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Illinois voters pass proposals objecting to state anti-BDS law

Voters in eight municipalities in Illinois approved ballot measures last week registering formal objections to the state’s law barring state pension investments in companies that boycott Israel. The ballot measures will have no effect on state policy. But pro-Palestinian groups are celebrating the wins as demonstrations of shifting public...

Illinois · 21h

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Man dies by suicide in Back of the Yards as Marshals try to make arrest: CPD

Chicago police said a man has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound as U.S. Marshals prepared to make an arrest in Back of the Yards Monday morning.

Chicago, IL · 20h

WTTW - Chicago PBS

Cook County’s Top Prosecutor Bars Vendor From Sharing Data With ICE

Cook County’s top prosecutor said her office is taking steps to bar a vendor company from sharing data with federal immigration authorities, after agents repeatedly targeted individuals around local courthouses. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke on Monday announced her office revised its contract with Appriss Inc. — a vendor...

Cook County, IL · 21h

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Bolingbrook Man Wins Forest Preserve’s October Photo Contest

Matthew Dunn spent time in early fall looking for spots in the preserves where the fall landscape would come alive as the leaves changed, and his efforts certainly paid off. Dunn’s photo of a picturesque creek winding through a forest ablaze with fall color at Hammel Woods in Shorewood was selected as the winner of the October installment of the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Preserve the Moment photo contest.

Bolingbrook, IL · 1d

Seattle ON Tap

Duke's Big Man Advantage Is Here, And No. 5 Michigan State Isn't Ready For What's Coming

Ncaab on gradient background - Created by the Sports On Tap desk | Source : Sports On Tap (team logos property of their respective owners) Number two Duke rolls into Chicago to face number five Michigan State in what’s shaping up to be one of the absolute must-watch nonconference matchups of the entire 2026-27 college […]

East Lansing, MI · 13h

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Escaped Parrot Wreaks Havoc In Chicago Airport Terminal, Attacks

Passengers heading out on flights had to dodge an aggressive green parrot at Chicago's O'Hare Airport Tuesday morning.

Chicago, IL · 16h

CBS Chicago

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Palatine teen indicted for plotting mass shooting at Hindu temple in Aurora

A Palatine teen accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora last month has been indicted by a Cook County grand jury, prosecutors said.

Aurora, IL · 16h

Front Page Detectives

“Didn’t break her neck”: Son, 51, says after he is accused of beating adoptive mother to death in Chicago home

A Chicago man appeared in court after he was accused of allegedly beating his adoptive mother to death following a heated altercation between the two. The accused son allegedly acted “erratically” before the incident 51-year-old Joseph Ruiz, who claimed he knew nothing about the incident, was arrested on November 5 and charged with first-degree murder...

Chicago, IL · 3h

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Ally O’Connor Builds Confidence Through Taekwondo Success

Senior Ally O’Connor says three years of taekwondo have built her confidence, resilience and sense of personal responsibility—not just self-defense skills. The state-title-winning competitor trains at Success Now Martial Arts in Darien and hopes to earn her black belt by the end of senior year. O’Connor has trained...

Darien, IL · 1d

Journal Star

Here are the Peoria-area girls swimming and diving IHSA state qualifiers for 2026

Washington and Galesburg each won an Illinois High School Association girls swimming and diving sectional title on Saturday, Nov. 7, sending a combined 15 events to the state finals. The state meet is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14 at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont. The Panthers won the Normal Community Sectional, while Galesburg swam to the Pekin Sectional championship. Overall, six relays and 11 individuals from the Peoria area advance to the state finals. Here are the Peoria-area state qualifiers for 2026: 2026 Peoria-area girls swimming and diving IHSA state qualifiers 200-yard medley relay — Galesburg (Camdyn Miller, soph.; Faith Warren, jr., Macie Nelson, sr., Addie Good, fr.) 1:48.68; LaSalle-Peru (Samantha Nauman, sr.; Anna Weitl, sr.; Finley Jobst, sr.; Dawsynn Kettman, soph.) 1:52.52. 200-yard freestyle relay — Galesburg (Macie Nelson, sr.; Addie Good, fr.; Camdyn Miller, soph.; Faith Warren, jr.) 1:39.33; Washington (Eleanor Bush, soph.; Nika Happel, sr.; Maya Happel, sr.; Jenna Kozinski, sr.) 1:39.50. 400-yard freestyle relay — Washington (Eleanor Bush, soph.; Nika Happel, sr.; Maya Happel, sr.; Jenna Kozinski, sr.) 3:39.68; Peoria Notre Dame (Kamryn Gardiner, soph.; Gabi Murphy, sr.; Kate Fitzjarrald, jr.; Eileen Hamilton, soph.) 3:46.52. 200-yard freestyle — Ava Peplowski (Metamora, sr.)

Peoria, IL · 1d

Block Club Chicago

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Hundreds Try (And Fail) To Push The Bean ‘7 Inches To The Left’

DOWNTOWN — It was a valiant effort, but The Bean remains unmoved. Hundreds of Chicagoans showed up to Millennium Park Sunday to answer a call posted on an anonymous flyer asking for help pushing The Bean exactly seven inches to the left at the oddly specific time of 12:47 p.m.

CBS Chicago

Group against O'Hare Flyer gather to discuss possible environmental impact

The grassroots coalition Stop the O'Hare Passthrough broke down the possible impacts on wildlife and the environment if it's built.

oakpark.com

Fossils and solder and snakes, oh my!

STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. But Saturday at Julian Middle School? It may have very well stood for fun with a cool purpose. Oak Park Education Network’s STEAM Fest once again needed both the gym and the commons area to allow elementary school-aged youngsters the opportunity to use their five senses to interact with all five categories.

Oak Park, IL · 21h

everafterinthewoods.com

This Illinois Restaurant Serves Holiday Meals Beneath A Giant Christmas Tree

A Christmas tree stands right in the middle of a department store dining room, rising so high it nearly brushes the ceiling. People book tables months ahead just to eat lunch under it. The room itself dates back to 1907. The walls are covered in walnut paneling, and crystal chandeliers...

CBS Chicago

UPS Store in Bridgeport shuts down with dozens of packages still inside

For more than a week, some Bridgeport residents have visited their UPS Store to find the doors locked, with dozens of packages inside and no way to get them.

Chicago, IL · 13h

CBS Chicago

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CPD seeking vehicle wanted in connection with 2022 Near West Side homicide

CPD is searching for the vehicle involved in the homicide of a 49-year-old man on Nov. 13, 2022.

Chicago, IL · 16h

WBEZ

Chicago doctor on ways to close Chicago’s yawning life expectancy gap

After charting the grim reality that there was a 35-year difference in life expectancy for some Americans based on zip code, Chicago physician Dr. David Ansell charts a path through this divide in Crossing the Gap: Healing Epidemics and Inequalities in a Divided City. In the Loop learns more about...

Chicago, IL · 15h

NBC Chicago

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Teens arrested in rash of burglaries in Chicago, including 12 on same day

Two teens have been arrested and charged with a host of felonies after a rash of burglaries across the city of Chicago. It is estimated that a dozen of those burglaries took place on the same day, and now two suspects are facing charges. According to Chicago police, a 17-year-old...

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