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Judicial giant Harry D. Leinenweber dies at 87: ‘He was the coolest judge I’ve ever seen, on TV or off TV’Jun 12, 2024 7:42 pm - Harry D. Leinenweber, the legal giant from Joliet who served as a federal judge for nearly four decades — and presided over some of Chicago’s biggest trials of late — has died at 87.
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Riot Fest moving to SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview for new ‘RiotLand’ venture; lineup announcedJun 12, 2024 1:40 pm - Riot Fest is moving out of Douglass Park and heading to SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview for a newly christened RiotLand extravaganza. Also announced Wednesday was the full lineup for the three-day festival Sept. 20-22, including Slayer, Fall Out Boy, Pavement, St. Vincent and Beck.
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Judge halts election law that blocked Republican candidates from appearing on November ballotMay 23, 2024 3:51 pm - A judge in Springfield this week sided with a group of Republican office seekers who say they are blocked from November’s ballot under a controversial new law that’s been derided as a “dictator-style tactic of stealing an election.”
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'One in a million' blue-eyed cicadas found throughout Chicago areaMay 23, 2024 7:12 pm - One blue-eyed cicada was found in Beverly Sunday on the Southwest Side. A day later, at least two more were found — one in suburban Orland Park and another at the St. James Farm Forest Preserve near Warrenville.
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Jewish community holds solemn Israel Independence Day ceremony at Daley PlazaMay 14, 2024 7:13 pm - Chicago’s Jewish community celebrated a solemn Israel Independence Day on Tuesday during a flag-raising ceremony at Daley Plaza that was minimally impacted by pro-Palesti...
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Man fatally struck by Metra train in Des PlainesMay 07, 2024 8:13 pm - A Metra train fatally struck a pedestrian Monday evening in Des Plaines, according to Des Plaines police. About 7:15 p.m., a 56-year-old man was hit by inbound Metra trai...
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Suspect in slaying of Officer Luis Huesca arrested in Glendale Heights — with Huesca’s own handcuffsMay 01, 2024 9:50 pm - The suspect wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca was arrested Wednesday in west suburban Glendale Heights — with the slain o...
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Off-duty Chicago police officer shot to deathApr 21, 2024 8:38 pm - An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot to death early Sunday in Gage Park on the Southwest Side in what sources described as an apparent carjacking. Officers respond...
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Oberweis Dairy files for bankruptcy protectionApr 14, 2024 10:42 am - Oberweis Dairy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, according to a story in the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Richard Phelan, former Cook County Board president who restored abortion services, dies at 86Mar 30, 2024 7:42 pm - Richard Phelan emerged as a rising political star in the 1990s, winning a term as Cook County Board president and restoring abortion services at the county hospital syste...
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