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Meet Randy Hall: ‘The Best Dish Washer in America' hails from Chicago's South Side
On any given weekend, Beatrix in Chicago’s River North neighborhood is buzzing with business. As plates come and go, one man is behind the flow. “This part of the kitchen is the heartbeat of the restaurant,” said Randy Hall, a dish pit veteran at the restaurant. “I scrub basically all the plates and stuff by hand, and then I...
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Elgin Police work to find missing woman 42 years later
Schepers lived in Elgin, but it’s unclear if she ever made it to her apartment that morning
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Elgin police search Fox River in decades old cold case
In 1983 Karen Schepers went missing after a night out with coworkers at a Carpentersville bar. Now, divers are searching Fox River.
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2 people robbed at gunpoint on University of Chicago campus
An investigation is underway on the University of Chicago campus after two people were robbed at gunpoint late Saturday morning, officials said.
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Restaurants prepare for St. Patrick's Day and severe weather threat
Chicagoans and visitors had an early start to the St. Patrick’s Day festivities Friday night, enjoying outdoor spaces at pubs with temperatures nearing 80 degrees. The pleasant weather turned windy by Friday night, with possibly severe thunderstorms approaching the region and wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour persisting overnight into Saturday. Bars and restaurants with outdoor dining spaces…
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Stabbings of mother, 11-year-old tied to Amber Alert for 8-year-old in Chicago
A young mother and an 11-year-old boy found stabbed multiple times roughly one hour apart in Chicago appear to be connected to the abduction of an 8-year-old child, who was the center of an Illinois Amber Alert overnight, police confirmed Friday.
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President Trump signs executive order to make IVF more affordable
President Trump signed an executive order this week, aiming to make fertility treatments more affordable and accessible to families.
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Dehydration, frostbite and more can occur during the extreme cold. How to stay safe
Doctors recommend staying inside – if possible – as wind-chills across the Chicago area dip well below zero for the next few days.
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‘It was terrible:' Skokie restaurants hit hard by boil order during Valentine's Day weekend
Skokie residents and businesses on Sunday marked the third day of a boil order following a massive water main break that flooded streets, garages, closed schools and businesses.
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Boil order partially lifted after water main break in Skokie
A boil order remains in effect in Skokie and northwest Evanston after a major water main broke Friday morning, with cleanup and repair efforts underway.
