Articles filed under Chicago
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Hoffman Estates man dies after being pulled from Lake MichiganAug 27, 2026 9:01 am - Cook County authorities have identified a 22-year-old Hoffman Estates man as the person who died Wednesday after being pulled from Lake Michigan on Chicago’s North Side.
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Back to school, back to workAug 26, 2026 10:56 am - The smell of fresh paper in notebooks. The feel of new, freshly sharpened pencils. The thrill of a new backpack or a fun new binder. Back-to-school season is one that school-age kids really feel. Adults feel it too.
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Magic man: For theater artist Dennis Watkins, magic was always in the cardsAug 26, 2026 10:42 am - Dennis Watkins, host of the long-running close-up magic show “The Magic Parlour” at Goodman Theatre, celebrates 25 years as a Chicago magician and theater artist.
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A 15-minute express train to O’Hare? One group is making the pitch, but the proposal faces hurdles.Aug 25, 2026 8:17 am - A group of business and transportation leaders wants to build a private train they say could take travelers from downtown Chicago to O’Hare International Airport in 15 mi...
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The $6 billion plan that would give the suburbs control over supplying Lake Michigan waterAug 24, 2026 6:57 pm - DuPage and Cook county leaders announced details of a seismic project Monday that will put control of supplying Lake Michigan water into suburban hands. Not so fast, city officials said.
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We fall in love with Chicago every summer. This year’s weather has us wondering, are we on a break?Aug 24, 2026 7:29 am - If you ask a Chicagoan what summer means, the answer might sound more like the testimony of a devoted cult member than a description of a season. Some call it a movement;...
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No Democratic National Convention repeat for Chicago in 2028Aug 20, 2026 1:19 pm - The Democratic National Convention will not return to Chicago in 2028, dashing hopes for the first United Center repeat since the Michael Jordan-era Bulls and delivering an election-year loss to Gov. JB Pritzker.
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College cyclist from the north suburbs, teammate killed and 7 injured in Tennessee car crashAug 20, 2026 7:07 am - HAMPTON, Tenn. — Two members of a university cycling team were killed and seven others were injured Wednesday when a car collided with a group of riders in northeastern T...
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‘Making American history unavailable’: Genealogists lament plan to move National Archives from ChicagoAug 18, 2026 6:07 pm - Historians, genealogists and other researchers fear losing access to the historical records housed at the National Archives at Chicago, one of two regional National Archives and Records Administration facilities that are set to close.
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What led to horse racing’s ultimate demise in the Chicago region? Fiscal irresponsibility and mismanagement.Aug 17, 2026 3:43 pm - Now that Chicago-area horse racing has been pronounced dead, the time has come to perform an autopsy.