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Possible armed kidnapping sparks police chase from suburbs to city, ends with Logan Square crash
The incident began in the southbound lanes of the Edens Expressway in Northbrook near the Dundee exit, when a vehicle believed to be part of an armed kidnapping failed to pull over.
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Lanes of I-290 Eisenhower reopen after pedestrian struck, killed
Inbound and outbound lanes on the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) were closed early Monday morning and heavy delays were expected after a pedestrian on the Expressway was struck and killed overnight, the Illinois State Police said.
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32nd annual Berwyn Car Show set to return to Route 66
The Realty of Chicago Berwyn Route 66 Car Show is one of the city’s largest outdoor events of the summer. The popular car show will celebrate all things ’60s with classic cars along Old Route 66, also known as Ogden Avenue.
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Developers break ground at site of failed Chicago Spire project
What was supposed to be home to the world’s tallest building will soon become something else.
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Chicago police warn of 17 armed robberies in 3 days across multiple neighborhoods
In one of the incidents, three University of Chicago students were held up near campus in broad daylight.
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Chicago rideshare driver shot, critically hurt in attempted carjacking as police issue warning
The shooting and attempted carjacking comes days after a Lyft driver was shot and killed in the same neighborhood.
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IDPH says COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the rise in parts of Illinois
The Chicago Department of Public Health is trying to help people get vaccinated through one of its last city college clinics, with COVID cases on the rise in nearly half of the state’s counties.
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At least 3 teens killed in shootings across Chicago this weekend
Chicago police are searching for those responsible for roughly a dozen shootings that wounded at least a dozen teenagers, with three having been killed this weekend alone. As of Sunday morning, an 18-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy were killed in separate shootings, according to police. A 17-year-old girl was also killed in another shooting on Saturday night, identified by…
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Highland Park High School adds ‘weapons detection system' to some school doors, entrances
As Highland Park High School students head back to class Wednesday to kick off the 2023-24 school year, a new weapons detection system will be in place across the building at certain entrances, officials said.
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Woman killed, 6 others injured after Chicago boat capsized on Lake Michigan
A body was recovered and six people remain hospitalized Friday morning after a boat near the “playpen” area of Lake Michigan capsized overnight, officials said during an update.
