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A 28-year-old woman was shot Sunday evening in a Humboldt Park gas station parking lot and was listed in good condition, police say. Detectives are investigating.
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A gusty front will bring northwest gusts near 25–30 mph Tuesday morning. Partly sunny today with highs near 37°F; secure loose outdoor items.
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The county filing window closed Feb. 6, leaving three council districts open and setting up competitive countywide primaries, including a crowded sheriff’s race.
A police-involved shooting Saturday near Leith and Ridgeland in Waukegan left one person dead as state investigators took over the scene.
A 35-year-old man was wounded Saturday evening on East 71st Street in West Englewood. Area One detectives are investigating.
Woodstock's council voted 4–3 to lease six Flock cameras for the downtown Square, attaching safeguards and prompting sharp privacy concerns from residents.
A state lawmaker cites a drop in school-based dental visits and has filed legislation to give the state more control over CPS as dentists warn fewer kids are getting care.
Five teens were arrested after Aurora police say a juvenile was robbed at gunpoint; license‑plate‑reader hits led officers to a crashed SUV and a recovered firearm.
A 53-year-old man was shot inside a Chatham home Friday evening and later died. Police are investigating the incident as a homicide.
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Longtime Tribune reporter Stacy St. Clair will become managing editor on Feb. 9, taking over newsroom leadership from Phil Jurik.
ABC7 Chicago, the League of Women Voters and Univision will stream a live Republican Senate primary forum next Wednesday at 7 p.m. featuring three GOP candidates.
A 36-year-old woman was found shot to death Friday inside a West Rogers Park home on the 6900-block of North Bell Avenue. Area Three detectives have opened a homicide investigation.
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Cboe plans exchange-listed yes-or-no event contracts that lean on SPX liquidity and exchange clearing, pitching a securities-based alternative to Kalshi and Polymarket. The exchange says it will avoid sports markets.
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