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Elyse Hoffenberg says the footage was a friendly peck, not a scandal — but her GOP rival wants the tape and won't drop it.
Trustees voted unanimously to advance design work on a new headquarters in the old U.S. Bank building, even as the bank battles the takeover in court.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Local 556 closed on the 1926 NIPSCO building at 435 Fayette Street, eyeing a 2027 rooftop dining debut steps from a new South Shore rail stop.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
A fatal police-involved shooting near 4th Avenue and Broadway has drawn in state investigators, though no threat remains to the public.
A Centralia father and his teenage son were removed to Mexico after a Marion County prosecutor tipped off federal agents, records show.
Food & Drinks in ...
The Chicago sandwich chain lands at 27 S. Western Ave, steps from the demolished Spring Hill Mall site, with free food for the first 50 grand-opening guests.
Spiros Elias, once the boyfriend of baby Michael Ortiz's mother, is jailed after a pediatric radiologist helped crack the 2010 Aurora case.
Armando Saleh, 56, claimed he was 71 on a passport to keep senior tax breaks on his Gage Park and Lawndale two-flats — and the county renewed them anyway in 2025.
Illinois State Police say the driver never stopped after hitting a man near his own red Jeep on I-94 at 47th Street before dawn.
Police say Zyair, 13, may be on South Bend's west side wearing a blue sweatshirt and black jeans.
The Far Northwest Side board member says she won't drag supporters into a fight against big union and self-funded spending.
Weather & Environment in ...
Trustees voted 6-1 to raise Oak Park's bag fee yearly through 2029, teeing up a full plastic bag ban in 2030.
John Schlosser, 49, allegedly asked to pet a woman's dog before exposing himself outside an Oak Lawn school.
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