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Blue Bottle Coffee will open a shop at Westfield Old Orchard in Skokie on Monday, joining the mall's redevelopment and new dining lineup.
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A Northwestern analysis of 700,000+ hospital records finds that disaggregating Asian ethnicities reveals gaps in heart-failure care for groups including Filipino and Vietnamese patients.
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A person was shot Thursday night in the 700-block of West Lake Street in Addison and taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, officials said. Authorities released few details.
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A South Korea–founded church has quietly added sites across Chicago suburbs even as ex‑members and court records raise questions about its practices.
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Mama Africa’s Marketplace was given a move‑out deadline as overdue taxes and investor interest pile up ahead of the Obama Center.
Aon’s phase‑two analysis says long‑term GLP‑1 use may lower employer medical‑cost growth and cut some cancer and cardiac risks — but steep upfront drug bills complicate coverage choices.
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Chicago experiences snow with a high near 36 degrees, 100% chance of precipitation, and gusts up to 25 mph. Conditions may affect visibility and roads are covered in snow and ice.
An 18-year-old named Daniel May was charged with a felony for shooting a woman in Chicago. He was arrested soon after the incident. Details remain limited as police continue their investigation.
A federal judge limited prosecutors' ability to tie a Chicago man to the Latin Kings ahead of his trial on charges he allegedly offered a bounty on Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino.
A federal judge gave Edmund Singleton 17 years after two violent gas‑station carjackings in November 2022. Two co-defendants were sentenced to 9 and 12 years, respectively.
A fatal collision in Manhattan, Will County, involving a school bus and a sedan resulted in the car driver's death and no major injuries to the 10 students on the bus.
Family of Renee Good seeks justice after her death by an ICE agent, with a law firm launching an investigation amid differing accounts of the incident.
Transwestern is relocating its Chicago flagship to the penthouse at 123 N. Wacker Drive, taking about 35,000 square feet and consolidating its downtown offices. The move comes as leasing momentum builds at the riverfront tower.
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