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Teacher Waiting to Get Vaccine Now Fighting for Her Life After Contracting COVID: Family
A Homewood middle school teacher is fighting for her life after contracting COVID-19 in mid-July. According to her family, Cherie Garza, 39, tested positive for the virus on July 11. A short time later, she went to the emergency room due to coughing and chest pains, and was sent home. Several days later, her health rapidly declined, and she was…
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Gary Police K-9 Locates Missing Girl by Tracking Her Scent
A Gary corporal and police dog are being hailed as heroes after locating a missing girl by tracking her scent.
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Chicago Police Warn West Town Residents After Series of Violent Purse Robberies
The Chicago Police Department is warning residents after a series of strong arm robberies in the West Town neighborhood. In a community alert issued Saturday, police say one or two masked male offenders engage a lone female in conversation, then forcefully take her purse and throw her to the ground. In one instance, a victim was struck twice in the…
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TSA Stops Man Carrying Loaded Gun From Boarding Flight at Midway
Authorities stopped a local man carrying a loaded gun from boarding a flight at Midway International Airport in Chicago Monday morning, according to a press release from the Transportation Security Administration. Officials said Chicago Police responded after a TSA officer detected a 9mm loaded handgun in a passenger’s carry-on bag at approximately 8 a.m. CPD immediately removed the man...
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8 More Cook County Chief Judge's Office Employees Test Positive For COVID-19
The Cook County Office of the Chief Judge announced Monday that eight more employees have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past four days. Five employees work at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC), while two others work for the Juvenile Probation Department, according to a press release from Mary Wisniewski, Director of Communications for the Office of the Chief…
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Northside College Prep Votes CPD Resource Officer Out of School
Northside College Preparatory High School on the city’s Northwest Side has voted to remove the Chicago Police Department’s presence from its campus for the 2020-2021 academic year. The local school council made the decision Tuesday night to remove its school resource officer assigned by CPD, making them the first Chicago Public Schools institution in the district to do...
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Chicago Restaurant Worker Pens Open Letter to Pritzker, Lightfoot Asking For Food Service Coronavirus Protections
A restaurant worker employed by a popular eatery in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood published a letter Tuesday asking Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for specific guidelines to protect servers, bartenders and other restaurant workers in the coronavirus era. In a passionate letter published to Medium, Don Woolf, who has worked in the food service industry for...
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Man Stabbed to Death in Elk Grove Village
A man was found stabbed to death Tuesday morning in west suburban Elk Grove Village. The Elk Grove Village Police Department was dispatched to the 1400 block of Greenleaf Tuesday around 8 a.m., where officers found a deceased male in a grassy area near the railroad tracks. The 45-year-old man from Des Plaines had suffered multiple stab wounds, according to…
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United Center to Host PPE Drive Sunday Amid Critical Shortages
The United Center will host a Personal Protective Equipment drive Sunday in response to local shortages of essential medical supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic. Project C.U.R.E will be accepting items including unused gloves, masks, disposable gowns, and cleaning supplies from noon to 4 p.m. Donations can be dropped off in Parking Lot F on the west side of the...
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Police Investigating Deadly Accident on I-70 in Indiana
Indiana State Police are investigating a crash on Interstate 70 in Vigo County that claimed the life of one person Sunday afternoon. Just after 2 p.m., a Jeep was traveling westbound near the Indiana state line when the driver slammed into the rear of a moving 2012 Volvo semi-trailer, according to a news release from state police. A preliminary investigation…
