at Midway
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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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.
Chicago’s Christmas weather: The warmest and coldest since 1871
A chronological look back at how the Chicago Tribune covered the Top 10 Christmas temperature highs and lows.
Daywatch: Perspectives on life in Illinois
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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From neon hot dogs to wagyu beef, Chicago-based Levy cooks up Vegas-style menu for Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium
From neon hot dogs to wagyu beef, Chicago-based Levy is cooking up a Vegas-style menu for Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in February.
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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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Laura Lynch, a founding member of the Chicks, dead at 65
Laura Lynch, a founding member of the music group who would find fame as the Dixie Chicks, has died in a car crash in West Texas. She was 65.
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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.