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A 28-year-old man was shot in the shoulder Friday night on Chicago's West Side, the latest in a string of late-August shootings there.
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.
The Friday afternoon crash on the 8400 block happened on a corridor already flagged for thousands of yearly wrecks.
Prosecutors say the officer had no choice after Cortez White opened fire on Ashley Stenson outside a downtown hotel.
All four patients are adults in suburban Cook County, where 44 cases and four deaths were recorded last year.
A 2025 Cook County DNA sample linked Jason Osborne to a 2019 Harris County warrant, ending his run in Evergreen Park.
Parks & Nature in ...
Ron Hoskin's Pike County farm was ground zero for red crown rot in 2018. Eight years later, he's still losing bushels to it.
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.
The nation's longest asphalt jump line opens Saturday at the former slag dump, funded by a $1.1 million community fundraising push.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Laramar Group is planning gym and common-area upgrades at the 656-unit South Michigan Avenue high-rise, now 94% occupied.
Cosme Cruz allegedly hid from pursuers inside a rooftop vent at Liguez Brunch until firefighters pulled him free with a rope.
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