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Over a 48-hour period last weekend, three shootings erupted within a mile of one another in Chicago’s downtown area, leaving two people dead. During that same…
Annette Roberts read a page from a children’s book, then carefully turned it toward a laptop camera to show its pictures.“My mama, she’s been sick since…
When Mayor Lori Lightfoot named Bally’s the winner of a yearlong vetting process Thursday, it ended an intense competition that saw five proposals from four development…
A 57-year-old motorist has been charged in the fatal hit-and-run of a bicyclist in the Old Irving Park neighborhood on Wednesday.Phil Pinkawa was charged with failure…
A surprise identical twin, Richard Biasi, 52, has always battled for his own identity. He often jokes he got the “yolk” of the egg if you…
In a lengthy and caustic tirade Friday afternoon, Cook County Judge Stanley Sacks denied prosecutors’ bid to release one man from prison a year early, a…
An Illinois appellate court ruled Friday that the city of Chicago unlawfully overcharged some residents who were ticketed for failing to have a vehicle sticker, which…
The state law that granted Chicago a casino also bestowed another nugget on its developer: the chance to install slot machines at O’Hare and Midway airports.Mayor…
Illinois’ Democratic Party said Friday it will submit an application with the Democratic National Committee to become one of the first five states to hold a…
Two 18-year-old men from Chicago Heights were shot and one killed late Wednesday at a Matteson retail center, according to police.Matteson police said an officer conducting…