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A dismissed 2025 complaint against Rep. Amy Briel is back, with a former aide going public and her GOP rival calling for reform.
Arts & Culture in ...
Opening night in downtown Aurora features Comparsa Zapata's Chinelo dancers and a growing Day of the Dead altar through November 1.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
Police say a man in a red shirt attacked a woman running on the trail, then sped off toward Vallette Street.
A pole fire near U.S. 40 knocked out power to 9,000 NIPSCO customers, with about 75% of Dyer going dark again.
Oliver Mendoza, 16, played congas before Ricky Martin's Ravinia debut months after fighting to keep Chicago High School for the Arts open.
Science, Tech & Medicine in ...
A Northwestern economist's brutal side effects from Opdivo sparked a national fight over whether cancer patients are getting more drug than they need.
Riders chased the man off the train after he allegedly struck a passenger with a cord at Fullerton station in Lincoln Park.
Community & Society in ...
A Gage Park mother of three says she thought she was losing her mind after scratching a winning ticket at a 55th Street corner store.
Melvin Jordan was free on bail for a 2005 West Side murder case when he ambushed two CFD firefighters in Auburn Gresham.
Gov. JB Pritzker's new law follows a 140% surge in Illinois domestic violence deaths since 2022, with guns tied to 94 fatalities last year.
A stolen 10mm Glock 29 rigged for automatic fire was hidden under the driver's seat, DuPage County prosecutors say.
A midday shooting in the 4000 block of West Hirsch Street left one man critical, marking the block's second gun attack in four days.
A 26-year-old man died and a 56-year-old was critically wounded after gunmen confronted them inside a Ford van near Pershing Road.
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