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In each case, someone stole a scooter or a moped before fleeing the scene, according to a community alert from Chicago police.
A memorial is planned Sunday for Chris Chandler, a crusading journalist and deputy press secretary to Mayor Harold Washington who has died at 80.
A male enters homes through open doors or windows and takes property from inside, according to an alert from Chicago police.
A week after aldermen approved the record subsidy by a vote of 32-to-13, two groups marched into Circuit Court seeking a preliminary injunction.
Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot’s most ardent supporters likely will be disappointed that she did not reduce the subsidies for either project.
When you’re mayor, “there are all kinds of levers that can be pulled,” one alderman said. “There would have been opportunities to turn the screws.”
An unknown male targets Toyota and Honda vehicles, according to a community alert from Chicago police.
The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence co-created an outdoor exhibition Thursday that put participants in a virtual path of gun violence.
Convinced both projects could be killed by his successor, the retiring mayor has pushed his allies to ignore the protesters and give their approval.
Ald. James Cappleman opened the meeting by moving to defer consideration of the $6 billion project that will change the face of Chicago’s North Side.
An 800-foot tower has been scrapped, and no building will exceed 600 feet. The project’s square footage was dropped from 15 million to 14.5 million.
The housing compromise was brokered by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who has pushed the City Council to approve the massive project before he leaves office.
“There are still serious questions that plague what is likely to be the largest TIF in the history of our city,” said Ald. Michele Smith (43rd).
All five suspects were indicted on federal charges of carjacking by violence, force or intimidation with intent to cause death or serious bodily harm.
More of Chicago’s dirtiest industry is moving into East Side, South Deering and Little Village, neighborhoods with high percentages of young people.
Businesses on the south side of Milwaukee Avenue, underneath the CTA Blue Line, have been targeted, police said.
Ald. Michele Smith (43rd) compared the Lincoln Yards approval to the long-term lease of city parking meters pushed through the City Council in 2008.
The Plan Commission is all but certain to give the project a green light, paving the way for City Council’s OK. Ald. Hopkins should delay the vote.
A black sedan was speeding down the 1900 block of North Ashland when it slammed into a cement pole, police said.
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The group was causing a disturbance and stealing from the store. When two employees confronted them, they were pepper sprayed.
Seven males walking on the Bloomingdale Trail when they chucked rocks at buildings in the 2100 block of West Churchill Street, police said.
Seven males walking through the Bloomingdale Trail chucked stones at buildings in the 2100 block of West Churchill Street, police said.
Illinois’ sporting goods manufacturers and designers create everything from baseball bats to hunting stands.
How many of them would put their own careers on the line by falsifying reports to protect a fellow officer — an officer convicted of murder.
A northern pike from Lake Minear earns Fish of the Week as a good-by ode to warmer weather.
The robberies occurred in the Albany Park, Belmont Gardens, Avondale, Bucktown, Lincoln Park and Montclare neighborhoods.
Two males in all-black clothing would grab convenience store clerks about dawn, according to a community alert from Chicago police.