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Identifying a killer: Exclusive look at how high-tech ATF lab helped solve murder of CPD officer

The ABC7 I-Team got an exclusive look at how the ATF's high-tech National Laboratory Center played a key role in the investigation that led to the identification of the killer of Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston.

Chicago, IL · 20h

CBS Chicago

200-acre South Works site pitched as new lakefront Bears home

Related Midwest says a stadium and entertainment district at the former South Works site would also host concerts and community events. As of late October, the Bears said Arlington Heights and Hammond, Indiana, were their only options.

Chicago, IL · 3h

NBC Chicago

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Home Run Inn unveils brand new pan pizza

Chicago’s iconic Home Run Inn pizza chain is well-known for its signature tavern-style pizza, but now they’re offering up pan pizzas in the freezers of area grocery stores. According to a press release, the pan pizza will be available at all Chicago-area Jewel stores and Tony’s Fresh Market...

oakpark.com

Oak Park adds overnight security to Avenue parking garage

Oak Park’s village board passed a variety of resolutions on consent agenda at the meeting on Wednesday evening, one being an amendment to the professional services agreement with Securitas Security Services USA for overnight security at Avenue Garage. Avenue Garage, 720 N Blvd., was hit with a mass car...

Oak Park, IL · 1d

ABC 7 Chicago

2 teens shot in Humboldt Park, Chicago police say

Two teens were wounded in a shooting in Humboldt Park Thursday morning, Chicago police said.

Forest Park Review

Trimaine Wilson, local business owner, is running for mayor

With Forest Park’s mayoral elections coming up on April 6, only Michelle Melin-Rogovin had announced her candidacy — until late last month, when Trimaine Wilson threw his hat in the ring. Wilson has lived in Forest Park for over 25 years and owns two local businesses. He’s running...

Forest Park, IL · 5h

ABC 7 Chicago

3 wounded after shots fired into Englewood apartment, Chicago police say

Two women and a man were wounded after shots were fired from outside through an apartment window in Englewood Friday morning, Chicago police said.

Chicago, IL · 10h

trapezeonline.com

Huskies race to the finish line in the Chicago Marathon

For history teacher Noah Scibbe, running the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon was a long-held goal. During the race, which took place Oct. 11, he wrote the names of people and pets important to him on his arms, including his wife, dogs and late father. “It was a journey...

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Lurie Children’s Receives State Approval for Proposed Downers Grove Hospital and Outpatient Center, Advancing Access to Pediatric Care in Western Suburbs

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago announced today that its Certificate of Need (CON) application for a proposed pediatric hospital and outpatient center in Downers Grove has been approved by the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board (HFSRB). The approval marks a significant milestone in Lurie Children’s efforts to expand access to emergency and specialized pediatric care for children and families throughout the western suburbs.

Downers Grove, IL · 1d

CBS Chicago

Cook County pilot program helping aspiring homeowners realize their dream

A Cook County housing program is bringing new homes and potential financial assistance to working families in underserved communities.

Cook County, IL · 20h

Country Herald

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Illinois Metra Alert Today: Riders Must Sign Up for New System

Metra's old email alert system shuts down Thursday as a new text and email notification service launches.

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Country Herald

DuPage County, IL Man Guilty of AR-15 Home Invasion, Faces 50 Years

A DuPage County judge convicted a 37-year-old man after an AR-15 shooting and home invasion in Itasca.

Itasca, IL · 11h

Fun 104

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Teamsters Warn Soldier Field Parking Could Be Unavailable Sunday

More than 1200 Teamsters Local 727 members are walking picket lines at Chicago-area parking lots. Soldier Field gameday parking could be affected Sunday night.

Chicago, IL · 5h

oakpark.com

Avenue businesses say ‘welcome back’ with a block party

Since the beginning of March, the stretch of Oak Park Avenue between Ontario and Randolph streets has been through the wringer. Between full road and sidewalk closures, deafening machinery, overhaul of century-old infrastructure, and dust and gravel galore, local businesses, patrons and area residents have faced a highly disruptive environment.

Oak Park, IL · 1d

ABC 7 Chicago

E-bike driver killed in North Side crash, Chicago police say

A man driving an electric bike was killed in a crash on the North Side Friday morning, Chicago police said.

Chicago, IL · 7h

oakpark.com

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Here are the trees coming to the Hemingway District

For those of us lucky enough to have spent decades in an office overlooking Oak Park Avenue – and Wednesday Journal sat above George’s Restaurant for 44 years – it was a hard day when early this year the village cut down all the flowering pear trees that lined the block.

Oak Park, IL · 23h

The Cool Down

Firefighters save at least 30 cats as fire hits Illinois shelter that has operated for over 35 years

"Fire officials believe most of the cats have been accounted for."

Lombard, IL · 1d

commercialbaking.com

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Talerico Bakery starts the next chapter in its fresh-to-frozen story

KANSAS CITY, MO — Bob Talerico loves to tell stories. The owner of Talerico Bakery, a more than 40-year-old fried and baked sweet goods manufacturer on the South Side of Chicago, has plenty of tales to tell. One of his favorites is about how he and his buddy Michael “Mickey” Martin started the bakery in 1984 using the kitchen of a family business. After all these years, Talerico still gets excited when asked to share the story … and its next chapter.

Chicago, IL · 23h

The Telegraph

Macoupin County voters oust one incumbent board member, support separation from Chicago

Three of four referendums approved, including one to create special ambulance service in Medora

Macoupin County, IL · 2h

WGN News

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Man fatally shot while at South Side park

CHICAGO — An investigation is underway after a man was fatally shot while at a South Side park on Wednesday afternoon. According to police, the shooting occurred just before 6:30 p.m. at a park located in the 3500 block of South Vincennes Avenue in Bronzeville. Officers said the victim, a 33-year-old man, was in the […]