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The shooting struck near the same West Garfield Park corridor hit by a deadly ambush just a week earlier. No suspect has been caught.
Politics & Govt in ...
Mayor Johnson's new order won't cancel existing deals, but forces firms like AECOM to disclose ICE ties and abuse allegations.
Five Black women accused the Chicago brokerage of ghosting voucher holders. Now it must waive fees and name a Voucher Liaison.
Two van passengers were left in critical condition after the pre-dawn crash shut down Harlem Avenue near SeatGeek Stadium.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Studio Oakley wants to raze the shuttered Armitage Welding building for a five-story complex with 30 percent below-market units.
Health & Lifestyle in ...
The Englewood program will train Black midwives to serve six South Side neighborhoods with scarce maternal care, starting spring 2027.
Kinzie Elementary students started the school year outdoors and inside neighboring Kennedy High School as officials withhold mold test results.
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The white jersey from Chicago's record 96-54 Game 3 blowout hits JOOPITER's block next month, with previews stopping in New York and Los Angeles.
Adriana Cisneros-Velazquez allegedly waited for her husband's motorcycle to stop before running him down. She now faces up to 40 years in prison.
Human remains turned up near South Halsted Street in Harvey. Police say there's no danger to the public while identification work continues.
Religious exemptions among Illinois kindergartners have jumped from 14,644 to 22,994 in two years, even as measles cases nationwide hit their highest levels since 2000.
Mayor Mark Pietrowski says privacy fears and data breaches drove Cortland to dump its license plate readers for in-house Axon tech.
Deputies closed IC Trail near Meredith Road for hours after a Virgil resident barricaded inside a home with a gun. No one was hurt, and no charges have been filed.
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