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West Ridge's Devon Avenue Erupts in Color for India Independence Day Parade

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West Ridge's Devon Avenue Erupts in Color for India Independence Day Parade

About 17 hours ago

Retired Major General N.K. Dhir led the 2026 procession as grand marshal, a first for the parade's history.

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West Ridge's Devon Avenue Erupts in Color for India Independence Day Parade
Aug 22, 2026
Chance the Rapper's $100K Coat Drive Grew Into a 100,000-Coat Empire
Aug 20, 2026
Gage Park Mom Scratches $5 Ticket Into $400K, Plans School Shopping Spree
Aug 19, 2026
Chicago Photographer Loses Wedding Ring 26 Feet Down at Air and Water Show, Diver Finds It

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OpenAI Pauses Frontier Training, Says Its Models Are Getting Too Good at Hacking

OpenAI Pauses Frontier Training, Says Its Models Are Getting Too Good at Hacking

Beach-Blocking Billionaire Ditches the Niners to Buy the Team That Ruined Their Season

Beach-Blocking Billionaire Ditches the Niners to Buy the Team That Ruined Their Season

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

TikTok Army Invades Pacific Heights Estate Sale as Young San Franciscans Hunt Discounted Treasures

TikTok Army Invades Pacific Heights Estate Sale as Young San Franciscans Hunt Discounted Treasures

Floyd Mayweather Charged With Felony Theft Over $200K Watch Bought With a Bounced Check

Floyd Mayweather Charged With Felony Theft Over $200K Watch Bought With a Bounced Check

Fresno Prosecutor Stabbed in Courthouse Park, Officials Blame Parole System

Fresno Prosecutor Stabbed in Courthouse Park, Officials Blame Parole System

Redwood City Police Say Liquor Store Manager Chained Himself, Set Fatal Fire That Killed Two

Redwood City Police Say Liquor Store Manager Chained Himself, Set Fatal Fire That Killed Two

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

Nationwide Staffing Scam Unravels, Ringleader Crispian Atkins and 12 Others Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Deception

Nationwide Staffing Scam Unravels, Ringleader Crispian Atkins and 12 Others Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Deception

28 Alleged Members of Valentine Avenue Crew Indicted in Bronx for Decades-Long Criminal Activities

28 Alleged Members of Valentine Avenue Crew Indicted in Bronx for Decades-Long Criminal Activities

Politics

Pappas Says No Apology Owed to Boykin Over Vulgar Texts Calling Him a Turn Coat

Chicago

Pappas Says No Apology Owed to Boykin Over Vulgar Texts Calling Him a Turn Coat

Damon R. Sheffield

About 15 hours ago

Joliet's Development Chief Vanishes From City Hall, No Word From Beatty's Office

Joliet's Development Chief Vanishes From City Hall, No Word From Beatty's Office

Aug 22, 2026

Beverly Backyard Concert Series Draws City Lawsuit Over Rooftop Deck, Nine Citations

Beverly Backyard Concert Series Draws City Lawsuit Over Rooftop Deck, Nine Citations

Richard M. Sullivan

Aug 21, 2026

Chicago DSA Snubs Two Council Founders, Backs Challengers in Wards 44 and 3

Chicago DSA Snubs Two Council Founders, Backs Challengers in Wards 44 and 3

Damon R. Sheffield

Aug 21, 2026

Real Estate

Uptown's 4725 N. Clifton Gets Full Permit, 40 Units Now Rising Fast

Chicago

Uptown's 4725 N. Clifton Gets Full Permit, 40 Units Now Rising Fast

Damon R. Sheffield

About 16 hours ago

Albany Park Church Site Gets Green Light For Six Condos, Six-Car Garage

Albany Park Church Site Gets Green Light For Six Condos, Six-Car Garage

Damon R. Sheffield

Aug 23, 2026

Vacant Milshire Hotel in Logan Square Set for 30 Apartments, Neon Sign Rebirth

Vacant Milshire Hotel in Logan Square Set for 30 Apartments, Neon Sign Rebirth

Damon R. Sheffield

Aug 23, 2026

1898 Lincoln Park Home Razed for Three-Unit Building on Diversey Parkway

1898 Lincoln Park Home Razed for Three-Unit Building on Diversey Parkway

Damon R. Sheffield

Aug 21, 2026

Crime

Grubhub Refunds Land for 640,000 Customers, Drivers After Chicago Fee Scheme

Chicago

Grubhub Refunds Land for 640,000 Customers, Drivers After Chicago Fee Scheme

About 14 hours ago

Wicker Park's Iron Age Steakhouse Shut Down After 500-Plus Rat Droppings Found

Wicker Park's Iron Age Steakhouse Shut Down After 500-Plus Rat Droppings Found

Damon R. Sheffield

About 13 hours ago

Kane County Confirms Measles Case as US Infections Hit 35-Year High

Kane County Confirms Measles Case as US Infections Hit 35-Year High

Richard M. Sullivan

About 14 hours ago

Hoffman Estates Firefighters Teach Rescue Skills to Students With Disabilities

Hoffman Estates Firefighters Teach Rescue Skills to Students With Disabilities

Damon R. Sheffield

About 14 hours ago

Arts & Events

Old Town Oktoberfest Returns to Wells Street With a Century-Old Chicago Backstory

Chicago

Old Town Oktoberfest Returns to Wells Street With a Century-Old Chicago Backstory

Richard M. Sullivan

About 14 hours ago

Aurora's Paramount Theatre Brings Mean Girls to Its 15th Broadway Series

Aurora's Paramount Theatre Brings Mean Girls to Its 15th Broadway Series

Richard M. Sullivan

Aug 22, 2026

Humboldt Park Mural Turns Church Alumni's Faith Stories Into Vivid Public Art

Humboldt Park Mural Turns Church Alumni's Faith Stories Into Vivid Public Art

Richard M. Sullivan

Aug 21, 2026

Aurora Gallery Unveils 200 Michoacán Masks and a Migrant's Drywall Art

Aurora Gallery Unveils 200 Michoacán Masks and a Migrant's Drywall Art

Aug 21, 2026