Joy flows as priest with Chicago ties selected pope
— May 15, 2025The Rev. Andy Matijevic has some impressive bragging rights. “I told the future pope what to do,” Matijevic quipped. It was 2016 and Matijevic, then a seminarian, was the emcee…
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Schakowsky retirement opens door for candidates in waiting
— May 15, 2025With a two-year exception, only two people have represented Illinois’ 9th Congressional District since 1949. That will change in January 2027, in the wake of the announcement…
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Little Feat still letting it roll
— May 15, 2025The last time veteran rock-funk-folk-jazz-country-swamp boogie band Little Feat played in the Peoria area, during the 2022 Summer Camp Music Festival, the group of seasoned musicians…
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Police shoot suspect on West Side
— May 11, 2025Chicago police shot a suspect Saturday night on the city’s West Side. Shortly after 10:35 p.m. Saturday, police responded to a call for service on the 1900 block of North Austin…
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Chicago police fatally shoot man
— May 10, 2025Chicago police fatally shot a man Thursday after two officers were shot in Hammond, Indiana. Fourth District officers responded to a call of a person with a gun shortly before 5:50…
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Two congressional reps enter Senate race
— May 15, 2025Two Illinois congressional reps — Robin Kelly and Raja Krisnamoorthi — have entered the race to be the state’s next U.S. senator. Kelly U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly was…
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Migrants charged with stealing from Oak Brook stores
— May 11, 2025Five Venezuelan migrants, all male juveniles residing in Chicago, have been charged with stealing from two Oak Brook stores. All five juveniles appeared at detention hearings Tuesday…
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Chicago man sentenced for kidnappings
— May 11, 2025A Chicago man has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for conspiring to abduct several victims at gunpoint in the suburbs. Sedgwick Williams, 48, participated in kidnappings…
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