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Crime & Emergencies in ...
The rider was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital after a Saturday afternoon crash in Brighton Park. Police cited the SUV driver for failing to yield.
At least seven electric scooters vanished from Lincoln Square, Uptown, Roscoe Village and Lake View East. Police say the same suspect bypasses ignitions with a knife.
Fun & Entertainment in ...
Hundreds of classic cars line Ogden Avenue again after a $14 million sewer overhaul forced a 2025 cancellation.
Gregory Carter was allegedly going 35+ mph over the limit when he crashed on South Vincennes Avenue, killing two young passengers.
Politics & Govt in ...
CPS now lets unaccompanied youth enroll themselves and drops parent-signature rules for transportation consent.
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.
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.
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