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A Northwestern experiment finds voter support for gay candidates has grown, but visible gender nonconformity still costs some men votes.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
A 27-year-old man was shot in the stomach during an armed robbery in Bronzeville and is in serious condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Naperville’s City Council approved a new ordinance limiting ICE use of city property and requiring departments to document any federal civil‑immigration activity on municipal sites.
A 1-year-old was found unharmed in an abandoned stolen vehicle in Woodlawn after the car he was in was taken on the Far South Side; detectives are investigating.
Community & Society in ...
A city-YMCA partnership will give Chicago residents ages 12–18 free access to seven community Ys this summer, with programming and pool/gym use through Aug. 31.
Cook County sheriff’s investigators say they recovered more than $5,200 in stolen Ulta merchandise; two teens were charged after the getaway car was tracked to Chicago.
An early‑morning collision at 31st and Halsted left two CPD officers with minor injuries; the pickup driver was taken to Stroger Hospital and expected to be OK.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Three top South Side brokers have turned buyers, building a roughly $70M Chicago portfolio while foreclosure fights and a federal raid shine a spotlight on the deals.
A Glencoe blufftop that sold for $9.2M in 2025 is back on the market at $14.8M after a modernist rebuild — an about‑face that tests the North Shore luxury market.
Nearly four years after UIC student Giovanni "Gio" Flores was killed, his family and Cook County Crime Stoppers are renewing a plea for tips.
A Cary man was charged June 3 after investigators say cocaine and excessive speed led to a Jan. 13 Deer Park crash that killed a 95-year-old motorist.
UChicago’s Lab Schools said a Pride flag on the courtyard pole would violate institutional neutrality; students rehoisted a flag and faculty raised objections.
A Lake in the Hills man was ordered held after prosecutors say his eighth DUI arrest followed a head-on Algonquin crash that hospitalized six people. He faces aggravated-DUI counts and is due in court June 10.
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