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Top cop leaves police department
40+ min ago (939+ words) " Below: Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling announced his retirement after 30-plus years with the Chicago Police Department and nearly three years as top cop. " Plus: Burglaries at video gambling sites soar, Bob Dylan recruits a longtime Chicago guitarist and more…...
Four shot, 2 killed during attack at Auburn Gresham gas station
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (131+ words) Police are seeking four assailants who gunned down a man and a woman and left two others were critically wounded early Thursday at an Auburn Gresham gas station. The victims had been standing outside the station, 7600 S. Halsted St. , at about…...
Dear Abby: Husband and father has been an observer as marriage crumbles
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (85+ words) Husband's sister and her husband make condescending comments about my cooking...
Gorsuch's recent opinions stress need to preserve civil liberties
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (114+ words) The Supreme Court's justice has a talent for identifying wrong turns that his colleagues are not yet ready to acknowledge....
Financial troubles have dogged former Lightfoot aide at center of City Hall hiring, contracting scandal
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (1098+ words) Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson greeting outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot at City Hall on April 6, 2023. Lightfoot's former chief operating officer, Paul Goodrich, is at the center of a contracting scandal. When Mayor Lori Lightfoot hired her friend Paul Goodrich as City Hall's…...
Bowen High " Schurz High School's overlooked architectural doppelg'nger " gets recognized at last
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (857+ words) Bowen High School, 2710 E. 89th St. , has been nominated for a National Register of Historic Places listing. Carl Schurz High School is an architectural marvel: An absolute Prairie School beauty at Milwaukee Avenue and Addison Street that rightfully earned city landmark status…...
Illinois Senate president's campaign takes, then sheds $50, 000 contribution from online casino group
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (998+ words) Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park. Illinois gambling regulators say a website called Modo "is engaged in the operation of an illegal online casino in violation of the Illinois Criminal Code." Arizona's Department of Gaming has described Modo as…...
Sen. Duckworth heads to Japan to boost Illinois quantum, agriculture and housing
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (346+ words) U. S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is looking to expand Illinois" opportunities in quantum technology as she travels to Japan. Sen. Tammy Duckworth will head to Japan on Friday to help boost Illinois agriculture and the state"s advancements in quantum technology. Duckworth…...
Men face hate crime, assault charges in attack on CBS news crew
10+ hour, 24+ min ago (272+ words) After an attack on a television news crew on Monday, three men were apprehended and charges were filed against 41-year-old Chicago Ridge resident William Huerta, as well as Chicago residents Rafael Salinas, 29, and Jon Twist, 37, in connection with the attack,…...