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Five Duplex Downs for Sale

Last month, I wrote about lower-level condos for sale around the city and suburbs. Well, let’s go even lower with five duplex downs that are currently on the market. Those outside the Chicago area might not be familiar with this real estate term. A duplex down is a condo located on the ground level of a multi-unit...
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Waubonsie Valley students join Chicagoland walkouts against ICE

More than 150 students at Waubonsie Valley High School walked out of class Monday afternoon and took to the streets to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Around 12:45 p.m., after their sixth-period classes, students left the school with signs in hand, chanting and marching on Eola Road, with some...
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Gutierrez heads Cook courts security

CHICAGO – The Circuit Court of Cook County has appointed Luis M. Gutierrez as court security services administrator. Gutierrez succeeds Jeffrey Pfotenhauer, who is retiring. A retired lieutenant colonel with the Illinois State Police, Gutierrez most recently served as first deputy superintendent of the Cicero Police...
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DEA Chicago chief targets doctors charged with violent crimes

CHICAGO - There’s a new top agent in charge at the DEA’s Chicago Field Division, and his focus goes beyond getting drugs off the street. The agency is also cracking down on doctors who commit serious violations, including those accused or convicted of violent crimes unrelated to their medical work.
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River North Gunmen Shove Man Into SUV, Dump Him On Nearby Street

A predawn walk through River North turned into a nightmare for a 29-year-old man early Saturday when two armed suspects forced him into a dark SUV and robbed him at gunpoint, according to Chicago police. The abduction-style robbery unfolded around 4:45 a.m. in the 200-block of West Ontario Street. Police...
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The Cannoli At This Sandwich Shop In Illinois Is So Good, It’s Worth The...

Hidden among the bustling streets of Chicago’s River North neighborhood, Mr. Beef has been quietly perfecting the art of Italian-American cuisine while developing a reputation that extends far beyond its unassuming storefront. While most pilgrims arrive seeking the legendary Italian beef sandwich, those in the know...
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Historic Chicago-area cemetery has served Black families for 99 years

Burr Oak Cemetery has been around for nearly a century and it's honoring its founders who sought to give Black families a place to bury their loved ones.
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Former Plymouth man taken into custody in Chicago

CHICAGO — Edin Omar Henriquez-Galeano, age 38, of Illinois, formerly of Plymouth, was taken into custody for an outstanding. arrest warrant originally issued in May of 2018 for the crimes of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor as a level 4 felony. The Plymouth Police Department investigated the case in...
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Out of the Closet thrift store opens on 53rd Street

After a seven-year thrift store drought, Hyde Park is back in the resale game. Out of the Closet, a nonprofit thrift store operated by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, opened in the neighborhood last weekend at 1709 E. 53rd St. One of the nation’s largest charitable resale chains, Out of the Closet contributes 96...
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‘Would trade my life for hers’: Driver says he fell asleep before deadly hit-and-run...

PHOENIX (AZFamily/Gray News) — A driver accused of hitting a bicyclist and fleeing the scene of the deadly crash claimed he fell asleep behind the wheel late Sunday morning in Phoenix. Authorities said 46-year-old Eric Hodge was taken into custody for the hit-and-run death of Hannah Henry. Just before...

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