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A Sid Luckman jersey, a Red Grange football and Elmhurst's own Travelers headline a new exhibit opening Friday.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
A dozen federal vehicles swarmed South Wolcott Avenue as residents blew whistles and demanded agents leave their neighborhood.
Food & Drinks in ...
The Fifth Ward flagship seats 175 in a century-old former bus barn and opens Sept. 1 with a $500,000-grant sibling project already running in Avondale.
A federal-local raid on West 84th Street turned up 10 gun switches and $14,000 in cash. Only one suspect stayed behind bars.
A retired CPD officer's quick thinking cut short a ruse burglary targeting an elderly couple near 115th and Campbell.
Gunmen demanded cash from a register on South California Avenue before opening fire, killing a 36-year-old man at the scene.
Transportation & Infrastructure in ...
A private group wants battery trains linking downtown and O'Hare every 15 minutes, undercutting rideshare fares.
A 25-year-old died after officers took 17 minutes to find him following a 911 call — one of 93 delayed responses since ShotSpotter went dark.
After a pole fire torched cars in a parking lot, ComEd has already scanned 1,500 of its 1.3 million poles with drones and AI.
Weather & Environment in ...
Rock County kids had 138 asthma ER visits in 2024 alone, as Beloit pushes for a real pollution monitor of its own.
An inbound train bound for Union Station was cut short at Cicero, leaving riders stuck as investigators worked the scene.
Chicago gets a mostly sunny 76-degree Tuesday before a potentially stormy Wednesday. Damaging winds, hail and heavy downpours are possible.
Inspectors found black slime dripping into an ice machine at the Milwaukee Avenue barbecue spot, city records show.
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