Suburban Chicago

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The shells are turned into GastroPops, a treat used to lure predators so researchers can study their behavior. The students will travel to Miami later this month to test the treats in the field.
Police say thieves early Saturday made off with lighting equipment, laptops, iPhones and some booze from the Berwyn nightclub. But staff and friends pulled together to make sure that night’s shows went on. The robbery is under investigation.
Las familias de bajos ingresos con niños en edad escolar pueden ser elegibles para recibir $120 en beneficios de alimentos por niño gracias a un nuevo programa financiado con fondos federales.
To cut costs and appease the two airlines footing much of the bill, Johnson proposed changing the order of construction. Work on the global terminal replacing Terminal 2 would be moved up, but the building of satellite concourses that would add passenger gates — but increase competition for United and American — would be delayed.
Protesters’ demands have focused on divestment — demanding universities cut ties with Israel and businesses supporting the war in Gaza.
A 67-year-old woman and 77-year-old man were both found shot to death Wednesday morning inside a home in the 400 block of Cherry Valley Road.
Low-income families with school-age children may be eligible for $120 in benefits per child thanks to a new federally funded program.
Experts at the Morton Arboretum say it’s important to protect any trees planted in the past three years with fine mesh netting.
Officials say the project is the biggest ecological restoration project ever for the preserves.
The crane was captured and relocated by the International Crane Foundation and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Two bison were born Friday at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia. The facility’s 30-acre pasture has long been home to the grazing mammals.
Gordon will run in the November general election to fill the rest of the late Karen Yarbrough’s term as Cook County clerk.
Álvaro Larrama fue sentenciado a entre 17 y 20 años en una prisión estatal después de perseguir y apuñalar a Daniel Martínez, un ex sargento de la Marina.
One student has suffered health problems after blood tests showed signs of excessive aspirin intake and fentanyl, lawyers for the child’s family say.
Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy. By 9 p.m. protest leaders were told by university officials that arrests could begin later in the evening.
The hip-hop music festival will return to Bridgeview’s SeatGeek Stadium in June.
Alvaro Larrama, a bouncer at a bar, chased and stabbed Daniel Martinez to death in 2022. Martinez, a former Marine sergeant, grew up in Gage Park.
Arley Carrillo Mendez, 39, is charged with one felony count of child abduction and luring of a minor after he followed a girl Monday afternoon in the 5000 block of South Long Avenue.
The video is the first proof of life of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was captured Oct. 7 in southern Israel. His parents have Chicago ties. Last week, his mother was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people of 2024.