Articles filed under Chicago
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Pritzker signs law that gives benefits to Chicago first responders disabled by COVIDMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law providing full disability benefits to Chicago police officers and firefighters struck by COVID-19 before vacci...
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4 teens charged in murder of off-duty copMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - Four teens have been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Chicago police officer Aréanah Preston, who was fatally shot during what prosecutors say was a st...
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Best bets: Ruben and Clay, Lizzo, Bad Momz of Comedy, Van Gogh at the Art InstituteMay 09, 2023 6:00 am - Maifest in Long Grove Can't wait until Oktoberfest? Don your lederhosen and toast the spring weather during Buffalo Creek Brewing's inaugural Maifest, featuring oompah b...
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Lightfoot declares emergency amid new surge of immigrants bused to ChicagoMay 09, 2023 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday issued an emergency declaration as the city tries to deal with a surge of new arrivals of immigrants in recent weeks. The migrants, asylu...
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Half of Chicagoans witness a shooting by age 40, study findsMay 09, 2023 1:00 am - More than half of Chicagoans will witness a shooting by age 40, according to a study published Tuesday, and the numbers look even worse when broken down by race. More t...
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Woman charged in high-speed police chase from Oak Brook to ChicagoMay 08, 2023 1:00 am - A Chicago woman is accused of leading police on a miles-long chase that began in Oak Brook and continued on the shoulder of Interstate 290 at speeds in excess of 90 mile...
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Off-duty Chicago police officer killed in Avalon Park always wanted to be a cop, father saysMay 06, 2023 1:00 am - A Chicago police officer described as someone "trying to make a change on this Earth" and to show "young people that policing is a profession that can make a difference ...
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'Essential' listening: The Bollweevils drop a new punk banger 14 years in the makingMay 05, 2023 6:00 am - Dr. Daryl Wilson, Director of Emergency Medicine at Naperville's Edward Hospital, doesn't put much stock in limitations. At least not those set by other people. As fron...
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Chicago must make road crossings safer for the blindMay 05, 2023 1:00 am - After a retinal disease left him legally blind, architect John Gleichman was struck by a taxicab while walking home near Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo - at the same interse...
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Local restaurants honoring Cinco de Mayo with specialsMay 03, 2023 11:00 pm - Cinco de Mayo honors the Mexican army's victory over France at the Battle of Puebla that took place on May 5, 1862. In the U.S., the holiday has evolved into a commemora...