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Slain Chicago officer was shot pursuing armed suspect near kids at school; murder charge filed
Mar 3, 2023 12:15 AM - A shooting that claimed the life of a Chicago police officer unfolded in front of a group of children who were playing at a nearby grade school in Gage Park, according to a witness who called 911. And it happened just a couple of miles from the home the officer had just moved to with his wife and young daughter.
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Jesse White endorses Vallas in Chicago mayoral race
Mar 2, 2023 8:21 PM - Former Secretary of State Jesse White is endorsing Paul Vallas in the April 4 Chicago mayoral runoff against Brandon Johnson.
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FBI: Highland Park suspect may have considered using homemade bombs
Mar 2, 2023 7:09 PM - The suspect in the Highland Park parade shooting may have considered using homemade explosives during the attack, which left seven people dead and dozens more wounded, according to newly unsealed FBI affidavits.
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and wife to invest $250 million in new Chicago research lab
Mar 2, 2023 6:29 PM - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, are investing $250 million to create a biomedical research facility in Chicago that will bring together researchers from Northwestern University, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, officials announced Thursday.
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Lausch's last day as U.S. attorney in Chicago will be March 11
Mar 1, 2023 5:37 PM - Chicago U.S. Attorney John Lausch officially announced his resignation Wednesday, weeks after news of his departure was first made public.
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Illinois Supreme Court to hear arguments March 14 on SAFE-T Act
Feb 27, 2023 5:47 PM - The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on whether the far-reaching SAFE-T Act and its elimination of cash bail is unconstitutional, as a Kankakee judge ruled the end of last year.
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Buffalo Grove sixth-grader's winning art will be turned into Chicago mural
Feb 24, 2023 5:33 PM - Lucy Holloway, a sixth-grader at Twin Groves Middle School in Buffalo Grove, creates art as an "escape." As the winner of a student art contest sponsored by the Chicago Sun-Times and media partners WBEZ and Vocalo, her work will be turned into a mural for the Salt Shed entertainment venue along the Chicago River.
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Building facade collapses on construction workers
Feb 20, 2023 4:46 PM - Two men were seriously injured Monday when a building facade collapsed in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood.
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Lightfoot says Bears will end up at a renovated Soldier Field
Feb 16, 2023 9:03 PM - Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday that she believes the Bears will end up staying put at a renovated, domed Soldier Field -- even after spending $197.2 million to acquire the Arlington International Racecourse site.
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R. Kelly's request for new federal trial in Chicago denied
Feb 16, 2023 4:27 PM - R. Kelly's request for a new trial in his federal case in Chicago was denied Thursday ahead of his expected sentencing later this month for sexually abusing girls and producing child pornography.
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