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Man sentenced to 6½ years for assaulting, threatening Chicago restaurateur over $405K loan

CHICAGO - A man convicted of threatening and assaulting a Chicago restaurateur while trying to collect a loan has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison. Federal prosecutors said Jawad Fakroune loaned approximately $405,000 to the restaurateur to help develop and open a new restaurant in Chicago's Lin
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1 dead, 1 hurt in domestic-related double shooting at suburban apartment complex

Investigators believe the shooting was a targeted, domestic-related incident.
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Fire forces beloved Chicago pizza shop to close, community steps in to help

CHICAGO - A beloved Chicago Southwest Side restaurant is cleaning up after a fire forced it to close, but support from the community is helping the business look toward reopening. Chicago pizza shop fire. What we know:. The fire broke out around 6:30 p.m. Friday at Obbie’s Pizza, prompting employees...
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Chicago man charged in deadly shooting of Montana Weathers, 10, in Gary

CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a young Chicago boy who was visiting family in northwest Indiana over the Fourth of July weekend. Montana Weathers, 10, died after he was shot early Sunday in the 200 block of Chase Street in Gary, according to the Gary Police Department and the Lake Cou
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Manhattan High-Rise Suddenly Evacuated Amid Fears It Could Collapse [VIDEO]

Massive Manhattan building evacuated due to structural collapse fears. The post Manhattan High-Rise Suddenly Evacuated Amid Fears It Could Collapse [VIDEO] originally published on Total Pro Sports .
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Lincoln Park Neighbors Say They Weren’t Warned Ahead Of Pride Parade Towing Bonanza

LINCOLN PARK — More than 80 vehicles were towed from a half-mile stretch of Stockton Drive before this year’s Chicago Pride Parade after the street was temporarily designated as a float dispersal route, but several Lincoln Park residents say they never saw the parking restrictions that led to their cars being hauled aw
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Cook County’s Property Tax Refund Backlog Still 77,552 Cases — Bulk Payouts Blocked

Cook County still has 77,552 property tax refund cases stalled by defects in its new iasWorld system, blocking bulk payouts.
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Toll plaza near O’Hare Airport to be ‘relocated,’ leading to road closures

A major area on the roads near O'Hare Airport in Chicago will soon be relocated. Officials announced that closures would be in place Monday night into Tuesday on ramps connecting I-294 and I-90 to I-190. The closures come as crews work to "relocate the toll plaza at the O'Hare Interchange."
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Inside The Chicago Tylenol Murders That Left 7 People Dead In 1982

On September 29, 1982, 12-year-old Mary Kellerman of Chicago died after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol laced with cyanide — and six other victims soon followed.
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Dr. Lisa Nee is the latest candidate to enter the race for Chicago Mayor

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