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Born 83 Years Ago Today in the Windy City, the Drummer Whose Band Went From the Top 5 to Making Commercials for Coca-Cola and the US Navy
On this day (November 9) in 1943, Lee Graziano was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is best known as the drummer for the 1960s pop band The American Breed. They notched a few top 40 hits in the mid-60s. Their biggest chart success was the 1967 single “Bend Me, Shape Me,” which landed in the top 10 in the United States and Canada. They also recorded jingles for major corporations, including Coca-Cola, Bell Telephone, the United States Navy, and American Airlines.
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Illinois Residents Take Viral Joke Seriously and Gather to Push The Bean 7 Inches to the Left to Free Imaginary Man Inside: ‘Very Ant-Like Behavior’
Residents in Illinois took an internet joke to another level after hundreds of people gathered in Chicago to push a giant metal bean seven inches to the left. Their mission was apparently to free an imaginary man the internet has long joked is trapped inside the famous sculpture. The gathering...
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Guilty verdict in 2021 murder of 19-year-old woman outside illegal club in Jefferson Park on Chicago’s NW Side
Cook County jury on Nov. 6 found Rusten Reece Relucio guilty of murdering a 19-year-old woman and attempting to kill another person as they were leaving an unlicensed social club near Central and Lawrence avenues on Dec. 5. 2021. Relucio was accused of standing outside the club and opening fire,...
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Chicago man gets 40 years for shooting 9-year-old girl moments after she brought ice cream home for her dad
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for shooting his 9-year-old neighbor in the head moments after she returned home with ice cream for herself and her father. Father tried to stop neighbor as he followed little girl into apartment building The incident took place in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood on...
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East Aurora school board member pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges
Annette Johnson, former president of the East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education, faces two counts of honest services mail fraud and one count of honest services wire fraud, each punishable by up to 20 years in federal prison.
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Aurora Woman Dies In California Skydiving Accident
Two experienced skydivers taking part in an event in California — collided in mid-air and died on around noon on Friday. The Associated Press is reporting that one of the skydivers, 29-year old Levi Pimentel was a local woman from Aurora. For nearly five years, she was an instructor at iFly in Naperville, an indoor skydiving experience for kids and adults. The other skydiver who lost her life on Friday is identified as 56-year old Georgia Jean of Box Elder, South Dakota. Both suffered traumatic injuries from plummeting to the ground at around 150 feet.
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Former Chicago Mayor and rumored 2028 presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel throws down with Fox News hosts over antisemitism: ‘With all due respect, I’m not taking a lecture from any of you on antisemitism’
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel got into a heated exchange with 'Fox & Friends' hosts. BY: FOX NEWS CLIPS/YOUTUBE Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel got into a heated exchange with Fox & Friends hosts after they asked him about antisemitism in his party. Emanuel first spoke with Brian Kilmeade, Ainsley Earhardt and Lawrence Jones about the midterm elections, saying the results were a “repudiation of President Trump, Project 2025 and Republicans.” However, things got...
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Construction flagger critically injured in crash near Palos Park
PALOS PARK, Ill. - A 34-year-old construction flagger was critically injured in a crash Monday morning on Archer Avenue near Parker Road, according to the Palos Park Police Department. What happened. What we know:. The Palos Park Police Department is investigating a crash involving a construction flagger that occurred on...
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Bronzeville Drive-By Leaves Man Critical, Another Shot in the Chin
Two men were shot early Monday morning in Bronzeville after a black SUV pulled up on them in the 3900 block of South King Drive, leaving one man in critical condition and another shot in the chin. No one has been taken into custody. According to WGN-TV, the two men...
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15th person accused of Chicago murder or attempted murder while on felony release this year
A Chicago man was on felony pretrial release when he allegedly tried to kill a 29-year-old man in a shooting on the West Side this summer, officials say. Emara Williams, 35, is the 15th person accused of killing or attempting to kill someone in Chicago this year while on felony pretrial release. Those individuals are accused of targeting 22 victims, five of whom — including a Chicago police officer and a Chicago firefighter — died.