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Jack in the Box Is Finally Opening New Chicago Area Locations This Summer

Jack in the Box is finally returning to the Windy City. Its first location will open in the Chicago area in the summer of 2025. After many stops, starts, and false alarms, NBC 5 Chicago reports that up to 10 locations will open over the next two years in Chicago, Countryside, Tinley Park, New Lenox, Plainfield, Naperville, Carol Stream, and Lake in the Hills. The first suburban location is scheduled to open by July 2025.

Chicago, IL · 2025-03-16
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Cops find ‘approximately teenage’ victim fatally shot in yard, but nobody called 911 about gunfire. The block used to have ShotSpotter

Chicago police officers on routine patrol found a murder victim lying dead in Lawndale overnight. Investigators were unable to immediately identify the victim, but a CPD media statement said he appeared to be “approximately teenage.” (Update: Family members told media outlets the boy was 13 years old.) Nobody...

Chicago, IL · 2025-03-17
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Toni Preckwinkle Announces Reelection Campaign for Cook County Board President

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has announced she is running for reelection. “With a new administration at the helm in the federal government causing chaos and uncertainty, now is not the time to step aside from this important work,” Preckwinkle wrote in a campaign email. “Now is the time to lead the fight to protect all residents of Cook County.”

Cook County, IL · 2025-03-17
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Riverdale woman charged with attempted murder in Back of the Yards shooting

CHICAGO - A 21-year-old Riverdale woman has been charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder in connection with a shooting that injured four people at a South Side liquor store. The backstory: — Angeles Flores was arrested Friday in the 1600 block of West Congress Parkway, police said. She...

Chicago, IL · 2025-03-17
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5 hurt, 3 critically, from crash in Chicago’s northwest suburbs

MCHENRY CO., Ill. - Five people were sent to the hospital after a crash in northwest suburban McHenry County on Sunday. Firefighters responded to the scene of a two-car crash near the intersection of North Union Road and Route 176 around 9:30 a.m. Multi-car crash. What we know:. At the...

Mchenry County, IL · 2025-03-16

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Eastern Iowa & Illinois Winter Update: 2-4 Inches of Snow Possible Sunday Night

Quad Cities, IA/IL – A near-stationary band of moderate to heavy snowfall is developing across parts of eastern Iowa and western Illinois, particularly affecting counties along the Mississippi River. This system is expected to persist overnight, leading to accumulating snowfall and hazardous travel conditions. According to the National Weather...

Illinois · 2025-03-16

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100 years ago, the deadliest tornado in U.S. history struck Illinois

Tuesday will mark a somber anniversary, as 100 years have passed since the deadliest tornado in U.S. history devastated Illinois. On March 18, 1925, the “Tri-State Tornado” tore a path of destruction across Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, killing nearly 700 people and devastating countless communities in the region.

Illinois · 2025-03-17

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At least 4 tornadoes touched down in Chicago area during severe weather outbreak

The National Weather Service has confirmed at least four tornado touchdowns occurred in the Chicago area during a severe weather outbreak Friday. One of those tornadoes touched down near Cedar Lake, located in Indiana’s Lake County. According to officials, the tornado was estimated to be an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, meaning it had three-second wind gusts between 86 and 110 miles per hour.

Chicago Metropolitan Area, IL · 2025-03-16

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Pritzker, Duckworth, Budzinski & others condemn Republican budget resolution: “People will suffer”

Following Friday’s US Senate vote to approve a highly controversial Continuing Resolution to fund the government, multiple officials from Illinois released comments denouncing the resolution. Earlier in the week after the measure was pushed forward by a Republican majority in the House, Democrat Congresswoman for the 13th District of...

Illinois · 2025-03-16

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Girl, 17, reported missing from Bronzeville

CHICAGO - Chicago police are asking for the public's help in locating a 17-year-old girl who was reported missing Saturday from the Bronzeville neighborhood. The backstory: — Arriona Walton was last seen in the 4700 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, according to a CPD missing person alert. Walton...

Chicago, IL · 2025-03-16

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Federal jury awards $120 million in Chicago wrongful conviction case

A federal jury in Chicago awarded $120 million in damages Monday to two wrongfully convicted men who spent more than 15 years in prison, a pair who alleged they were railroaded in a bogus investigation at the hands of Chicago Police detectives and Cook County prosecutors. John Fulton and Anthony...

Chicago, IL · 2025-03-16