Man killed in fire in Chicago’s Englewood area
May 15, 2020A man was killed in a fire Thursday, May 14, in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. The fire occurred at 8:15 a.m. Thursday in a 2½-story frame home at 6916 Union. Chicago fire officials…
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Man fatally stabbed in Lawndale neighborhood
May 15, 2020A 24-year-old man was killed Wednesday, May 13, during a domestic incident in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood. Police said the victim sustained a stab wound to the body during a domestic-related…
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St. Constance to host Spirit Drive May 15
May 13, 2020St. Constance Elementary School, 5841 W. Strong St., Chicago is hosting a Spirit Drive to honor the Class of 2020 and to thank our essential workers, first responders and students from…
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Leavitt: The dead don’t vote
May 13, 2020Occasionally, something you see on Twitter actually makes a lot of sense. “People screaming to end (the stay-at-home orders) are like somebody who jumps out of a plane and realizes…
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Group asks for inspiring messages in school supply kits
May 12, 2020A statewide initiative is looking to give people stuck at home a positive outlet and give low-income youths a boost of encouragement. Back 2 School Illinois, a Chicago-based nonprofit…
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Asian Americans report hate incidents
May 11, 2020Grant Gu was in the home stretch of a 10-mile trail run when he was stopped in his tracks. The Naperville resident of almost 30 years said after passing two women on the trail a few…
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Suburban nonprofits struggle amid pandemic and economic crisis
May 11, 2020Even in the best of economic times, suburban nonprofits working to reduce homelessness and advocating for affordable housing struggle to get the word out. Poverty and homelessness are…
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Northbrook volunteer firefighter, who served 46 years, remembered
May 10, 2020A link to Cook County’s rural past and its history of volunteer firefighting died April 27. Bernhardt “Bernie” Schmidt was 89. As a youth, Schmidt was a fourth generation…
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Police: Man hijacked good Samaritan’s vehicle
May 10, 2020A Chicago man, who was released from prison early, possibly due to coronavirus concerns, has been charged with hijacking the vehicle of a good Samaritan who stopped to render aid at…
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Man escapes Cook County Jail
May 10, 2020A detainee whose criminal history includes aggravated battery of a police officer got out of Cook County Jail by using…
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