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Watch: Smokestack imploded despite activists’ pleas, blanketing Little Village in dust cloud
The former Crawford Power Generating Station churned out smoke for years until environmental activists won its shutdown. Its smokestack shot out a fresh wave of particles as it was demolished Saturday morning.
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18-year-old charged with murder in death of man pushed into path of CTA train at Loop station
Ryan Munn, 18, faces a murder charge in the killing of Mamadou Balde, of West Rogers Park, who died Tuesday when he was struck by a train during an argument, officials said.
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Busted in Chicago suburbs, top aide to cartel boss ‘El Mencho’ wanted grenade launchers: prosecutors
They say Luis Alderete, awaiting trial on federal drug charges, is part of the Jalisco New Generation cartel and wanted the weapons because ‘it’s wartime’ in Mexico.
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WATCH: ‘SNL’ returns, not live, with actor and coronavirus patient Tom Hanks hosting
He and the cast members perform from home as the NBC show returns with an odd quarantine episode.
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2nd CPD officer to die of COVID-19 wanted his death ‘to serve as a warning,’ Lightfoot says
Sgt. Cliff Martin, a 25-year Chicago police veteran, was hospitalized with the coronavirus for about two weeks before he died Friday.
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Gun shops see COVID-19 business boom: ‘A very different panic than we have seen in the past’
Illinois State Police declined to speculate on a reason for what the agency described as "an unprecedented number of Firearms Transfer Inquiries," but the Illinois State Rifle Association pointed squarely at the coronavirus pandemic.
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Preckwinkle defends firing of county health department chief during pandemic
The Cook County Board president said Dr. Terry Mason was great at public education and outreach, but what was needed is "strong operational leadership."
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Wife of clout-heavy builder pushes to ban all pot businesses from her Gold Coast neighborhood
Patricia Walsh, whose husband heads The Walsh Group, is seeking to create a "Restricted Cannabis Zone" that would stop legal marijuana sales from an affluent swath of the 2nd ward.
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Empty streets mean idle red-light cameras – and budget holes
"At this time, we are seeing a nationwide trend of fewer citations overall, driven by the lower amount of traffic on the roads," said Neil Franz, a spokesman for Conduent State & Local Solutions Inc., the vendor that operates Chicago’s red-light cameras.
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McCormick Place hospital ready to accept patients next week
Mayor Lori Lightfoot hailed the trade unions and federal partners who helped to deliver another 1,750 patient rooms, 43 nursing stations and support rooms for medical supply storage, pharmacy and housekeeping services.
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In sickness, as in health, Shirley Williams has Hall of Famer husband of 60 years at her side
Cubs great Billy Williams urges all of us to stay home if we can. That’s what he’s doing — with a heavy heart — as he cares for a wife who’s experiencing late-stage dementia.
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The Arturas Karnisovas train may have slowed Saturday, but work didn’t
The Bulls’ new head of basketball operations was still knee-deep in the business of a front-office rebuild, even if it seemed like a slower day for the new regime.
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It’s a boy: Kris and Jessica Bryant announce birth of son
It’s the first child for the couple, who have been together since high school.
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Blackhawks reportedly sign top prospect Ian Mitchell, adding important piece to future core
Mitchell followed through on a verbal promise to sign his NHL entry-level contract with the Blackhawks, despite rejecting them last summer.
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2020 NFL Mock Draft: Will early run on QBs leave Bears with no good options?
There’s a chance five quarterbacks could go in the first round of the NFL Draft. The Bears don’t pick until Nos. 43 and 50 in the second.
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WATCH: ‘SNL’ returns, not live, with actor and coronavirus patient Tom Hanks hosting
He and the cast members perform from home as the NBC show returns with an odd quarantine episode.
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Willie Nelson hosting virtual Farm Aid with Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews
In response to COVID-19, Farm Aid plans to create emergency grants, advocate for recovery funds and connect farmers to legal, financial and mental health resources
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Billie Eilish opens up about backlash over her look, style choices
In a May 2019 ad for Calvin Klein, the "bad guy" singer revealed she wears big clothes on purpose to prevent others from body shaming her.
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Filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi, depicted war’s horrors through his movies, dies at 82
The official site for his latest film, "Labyrinth of Cinema," said that Obayashi died late Friday.